Kalo Gold Corp. has reported gold and silver assay results from a newly identified vein target at Wainikoro within its Vatu Aurum Project in Fiji. Seven reconnaissance rock samples collected from one previously unsampled outcrop returned gold assays of up to 7.83 g/t and silver assays of up to 108 g/t.
Five of the seven samples returned greater than 2 g/t gold, while three returned greater than 4 g/t gold. The results came from the New Vein Cluster, where quartz veins are exposed over approximately 15 metres of strike length.
#Vein structure and geological setting
The outcrop contains two intersecting vein sets. One trends NNW-SSE and the other runs east-west. Kalo Gold interprets the cross-cutting relationship as evidence of at least two episodes of veining and hydrothermal activity.
The exposure does not establish the full extent of either vein set. Both are obscured by overburden along strike, and the company says planned trenching and channel sampling will be used to assess their widths and continuity.
The New Vein Cluster is located approximately 270 metres northeast of the principal Wainikoro graben structure, along the margin of a discrete magnetic low. The veins show features associated with a low-sulphidation epithermal system, including elevated gold, silver, arsenic, antimony, lead and zinc. Kalo Gold says the geological interpretations remain conceptual and will be evaluated through further exploration.
#Planned exploration and geophysical surveys
Kalo Gold plans additional geological mapping, structural measurements, channel sampling and trenching across the two vein sets. The work is intended to examine possible extensions beneath the overburden.
Gradient array induced polarization and gravity surveys are underway across Wainikoro, with a Controlled-Source Audio-frequency Magnetotellurics survey scheduled to follow. The company stated that gradient array IP began 31 July 2026; five of the eight survey blocks had been completed, with the remaining blocks scheduled for completion by late September 2026.
The gravity survey began 14 August 2026 and is scheduled for completion in late September 2026. CSAMT is scheduled to commence in late September 2026 and continue into October 2026. Integrated interpretation and final geophysical reporting are scheduled for November 2026. Kalo Gold cautioned that the timetable remains subject to weather, ground access, and crew and equipment scheduling.
#Sampling limitations and laboratory work
The company noted that grab, float and rock chip samples are selective by nature and may not represent mineralisation across the property. All of the new high-grade precious-metal samples came from the New Vein Cluster and were collected from a single outcrop.
No mineral resource or mineral reserve has been estimated on the Vatu Aurum Project, and the targets described by the company are conceptual. Further risks identified by Kalo Gold include exploration risk, possible changes to geological interpretations, permit and tenure risks, operating risks in Fiji, financing and dilution risk, environmental and safety risks, and commodity price volatility.
Gold assays were conducted by ALS Limited in Australia using method Au-AA25, described as 30 g Fire Assay, AAS Finish. Silver and multi-element testing used method ME-MS61. Samples returning silver above the upper detection limit of 100 g/t were re-analysed using ore-grade method Ag-OG62. The company said ALS is independent of Kalo Gold and accredited by NATA to ISO/IEC 17025.
#Project background
Kalo Gold describes the Vatu Aurum Project as a 100%-owned gold exploration project on Vanua Levu, Fiji. The company is evaluating a northeast-trending corridor of low-sulphidation epithermal gold targets, including Wainikoro and the Aurum Prime area.
Kalo Gold Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under KALO, the OTCID Market under KLGDF, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under 9M51.
#Key Takeaways
- Seven samples from the New Vein Cluster returned up to 7.83 g/t gold and 108 g/t silver.
- Five samples returned greater than 2 g/t gold, and three returned greater than 4 g/t gold.
- The samples came from two intersecting quartz-vein orientations exposed over approximately 15 metres.
- Mapping, channel sampling and trenching are planned, while IP and gravity surveys are underway and CSAMT is scheduled to follow.
- The samples are selective and may not represent mineralisation across the property; no mineral resource or mineral reserve has been estimated.
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