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Kalo Gold Unveils High-Potential Epithermal Gold System at Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji, With Geological and Geochemical Signatures Comparable to Major Pacific Rim Gold Deposits
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2025 / KALO GOLD CORP. ("Kalo", "Kalo Gold" o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kalo Gold Unveils High-Potential Epithermal Gold System at Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji, With Geological and Geochemical Signatures Comparable to Major Pacific Rim Gold DepositsVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2025 / KALO GOLD CORP. (\"Kalo\", \"Kalo Gold\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce sampling results from its Vatu Aurum Project in Fiji, showcasing the discovery of an extensive epithermal gold system along the >2-kilometre (\"km\") district scale exploration target - Namalau Trend located within Aurum Prime. These promising results reinforce the Vatu Aurum Project's potential as a significant, district-scale gold target with geological hallmarks reminiscent of major Pacific Rim gold deposits.Highlights:Gold Values: Trench sampling along the Namalau Trend returned gold values up to 2.06 grams per tonne (g/t), confirming a fertile gold-bearing system across multiple upwelling zones (Dua, Rua, Tolu and Va) over 2 km.Geological Textures: Presence of spheroidal silica sinters, opaline quartz, and bladed/agatized quartz textures mirrors those found in major Pacific Rim gold deposits such as Lihir (PNG) and Hauraki / Martha (NZ) 2.Favourable Geochemical Signature: Soil results include critical epithermal system pathfinder elements selenium (up to 10.2 parts per million (ppm), mercury (up to 135.8 ppm), arsenic (up to 730.5 ppm), antimony (up to 100 ppm), thallium (up to 9.7 ppm), locally tellurium (up to 320 ppm) and bismuth (up to 25.6 ppm) that indicate the upper-level of an epithermal system with potentially active and long lived fluid pathways, pointing to intact mineralization at depth3. See geological model presented in Figure 1.Extensive Alteration Footprint: Widespread kaolinite (advanced argillic) and illite/smectite (argillic) alteration suggest proximity to hydrothermal conduits, reinforcing the potential for vertically extensive gold systems4.\"The Vatu Aurum Project is emerging as a standout exploration opportunity in the Pacific Rim. The scale, geological features, and geochemical indicators observed to date are remarkably similar to prolific gold deposits like the >7 Moz (produced to date) Vatukoula Mine in Fiji and >8 Moz (produced to date) Martha Mine, Waihi District in New Zealand. Our systematic exploration is revealing a district-scale system with the potential for significant gold ...