{kanada_flagge}With the assistance of local gold artisanal miners, Tembo Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TEM; TBGPF: OTCBB; FRA:T23) has made a brand new discovery at its Tembo project in the Lake Victoria goldfield in Tanzania. The discovery lies along strike of the Bulyanhulu trend, immediately northwest of the Bulyanhulu Sabuka target referenced by Barrick in its recent presentation (see Figure 1). The discovery, according to Tembo, is a “significant new artisanal mining operation at an entirely new location” that had never before been explored by Tembo.
{kanada_flagge}With the assistance of local gold artisanal miners, Tembo Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TEM; TBGPF: OTCBB; FRA:T23) has made a brand new discovery at its Tembo project in the Lake Victoria goldfield in Tanzania. The discovery lies along strike of the Bulyanhulu trend, immediately northwest of the Bulyanhulu Sabuka target referenced by Barrick in its recent presentation (see Figure 1). The discovery, according to Tembo, is a “significant new artisanal mining operation at an entirely new location” that had never before been explored by Tembo.
However, the zone being mined at this site corresponds closely to two Priority 1 targets identified in Tembo’s Gold Spot Study in the summer of 2021. Grab samples from this artisanal mining area, called Mwasabuka, returned excellent grades averaging 11.21 g/t in four 3kg samples. Further sampling and field reconnaissance will confirm whether the structural zone persists within the Tembo license. Additional grab samples are currently being collected from several other active old pits and from other new pits.
Artisanal mining includes a series of vertical hand-dug shafts along a linear zone with a strike of approximately 200m. The linear trend of the shafts confirms that this gold mineralization is located on a structure sub-parallel to and along strike of the zone that hosts several mineralized structures at Bulyanhulu, including the Reef 0, Reef 1 and Reef 2 ore bodies.
Figure 1: Location of artisanal mining at Mwasabuka.
A sample of approximately 30 kg was collected from a recent artisanal “ore” dump in the Mwasabuka work area. The 30 kg sample was homogenized and then split and re-split until four 3 kg samples were obtained. The samples returned an excellent average gold value of 11.21 g/t. The results are particularly encouraging as this is an area not previously explored by Tembo and is a target for initial drilling. Additional material samples from each of the shafts are currently being collected to provide a more accurate picture of the grade distribution along the structure. Additional fieldwork is also planned to confirm (where possible) the dip, lateral extent and thickness of the mineralized shear zone. Other than the presence of the artisanal shafts and mined debris, there is no surface expression of mineralization. Drilling is planned at Mwasabuka following the fieldwork.
Figure 2: Slide from Barrick’s recent presentation.
Hendrik Meiring, Exploration Manager at Tembo, stated, “The current strike extent of the Mwasabuka workings confirm our scientific backed knowledge of this prospective trend extending into our license area. The workings confirm our plan to do more detail exploration in this area across our license.”
David Scott, President and CEO of Tembo, stated, “Our assertion has always been that artisanal workings are the result of chance discovery by local inhabitants when random gold bearing quartz vein material is encountered as float in the thick overburden that covers most of the Tembo licence area, which then leads to extensive rubble and vein mining. The extent of this cover, and the extent of workings and corresponding magnetic lineaments on the Tembo property lead us to believe that there may be many more ‘hidden’ gold bearing structures, such as this one at Mwasabuka, that will require investigation and exploration in due course, as identified in our recent studies. An additional encouraging feature is the consistent high grades encountered in artisanal material. We are confident that our drill programs will continue to intersect these zones as we systematically test beneath the workings.”
Summary: Artisanal mining using the simplest of techniques ends up at shallow depths and provides valuable insight for exploration in the vast area. Artisanal gold prospectors have been working on the Tembo license for years with the Company’s consent. This time, the gold miners appear to have made a new discovery that Tembo immediately deemed “significant” because of its good near-surface gold grades and clear structural orientation. Mining appears to be opening up gold-bearing reef structures that could dip to depth. Tembo suspects this to be the case here, as the artisanal work coincides with targets previously identified as high-priority exploration targets in data-driven surveys with Goldspot. Local intuition and scientific analysis come together in this new discovery. Tembo intends to drill test these new targets as soon as possible. The neighbor Barrick will certainly follow these drillings with great interest.
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