Aurum Resources在科特迪瓦Boundiali金矿项目的BMT3矿床钻探中取得重大突破，发现了367.05克/吨的高品位金矿交集，厚度为0.72米，位于深度485.94米处[1]。同时该矿床还存在更广泛的高品位矿化带，厚度1.76米、品位385.87克/吨[1]。这一发现进一步支撑了该矿床的资源潜力，其估计可能储量达880万吨、平均品位1.4克/吨、含金量约38.3万盎司[1]。
Boundiali项目目前已确定的黄金资源为322万盎司，其中包括170万盎司指示资源[1]。加上公司其他项目，Aurum Resources的集团总矿产资源达438万盎司黄金[1]。公司管理董事Dr Caigen Wang表示，"最新结果建立了进一步资源增长的案例，这个西非黄金故事正以难以忽视的速度前进"[1]。
Aurum Resources目前拥有16台自有金刚石钻机，支撑其加快勘探步伐[1]。公司现金储备充足，截至6月底为5470万澳元[1]。按照开发时间表，该公司已于5月获得环保批准，6月提交了可行性研究和首个矿石储量估算，目标在年底前完成可行性研究，第三季度预期获得采矿执照，并计划在2028年上半年首次进行黄金冶炼[1]。
Aurum Resources has announced a significant gold discovery at its Boundiali project in Côte d'Ivoire, intercepting 0.72 meters grading 367.05 grams per tonne in the BMT3 deposit at a depth of 485.94 meters [1]. The exploration program also identified a broader high-grade mineralized zone spanning 1.76 meters at 150.87 grams per tonne [1]. These results reinforce the company's confidence in the project's potential, with Dr Caigen Wang, Managing Director, stating that "the latest results have built the case for further resource growth and this West African gold story is progressing at a pace that cannot be ignored" [1].
The Boundiali project currently hosts a mineral resource of 3.22 million ounces of gold, which includes 1.7 million ounces of inferred resources [1]. Across its entire portfolio, Aurum Resources has declared total mineral resources of 4.38 million ounces of gold [1]. The company maintains a cash position of AUD 54.7 million as of the end of June and operates 16 owned diamond drilling rigs [1]. The BMT3 deposit alone carries an estimated inferred resource of 8.8 million tonnes at 1.4 grams per tonne, containing approximately 383,000 ounces of gold [1].
Development progress remains on track, with the company having received environmental approval in May and submitting its feasibility study and maiden ore reserve estimates in June [1]. Aurum Resources expects to obtain its mining license in the third quarter and targets first gold pour in the first half of 2028 [1].