HIGHLIGHTS
Awalé is advancing its geological understanding of the Fremen target, with shallow drilling confirming near-surface mineralization along 8 kilometres of strike.
RC drilling confirms mineralization over 5-kilometre-long gold-in-termite mound anomaly, extending the zone.
Mineralization hosted in sheared and altered intrusive rocks, consistent with the BBM discovery setting.
Shallow drill intersections include:
7m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 97m downhole in hole SSRC-34, including 3m @ 1.1 g/t Au from 99m
14m @ 0.4 g/t Au from 6m downhole in hole SSRC-35, including 1m @ 1.1 g/t Au from 11m
5m @ 1.3 g/t Au from 10m downhole in hole SSRC-36, including 1m @ 4.6 g/t Au from 10m
Toronto, Ontario, October 29, 2025 -- Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) (OTCQX: AWLRF) (FSE: 2F60) (“Awalé” or the “Company”) is pleased to report assay results from Reverse Circulation (“RC”) drilling at the 100%-owned Fremen target, part of the Odienné Project (“Odienné” or the “Project”) in Côte d’Ivoire.
This second phase of drilling has confirmed mineralization within a 5-kilometre extension to the initial 4-kilometre-long zone to the northwest of the target area. Mineralization was intercepted in 4 of 5 drill fences from the scout drill program which consisted of 5 broadly spaced fences with 2,430m drilled in 22 holes.
“We are building our understanding of the Fremen target, and shallow drilling has now confirmed near-surface mineralization over 8 kilometres of strike. Follow-up diamond drilling is set to begin in November, and we’ll be integrating these latest results with our new magnetic geophysics to refine our understanding of this target.
With C$15 million in treasury, the Company is well funded to continue advancing Fremen while also building a strong pipeline of drill-ready targets across all our 100%-owned properties which cover approximately 1,550 km² or two-thirds of the Odienné Project’s 2,346 km² land package. We are only beginning to unlock the potential of our 100%-owned ground, and we are committed to delivering new discoveries and value for shareholders,” commented Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources.
The 100,000m drill program announced earlier in the month (see October 3, 2025 news release) is on schedule to commence after the rainy season in October 2025, with up to 5 rigs expected on site and near-continuous drilling planned throughout 2026. Awalé will provide shareholders with updates on specific targets, timelines, and results as the program advances.
The Company also anticipates publishing assay results from earlier drilling at Charger in the near term.
This is the second RC drilling program at the 100%-owned Fremen target in the Sienso permit. The 22-hole, 2,430-metre program tested a newly defined 5 km southern extension to mineralization identified in Phase I drilling, which included shallow intersections of 15m @ 0.6 g/t gold from 40m, including 7m @ 1.1 g/t gold from 46m (see June 16, 2025 news release). The latest results confirm shallow gold mineralization that encouragingly has very similar geology to Awalé’s BBM discovery.
The mineralized trend at Fremen now extends for more than 8 km, with follow-up drilling set to commence this quarter to further define scale and tenor of mineralization.
Table 1: Selected Intercepts - (from this release)
Table 2: Fremen Drilling Collar Cable - (all collars from this program)
Link to Full News Release
Link to Video Discussion
Link to Video of Termitaria in Exploration
Figure 1: Odienné Project - Permits and Targets Map (Fremen target highlighted in red).
Figure 2: Fremen target showing gold on geochemistry footprint extending over 8 km. The BBM structural corridor extends through the Fremen target areas, shallow RC drilling is anomalous over the entire zone.
Figure 3: Cross section from RC drill line P5 (see Figure 2 for location) reported in this release. Showing a broad high strain zone within granodiorite that has similarities to the BBM discovery.
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