ASX- and FRA-listed Haranga Resources has confirmed the presence of a laterally extensive gold system at its Ibel South gold project, in south-eastern Senegal, following the completion of its Phase 2 aircore (AC) drilling programme.

The results indicate mineralisation extending over more than 800 m of strike and remaining open at depth and along strike, reinforcing the potential for further discoveries.

The Phase 2 drilling forms part of a systematic exploration strategy designed to define the geometry, extent and controls of gold mineralisation first identified through earlier surface geochemical and drilling programmes.

“Phase 2 drilling has delivered an important outcome by confirming a laterally extensive, structurally controlled orogenic gold system with potential continuity of more than 800 m of strike and which remains open at depth and along strike,” Haranga Resources MD Peter Batten said on January 12.

Phase 1 drilling at Ibel South was the first conducted upon the identification of anomalies from termite mound sampling.

“The success of Phase 1, while not unexpected, was outstanding in grade and widths. The Phase 2 AC programme has returned mineralisation more in line with regional expectations for economic gold deposits in the West African Birimian Belt and suggests, through the quartz vein presence, a structural component that could indicate possible dilation zones within the mineralised trend, intersected in Phase 1,” Batten noted.

The Phase 2 programme returned several wide and continuous gold intercepts.

Notable results include 16 m at 1.08 g/t gold from 4 m, including 4 m at 1.40 g/t from 12 m, in drill hole 25-IBS-AC-063; 24 m at 0.88 g/t from 32 m, including 12 m at 1.34 g/t from 32 m, in drill hole 25-IBS-AC-062; and 18 m at 0.43 g/t from 8 m, including 6 m at 0.53 g/t from 20 m, in drill hole 25-IBS-AC-105.

Several drill holes ended in mineralisation, indicating that the system remains open at depth.

Further analysis of drilling logs is ongoing, including resampling of some holes and assessment of additional elements, particularly arsenic concentrations. A review of drill data to date indicates flexures in the mineralised trend, suggesting possible cross-faulting, which will guide the targeting of higher-grade zones.

“I look forward to the next phase of drilling, which will focus on vectoring into deeper targets beneath the high-grade zones identified in Phase 1, as well as first-pass drill testing of Priority 1 and Priority 2 termite mound geochemical anomalies that remain untested,” Batten said.

The mineralisation at Ibel South is consistent with Birimian-aged orogenic gold systems, hosted within altered greywacke and large quartz vein systems, with albite–epidote alteration, quartz veining, silicification and disseminated to vein-hosted pyrite.

To date, only about 800 m of the strike length has been tested within the broader about 5 km gold anomalous corridor at a depth of 25 m to 85 m.

Haranga Resources plans to begin further follow-up drilling in the first quarter of 2026, following receipt of necessary approvals. The programme will include additional definition of the high-grade zone identified in Phase 1 and first-pass drilling of Priority 1 and Priority 2 termite mound anomalies that remain untested.

The company said the Phase 2 drilling results provide a clearer understanding of the structure and continuity of the gold system, supporting Haranga’s strategy for deeper drilling to define the scale, grade distribution and structural controls of mineralisation at the Ibel South gold project.