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Kalo Gold Completes First Phase Drilling and Continues Field Program at Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 1, 2025 / Kalo Gold Corp. (TSXV:KALO) ("Kalo" or th...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kalo Gold Completes First Phase Drilling and Continues Field Program at Vatu Aurum Project, FijiVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 1, 2025 / Kalo Gold Corp. (TSXV:KALO) (\"Kalo\" or the \"Company\") announces completion of the first phase of drilling and the continuation of field programs at its 100%-owned 367 km² Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji. Phase 1 tested an initial subset of the more than 25 high-priority targets defined across the Aurum Epithermal Field, which hosts both vein-hosted and diatreme/surge-related epithermal gold. Assays are pending, with initial results expected in mid-October 2025.Key TakeawaysVatu Aurum hosts two complementary gold systems: epithermal gold target corridors (Namalau, Loma, Buca) and volcanic breccias (diatremes) at Qiriyaga - styles that in similar Pacific Rim deposits have supported both high-grade and bulk-tonnage gold mineralization (no economic comparison is implied).Phase 1 drilling tested only 4 of 25+ defined targets, meaning the majority of the Aurum Epithermal Field remains untested.The geology indicates the Namalau Trend is interpreted to be a well preserved epithermal system, while at the Qiriyaga Complex, where several historical resource estimates and more than a dozen newly identified diatremes highlight potential for both shallow and deeper gold mineralization (*see Historical Estimate Disclaimer).Assays expected mid-October will provide the first test of gold tenor and continuity, guiding follow-up drilling.Two Distinct Mineralization Styles at Aurum PrimePhase 1 drilling, trenching, and mapping have provided important geological context, supporting the interpretation that Aurum Prime hosts two distinct mineralization styles.Epithermal Vein-Hosted Systems - Namalau, Loma & Buca TrendsStructurally controlled quartz veins and hydrothermal breccias - essentially fracture zones where gold-bearing fluids deposited quartz and breccia bodies.Pathfinder anomalies (Se, As, Sb, Hg, Tl) are consistent with a fertile low-sulphidation epithermal system.Preservation of surface sinters, bladed quartz, and silica flooding indicates limited erosion and supports the interpretation of a vertically intact epithermal profile.Geological features are consistent with vein systems such as the Martha Mine in Waihi, New Zealand, where narrow veins observed at surface were later shown to conne...