KENYA –  Natural resources development company Red Rock Resources, following recent receipts of all permits, is now beginning the 2,000 meters reverse circulation (RC) drill programme at the Central KKM gold prospect, the central part of the Mikei gold project (MGP) in Kenya.

Hole depths are planned to be between 60 meters and 220 meters and there is a possibility of extending the drill programme, the company says.

Elsewhere in the MGP, Red Rock is continuing its exploration, with 54 line kilometres of the planned 115 line kilometres of induced polarisation survey covered in the Masurura area of the Eastern licence.

In addition, a 300 line kilometre magnetic survey has started at Kurutyange, also part of the Eastern licence, following completion of an 11 line kilometres’  survey at the MK prospect north of Central KKM. 

This drill programme follows up some of the recommendations accompanying the announcement of a revised mineral resource estimate on February 22, 2021, covering the five prospects which together make up the MGP.

The object of the programme is to improve the confidence and classification of future mineral resource estimates at the MGP through infill drilling and targeted step-out drilling to potentially increase the size of the mineral resource.

“I am extremely excited that we finally have the necessary permits for the drilling contractor to mobilise to site and start drilling. We have 19 drill pads ready for the rig and the laboratory is ready to receive the first shipment of samples for assay in the coming weeks.”

“We are optimistic that this initial programme will spur an extended drill programme that will advance the resource to the next stages of development,” Red Rock project manager Joseph Komu says.

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