By: African mining market

Wia Gold Limited has intercepted 10.8 metres at 5.16 g/t gold including 4.6 metres at 11.24 g/t, 20.7 metres at 5.77 g/t including 11 metres at 9.94 g/t, and 5.6 metres at 36.54 g/t gold at its Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia, as drilling continues to confirm the scale of mineralisation below the planned open-pit mine.

The latest results come from 13,166 metres of drilling, including 18 diamond drill holes targeting deeper extensions of the deposit and 10 reverse circulation holes focused on infill drilling within the open-pit resource area.

Kokoseb currently hosts a 2.93-million-ounce gold resource, positioning it among Namibia’s most significant emerging gold projects.

The drilling campaign has extended mineralisation well below the scoping study pit shell and confirmed the presence of high-grade plunging shoots in both the Southern and Central zones of the deposit.

Managing director and chief executive Henk Diederichs said the new intercepts continue to highlight the depth potential of the Kokoseb system.

“These drilling results continue to confirm the continuity and scale of the high-grade gold system at depth, further enhancing the prospectivity of an underground mining operation beyond the open pit shell,” Diederichs said.

“In the Southern Zone, mineralisation has now been extended by at least 400 metres below the scoping study pit shell, with the discovery of new high-grade targets beneath the Central Zone. Both zones remain open at depth.”

Recent drilling has confirmed that the Southern Zone high-grade plunging shoot extends to at least 400 metres below the base of the scoping study pit shell, significantly improving the potential for underground mining beneath the open pit.

Among the additional results reported from the Southern Zone were 22.6 metres at 2.13 g/t gold, including 5 metres at 7.02 g/t, while reverse circulation hole KRC577 returned 4 metres at 19.41 g/t gold.

Geological modelling indicates the Southern Zone mineralised shoot is roughly 150 metres wide and plunges about 55 degrees to the south, with mineralisation hosted in steeply dipping structures exceeding 80 degrees.

The consistent geometry and grade continuity of the mineralised system suggest the deposit could support underground extraction once the open-pit operation advances deeper.

Drilling beneath the Central Zone pit shell has also revealed new high-grade targets that could further expand the resource at depth.

Diamond drill hole KDD129 intersected 20.7 metres at 5.77 g/t gold from 578.8 metres, including 11 metres at 9.94 g/t gold, extending the mineralised trend beneath previously identified high-grade zones.

Further drilling in hole KDD114 intersected 16 metres at 7.55 g/t gold from 708 metres and 7 metres at 5.77 g/t gold from 743 metres, suggesting the presence of another high-grade zone below the Central shoot.

These results outline a mineralised corridor extending over approximately 350 metres of strike length, confirming the strong continuity of gold mineralisation at depth.

Meanwhile, infill drilling in the Central Zone continues to confirm strong grade continuity within the open-pit resource.

Recent results include 5.6 metres at 36.54 g/t gold from 370 metres, along with 18 metres at 2.80 g/t gold, including 3.1 metres at 11.09 g/t gold.

The Central Zone high-grade shoot is currently defined over about 550 metres of strike and remains open down-plunge and along parts of its lateral margins.

Alongside the deeper drilling campaign, reverse circulation drilling is continuing across the open-pit area to improve resource confidence and identify opportunities for incremental resource expansion.

Recent RC holes returned intercepts such as 3 metres at 10.86 g/t gold, 26 metres at 1.21 g/t gold, and 12 metres at 1.76 g/t gold, confirming grade continuity near surface.

Wia said six diamond drill rigs are currently operating at Kokoseb, focusing on defining high-grade underground zones. In contrast, a dedicated RC rig continues infill drilling across the open-pit footprint.

The drilling programme forms part of the technical work advancing Kokoseb toward a Definitive Feasibility Study expected in the second half of 2026.

Located in Namibia’s Damara Orogen, Kokoseb has emerged as one of the country’s most significant gold discoveries in recent years, with ongoing drilling continuing to demonstrate the scale and depth potential of the mineralised system.