Desert Gold Commences 3,750 Meter Phase 2 Exploration Drill Program, SMSZ Project, Mali
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Desert Gold Ventures Inc.
- Ticker
- DAU
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Mali
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Other, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-23 06:56:49 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Desert Gold has commenced a 3,750-meter Phase 2 exploration drilling program at its SMSZ Project in Mali. The program targets extensions of the Mogoyafara South, Barani East, and Soa gold zones, alongside testing new gold-in-auger anomalies.
Reasoning: The company is launching a substantial Phase 2 exploration program to extend known resources and test new anomalies, supported by existing M&I resources.
Positive factors
- Initiation of a significant 3,750m drill program
- Existing resource base with multiple categories
- Positive metallurgical test results suggesting heap leachability
Negative factors
- New drill assay results are still pending
Facts used in scoring: 9
Classification and evidence
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The mineral resource report is explicitly stated as NI 43-101 compliant.
Evidence · text
“Desert Gold NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource report filed on March 3, 2022”
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: Don Dudek, P.Geo., a Qualified Person, has reviewed and approved the technical information.
Evidence · text
“Don Dudek, P.Geo. a director of Desert Gold and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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