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RNS Number : 8814P

Hummingbird Resources PLC

22 October 2021

Hummingbird Resources plc / Ticker: HUM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

22 October 2021

Hummingbird Resources plc

('Hummingbird' or the 'Company')

Kouroussa, Guinea Drilling Update

Significant high-grade infill drill results received

Hummingbird Resources plc (AIM: HUM) is pleased to provide an update on t he Company's 2021 infill drilling programme at the Kouroussa Gold Mine ("Kouroussa" or "the Project"), which is located within the prospective Siguiri Basin in Guinea . For the full release, including graphics, please follow the link here http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8814P_1-2021-10-21.pdf .

The Company has received the first initial assay results on 53 new Reverse Circulation ("RC") drill holes and one diamond dual purpose hole, totalling approximately 3,800 metres ('m') drilled of a planned 24,000 m drill programme at one of Kouroussa's key deposits, KoeKoe ("KK").

KK Drilling highlights :

-- Results show significant high-grade potential and mineralisation open at depth. Drilling intersection highlights include:

 
                      Depth from 
 Drill Hole Number        (m)      Depth to (m)   Intercept description 
       KGT024             59            62            3m @ 4.17 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1731             78            81            3m @ 4.16 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1750             33            36            3m @ 6.72 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1754             23            47           24m @ 7.37 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1758             4             8             4m @ 3.75 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1775A            83            87           4m @ 10.68 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1776             82            87           5m @ 37.11 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
      KRC1780             51            69           18m @ 3.71 g/t 
                     -----------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 

-- The 2021 infill drilling programme is focused on converting approximately 160,000 -180,000 ounces ('oz') of the current in-pit inferred material to indicated

-- An updated Company reserves statement will be released later this quarter and will include a maiden reserve estimate for the KK deposit at Kouroussa

-- The above results provide significant indications as to the high-grade nature of the KK mineralisation and once again highlight the prospective nature of the Siguiri Basin. The current drill programme has targeted the shallow mineralisation above 200m RL, and the Company is planning further exploration at depth in 2022.

Dan Betts, CEO of Hummingbird Resources, commented:

"Extensive historical drilling results at Kouroussa have showcased multiple high-grade mineralisation zones, and we have focused on further developing these using modern techniques and industry experts to further define the resource. This set of updated results continue to show the high level of prospectively in the Siguiri Basin where the Kouroussa mine licenses are situated and the reason why there is significant activity within the region. Our near-term drilling goals at Kouroussa focus on converting the maximum amount of resources into reserves before we commence production in 2023. From next year onwards we will also begin a new exploration drilling campaign to increase the overall resource base of the asset to further extend Kouroussa's mine life. Our goal is to have a reserve base of +10 years on each of our assets and should we continue with these types of drilling results and those being seen from Yanfolila, Mali and Dugbe, Liberia, we believe this goal can be achieved in the medium term."

Murray Paterson, Chief Geologist of Hummingbird, commented:

"The drilling at Kouroussa is extremely exciting and valuable to us in providing excellent geological information which will help refine our geological model of the deposit for future mining and exploration. Importantly these drill holes are intersecting the inferred mineralisation where it was interpreted to be in the current MRE model. We are seeing numerous examples of visible gold that is highly encouraging and a sign of the overall excellent geological potential at Kouroussa."

2021 Koekoe infill drill programme summary

Following the purchase of the Kouroussa gold project in September 2020, it was identified as a Company goal to increase the reserve base to +1Mozs as quickly as possible. The first step in achieving this goal was to initially target the inferred material contained within the planned KK open pit (@$1,500/oz gold price). Due to the tight spacing of drilling whereby indicated resources have a drill density of less than or equal to 25m x 25m, an infill drill programme was designed to allow for the conversion of the inferred material (drill density of 50m X 50m spacing) to Indicated.

A review of the KK drill database also showed that there were numerous mineralised zones not contained within the MRE grade domains and therefore represented excellent opportunities to add new shallow mineralised zones to the MRE on which to grow the resources and likely to add to future mineable reserves.

The infill drill programme at KK, is for +24,000 m and approximately +300 holes, down to a maximum depth of 200m (drill hole depth). Approximately 16,000 m of the 24,000 m drilling has been completed, and is on target to be completed by year end.

KK is made up of multiple pits from five mineralised zones with many of these open ended along strike or down dip. The majority of the inferred mineral resources are contained within the Sanu Filanan zone (approx. 110kozs) located within the main pit and the planned drilling has mostly concentrated on this zone.

The drilling is testing: the deeper inferred material within the main pit of the KK deposit; extensional drilling to further grow the current mineral resource base; testing for new shallow zones of open pit mineralisation; and drilling for initial indications of underground mineral resource potential,

Work has begun on preparing and planning for the 2022 exploration drill programme with the likely focus on increasing the economic mineral resources at the KK deposit and the other key deposit at Kouroussa, called Kinkine.

An updated Company reserve statement is to be released later this quarter, to include a maiden reserve on the Kouroussa KK deposit to be based on the mineral resource estimate ('MRE') as at May 2020. These and subsequent drill results for 2021 will be used in the 2022 updated Company resources and reserves statement to be released Q2 2022.

Kouroussa's total current resource is 1.18Moz at +3 g/t ( 625,600oz indicated, 552,700oz inferred), with the KK's current resource at 846,000 oz at 3.54g/t (487,000 oz indicated, 359,000 oz inferred) as detailed in the table below.

