Aircore drilling extends Tiogo gold corridor to over 1.5km

• Gold mineralisation now delineated semi-continuously over a ~1.5km north-south strike length
• Outstanding high-grade results include 4m at 19.48g/t gold, 12m at 3.81g/t gold, and 4m at 8.70g/t gold
• System remains open along strike to the north and south, and down dip into fresh bedrock

Desert Metals has completed a follow-up aircore drilling program at the Tiogo gold prospect on the Tengrela South gold project in northern Côte d'Ivoire. The program comprised 40 holes for 2,032m, drilled as seven east-west lines across a 1.7km strike length. The results have confirmed and substantially upgraded the Tiogo discovery, with gold mineralisation now delineated semi-continuously over a ~1.5km north-south strike length. Standout results include 4m at 19.48g/t gold, 12m at 3.81g/t gold (including 2m at 21.84g/t), and 4m at 8.70g/t gold (including 2m at 13.22g/t). Multiple holes ended in quartz vein-hosted mineralisation at or near total depth, indicating the highest-grade parts of the system have not yet been tested and potentially reside in fresh unweathered bedrock below the current drilling. The gold system remains open along strike to both the north and south, and down dip into fresh bedrock which has never been drill tested. The next phase of exploration will involve aircore infill and step-out drilling, as well as reverse circulation and/or diamond drilling to test the bedrock expression of the gold system.

The next phase of exploration will involve aircore infill and step-out drilling to close the remaining gaps and test the northern and southern strike extensions, as well as reverse circulation and/or diamond drilling to test the bedrock expression of the gold system.