Mali

• Country summary
• Permits
• Exploration programme
• Exploration results

Exploration programme

August 2008 – September 2008, Loulo-Est Permit

Re-interpretation of available government data, target generation

Desktop review of existing data

Establish logistics base

Ground geological reconnaissance

October 2008 – March 2009, Loulo-Est Permit

Soil sampling

Ground magnetic

March 2009 – July 2009, Loulo-Est Permit

Trenching

IP surveys

Second phase field work, mapping

RC drilling of targets, 60 RC holes completed

July 2009 – December 2009, Loulo-Est and Farabantourou Permits

Diamond drilling of targets, 11 holes completed

Infill soil sampling

IP survey interpretation

Soil sampling, Farabantourou Permit

RC drilling of targets at Farabantourou, 10 holes completed

January 2010 – April 2010, Farabantourou and Ségala-Ouest Permits

IP survey and interpretation, Farabantourou

Reconnaissance mapping, Ségala-Ouest

Trenching, Ségala Ouest

May 2010 onwards

IP survey – extension Loulo-Est and Farabantourou

Soil sampling, Ségala-Ouest

IP survey, Ségala-Ouest

Second phase diamond drilling, Loulo-Est

Second phase RC drilling, Farabantourou

RC drilling, Ségala-Ouest