Current Kouroussa Mineral Resource Estimate summary table - May 2020

 
 Mineral Resource Estimate for the Kouroussa Deposit - as at May 2020 
 Deposit     Type           Cut-off    Indicated                     Inferred                      TOTAL 
                            grade 
                            (g/t) 
            -------------  ---------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                       Tonnes      Grade   Ounces    Tonnes      Grade   Ounces    Tonnes       Grade   Ounces 
                                                   (g/t)                         (g/t)                          (g/t) 
            -------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Koekoe      Open Pit       0.5        3,816,000   3.96    486,000   3,523,000   2.99    338,000   7,339,000    3.49    824,000 
            -------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
  Underground               3.5        3,000       5.19    1,000     94,000      6.86    21,000    97,000       6.80    22,000 
 ------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Bag Farm 
  - 
  Junction   Open Pit       0.5        -           -       -         1,743,000   1.59    89,000    1,743,000    1.59    89,000 
            -------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 X-Vein      Open Pit       0.5        -           -       -         354,000     7.33    83,000    354,000      7.33    83,000 
            -------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Kinkine     Open Pit                  1,883,900   2.20    133,300   63,200      1.60    3,300     1,947,100    2.18    136,600 
            -------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
  Underground                          96,500      1.70    5,300     324,400     1.76    17,700    420,900      1.75    23,000 
 ------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Open Pit                   Variable   5,699,900   3.38    619,300   5,683,200   2.81    513,300   11,383,100   3.09    1,132,600 
                           ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Underground                Variable   99,500      1.97    6,300     418,400     2.93    39,400    517,900      2.74    45,700 
                           ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 Total Kouroussa                       5,799,400   3.36    625,600   6,101,600   2.82    552,700   11,901,000   3.08    1,178,300 
                           ---------  ----------  ------  --------  ----------  ------  --------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 

Note: Refer to 8 June 2020 release for more mineral resource reporting details on individual Kouroussa deposits

Koekoe selected drill results

 
 Drill Hole Number    Depth from (m)   Depth to (m)   Intercept description 
 KGT024                     18              27            9m @ 0.47 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KGT024                     59              62            3m @ 4.17 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KMW014                     18              21            3m @ 1.22 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KMW014A                    12              15            3m @ 2.44 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KMW015                     42              45            3m @ 1.12 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1731                    33              39            6m @ 1.41 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1731                    78              81            3m @ 4.16 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1745                    1               8             7m @ 0.66 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1746                    37              44            7m @ 2.87 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1747                    2               10            8m @ 0.43 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1749                    73              78            5m @ 0.93 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1749                    63              67            4m @ 1.22 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1750                    33              36            3m @ 6.72 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1751                    14              17            3m @ 2.20 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1752                    43              46            3m @ 1.55 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1752                    54              59            5m @ 1.21 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1753                    7               11            4m @ 0.77 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1754                    56              61            5m @ 0.71 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1754                    23              47           24m @ 7.37 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1758                    4               8             4m @ 3.75 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1759                    5               12            7m @ 0.57 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1759                    14              20            6m @ 0.89 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1760                    36              44            8m @ 1.16 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1761                    54              64           10m @ 1.70 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1763                    62              65            3m @ 1.54 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1764                    27              29            2m @ 2.37 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1764                    15              17            2m @ 4.00 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1765                    22              38           16m @ 1.85 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1766                    25              30            5m @ 0.94 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1767                    61              64            3m @ 1.61 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1775A                   71              80            9m @ 1.52 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1775A                   83              87           4m @ 10.68 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1776                    82              87           5m @ 37.11 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1777                    86              90            4m @ 1.30 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRC1780                    51              69           18m @ 3.71 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRCD1725                   87              89            2m @ 1.88 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRCD1725                   12              15            3m @ 1.69 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRCD1725                   91              94            3m @ 2.59 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRCD1726                   11              19            8m @ 0.48 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 KRCD1726                   51              55            4m @ 1.43 g/t 
                     ---------------  -------------  ---------------------- 
 

Note: Minimum Interval 2m Trigger value 0.3 g/t

Qualified Person Review:

Murray Paterson has reviewed and approved the technical information contained within this announcement in his capacity as a Qualified Person, as required under the AIM Rules for Companies. Murray Paterson is the Chief Geologist for the Company and is a member of good standing with the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM).

**ENDS**

For further information please visit www.hummingbirdresources.co.uk or contact:

 
 Daniel Betts,         Hummingbird Resources       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 
  CEO                   plc                         6660 
  Thomas Hill, FD 
  Anthony Kocken, 
  COO 
  Edward Montgomery, 
  CSO & ESG 
 James Spinney         Strand Hanson Limited       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 
  Ritchie Balmer        Nominated Adviser           3494 
                      --------------------------  --------------------- 
 James Asensio         Canaccord Genuity Limited   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 
                        Broker                      8000 
                      --------------------------  --------------------- 
 Bobby Morse           Buchanan                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 
  Augustine Chipungu    Financial PR/IR             5000 
  James Husband 
                      --------------------------  --------------------- 
 

Notes to Editors:

Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) is a leading multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction gold production, development and exploration company and member of the World Gold Council ('WGC'). Hummingbird's vision is to continue to grow its asset base, producing profitable ounces, while continuing to focus on its Environmental, Social & Governance ('ESG') policies and practices. The Company currently has two core gold projects, the producing Yanfolila Gold Mine in Mali, and the Kouroussa gold development project in Guinea. Further, the Company has a controlling interest in the Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia that is being developed by Pasofino Gold Limited through an earn-in agreement.

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