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Kalo Gold Provides Update on Exploration Activities at Vatu Aurum Gold Project
Release Highlights: Second drill hole completed (assays pending) and commencing third h...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kalo Gold Provides Update on Exploration Activities at Vatu Aurum Gold ProjectRelease Highlights:Second drill hole completed (assays pending) and commencing third hole targeting the Qiriyaga Hill area, site of high-grade discovery which includes 8.75 metres* at 36.02 g/t Au (61.25 to 80 m) and 10 m at 27.18 g/t Au (76-86 m) including 120 g/t Au between 80 to 83 m in drill hole KCD-17 previously drilled. Soil geochemical sampling in the Qiriyaga Zone, a 2.5 km long mineralization target, that includes the Qiriyaga Hill area, with results pendingIP Geophysical Survey to commence shortly, with Fender Geophysics of Australia contractedVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 10, 2021 / Kalo Gold Holdings Corp. (TSXV:KALO) (\"Kalo Gold\" or the \"Company\"), a discovery-driven company with high-grade opportunities in Fiji, is pleased to provide an update on recent exploration activities on the Vatu Aurum Gold Project.As previously announced on December 8, 2020, the Company commenced its exploration program at the Qiriyaga Zone within the Vatu Aurum Gold Project in Fiji. The planned exploration program consists of 8 confirmation and step-out diamond drill holes totaling 1,800 metres in the Qiriyaga Zone targeting Qiriyaga Hill and Vuinubu Ridge areas, as well as soil sampling and ground geophysics (induced polarization or \"IP\"). The Qiriyaga Zone, where Kalo plans to initially focus its work, is a 2.5-kilometre-long northeast-trending zone defined by soil geochemistry and trenching. Kalo Gold is pleased to announce that the first two holes were completed and has started drilling the third hole. All these holes are in Qiriyaga Hill. The core samples of the completed holes have been submitted to ALS laboratory in Brisbane, Australia, with assay results pending.The Company is also pleased to announce that a soil sampling program in Qiriyaga Zone has also been completed, with results pending Qiriyaga Zone is characterized by a 2.5 km long zone of gold anomalies and confirmed by multiple trenches*. The two known mineralized areas Qiriyaga Hill and Vuinubu Ridge are located on the southwestern end of this zone. In addition, the soil sampling program in Coqeloa located some 15 km southwest of Qiriyaga Zone, has also been completed. Including previous soil sampling programs, the area covered by soil sampling in Qiriyaga Zone and Coqeloa, is now 5...