• Diamond drilling below M5 North open-pit reserve confirms potential for mine-life extension
• Gold mineralisation confirmed more than 300m below current ore reserves; remains open at depth
• Significant results include 16m at 11.2 g/t Au, 45m at 1.9 g/t Au, and 75m at 0.9 g/t Au

West African Resources Limited (WAF) has reported on diamond drilling results from below the M5 North open-pit ore reserve at the Sanbrado Gold Operations in Burkina Faso. The drilling has confirmed the potential for mine-life extension, with gold mineralisation identified more than 300m below the current ore reserves, which remain open at depth. Significant results from the drilling program include 16m at 11.2 g/t Au, 45m at 1.9 g/t Au, 75m at 0.9 g/t Au, 40m at 1.3 g/t Au, 38m at 1.3 g/t Au, 29m at 1.5 g/t Au, 32m at 1.3 g/t Au, 43m at 0.8 g/t Au, 11m at 3.1 g/t Au, and 24m at 1.4 g/t Au. The drilling program at M5 North is expected to continue into 2026, with a focus on infill drilling above the 1900mRL to increase confidence in the resource estimate in preparation for an assessment on a potential open-pit cutback. Geotechnical and metallurgical studies are also being conducted in parallel. WAF is aiming to incorporate the M5 open-pit extension into the upcoming Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve update and 10-year production outlook, which is planned for release in Q2 2026.

WAF is aiming to incorporate an extension to the M5 open-pit in the upcoming Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve update and 10-year production outlook, which is planned for release in Q2 2026. The M5 cutback is expected to provide base load feed to the Sanbrado process plant in the later years of the 10 year production plan.