Desert Metals Unveils High-Grade Gold Corridor at Adzope, Côte d’Ivoire

Adzope Project, A New High-Grade Gold Frontier

Desert Metals Limited (ASX, DM1) has delivered compelling evidence of a significant high-grade gold system at its King Kong prospect within the Adzope permit in southern Côte d’Ivoire. The recent diamond drilling program, comprising 17 holes totaling 3,472 meters, has confirmed gold mineralisation over a strike length exceeding 1.2 kilometers. Notably, the program followed up on last year’s discovery intercept of 17 meters at 7.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, reinforcing the prospect’s potential.

Among the standout results were intercepts such as 3 meters at 20.6 g/t gold and 2 meters at 16.9 g/t gold, including individual meters grading above 30 g/t. These high-grade zones occur within northeast-southwest trending structural corridors, with visible free gold identified in core samples. Geological interpretations have delineated a semi-continuous 400-meter mineralised zone connecting key drill holes, suggesting a robust and extensive mineral system.

Expanding Exploration Horizons

Encouraged by these results, Desert Metals is planning an ambitious exploration campaign for the first half of 2026. This will include advanced geophysical surveys, systematic auger sampling, and further drilling targeting an expanded gold corridor exceeding 3 kilometers, as well as the untested 2.1-kilometer artisanal Beach zone. The company also intends to conduct regional stream sediment sampling across the largely unexplored 228 square kilometer Adzope permit, signaling a strategic commitment to unlocking the project’s full potential.

Tengrela South, Promising Targets in Northern Côte d’Ivoire

In the northern part of the country, Desert Metals has completed a ground geophysics survey over the Tiogo and Kakologo gold prospects within the Tengrela South permit. These surveys have identified chargeability and resistivity anomalies indicative of sulphide-bearing silicified vein systems, which are often associated with gold mineralisation. Follow-up aircore and reverse circulation drilling is planned to test these targets, building on previous high-grade aircore results such as 8 meters at 6.47 g/t gold.

Portfolio Rationalisation and Financial Position

Reflecting a sharpened focus on Côte d’Ivoire, Desert Metals has relinquished its remaining Western Australian tenements to reduce ongoing maintenance costs. Financially, the company reported exploration and evaluation expenditure of $567,000 for the quarter and ended with $834,000 in cash reserves. Additionally, over 16 million fully paid ordinary shares were issued as partial consideration for drilling services at King Kong, leveraging equity to conserve cash.

Desert Metals’ 2025 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 25 November, where investors will be keen to hear management’s outlook on advancing these promising projects and funding strategies for the coming year.