HIGHLIGHTS
Two step-back holes extend down-plunge mineralization by 400m to a known depth of 570m.
54m @ 1.9 g/t AuEq. from 494m downhole in hole OEDD-152, including 21m at 3.3 g/t AuEq.
38m @ 1.4 g/t AuEq. from 635m downhole in hole OEDD-153, including 12m @ 2.0 g/t AuEq.
Shallow drilling also confirms continuity of mineralization along strike northwest and southeast.
BBM system remains open down-plunge and along strike with potential for additional high-grade plunging shoots.
Toronto, Ontario, October 27, 2025 -- Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) (OTCQX: AWLRF) (FSE: 2F60) (“Awalé” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that step-down diamond drilling at the BBM discovery has successfully extended gold mineralization 400m down-plunge. Additionally, surface RC drilling on potential satellite targets has confirmed continuity of the BBM system both northwest and southeast of the discovery area within the Odienné Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire.
“With just two diamond drill holes, we’ve doubled the known depth of mineralization at BBM, returning highly encouraging widths and grades that suggest BBM has underground target potential. Intersections such as 21 metres at 3.3 g/t AuEq. suggest the potential to test down-plunge, alongside the infill drilling planned at BBM as we advance toward our first resource estimate next year. These recent RC and diamond drilling results confirm that BBM remains open. The Company is now preparing to launch its currently planned 100,000-metre drill campaign at Odienné, contemplated to commence at the end of October 2025 as the wet season subsides,” commented Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources.
Higher-Grade Plunging Mineralization at BBM
Diamond drill holes OEDD-152 and OEDD-153 are step-back holes drilled (see Figures 3, 4, and 5) down-plunge from previously reported higher-grade intercepts in drill holes OEDD-74, OEDD-104, and OEDD-119 (See Company news releases dated March 18, 2024, January 29, 2025, and March 18, 2025). The mineralized shoot is interpreted to be approximately 300m long with true widths (true widths are estimated at 70% of the downhole width of mineralization intercepted in drilling) of 15-35 metres. These higher grade intervals are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Selected Higher-Grade Intercepts from Plunging Shoot at BBM
Satellite Drilling Extends Strike
Shallow RC drilling has extended mineralization to both the northwest and southeast of the BBM discovery. To the northwest of the main drill area, three RC drill lines (3-5) consisting of approximately 7 holes per line, targeted on trend shallow mineralization under higher order geochemical and geophysical anomalies. Target geology was intercepted in all three lines and extended mineralization by 1 km.
Significant mineralization in lines RC-3 and RC-4 included (see Figures 3 and 6):
25m at 0.9 g/t AuEq. from 12m downhole in hole OERC-155,
1m at 18.3 g/t Au from 41m downhole in hole OERC-161, and
3m at 2.4 g/t Au from 17m downhole in OERC-169
To the southeast, two RC drill lines also intercepted shallow mineralization, extending the known BBM trend at surface by 4 km, with OERC-146 returning 8m @ 0.9 g/t Au from 32m.
Table 2: Significant Downhole Intercepts from Diamond Drilling - (from this release)
Table 3: Significant Downhole Intercepts for all BBM Satellite RC Drill Holes – (from this release)
Table 4: Drill Collar Details for all RC and DD Holes from this Phase of Drilling
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