Strong Final Drilling Results for Mbe
Maiden drilling programme at Mbe completes with 344 gold intersections; mineralisation extends 500m strike, 550m width, open in all directions.
- Total drilling metres 6,828.40m
- Total gold-bearing intersections 344
- Strike length of mineralisation approximately 500m
- Width of mineralisation approximately 550m
- Vertical depth of mineralisation at least 290m
- Exploration Target (MB01-S) 33 to 44Mt at 0.77 to 0.95g/t Au
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Strong Final Drilling Results for Mbe - New Zone Delivers Wide Gold Intersections Outside of Exploration Target
Oriole Resources PLC (AIM: ORR), the AIM quoted gold exploration company focused on West and Central Africa, is pleased to report final results for the recently completed 6,828.40m maiden ('Phase 1') drilling programme at its 90%[1] owned Mbe orogenic gold project ('Mbe' or the 'Project') in Cameroon.
Highlights
- Results for the final holes, MBDD021 to MBDD024, have returned a further 59 gold mineralised intersections at the MB01-S target, taking the total number of gold-bearing intersections over the programme to date to 344, equating to a discovery rate of more than one intersection every 20m. The latest results include (using a 0.20 g/t Au lower cut-off grade):
MBDD024:
o 29.80m at 0.79g/t Au from 116.90m including 13.70m at 1.36g/t Au
o 11.00m at 0.73g/t Au from 85.10m including 6.00m at 1.13g/t Au
o 4.55m at 0.47g/t Au from 167.00m including 1.05m at 1.08g/t Au
MBDD022:
o 12.50m at 0.74g/t Au from 5.50m, including 4.20m at 1.31g/t Au and 1.00m at 1.33g/t Au
o 9.50m at 0.45g/t Au from 39.50m, including 1.00m at 1.48g/t Au
o 8.00m at 0.53g/t Au from 61.40m
MBDD023:
o 5.00m at 0.87g/t Au from 87.80m, including 1.00m at 2.52g/t Au
o 9.50m at 0.41g/t Au from 223.80m, including 1.00m at 1.06g/t Au
MBDD021:
o 1.10m at 0.96g/t Au from 5.20m
o 1.00m at 1.30g/t Au from 75.00m
o 1.00m at 1.13g/t Au from 208.40m
- MBDD024, drilled over the westernmost soil anomaly, has confirmed substantial widths of gold mineralisation outside of the limits of the existing Exploration Target, and has increased the width of sub-surface mineralisation to approximately 550m.
- In addition, holes MBDD021 - MBDD023 were drilled on a new fence line (N872382), approximately 100m south of previous drilling (N872482), and have extended the strike length of the sub-surface system to around 500m. Mineralisation remains open in all directions.
- Following the confirmatory site visit last month, the Company has now instructed Forge to complete a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for MB01-S, which accounted for approximately 60% of the Exploration Target. The results are expected in Q4-2025.
Commenting, Chief Executive Officer of Oriole Resources, Martin Rosser, said: "We are pleased that the final MB01-S maiden drilling programme results support further extensions to the Exploration Target we published in July, approximately 60% of that estimate relating to MB01-S."
"Importantly, they have shown that the sub surface mineralised system at MB01-S now extends over an approximate 500m strike length, a width of approximately 550m and a vertical depth of at least 290m, with the system remaining open in all directions.
"The maiden JORC MRE is due in Q4-2025 and is expected to achieve a high level of conversion over the Exploration Target at MB01-S, and an expansion of that estimate is also anticipated based on these new results."
Figure 1. Selected best results for holes MBDD021 and MBDD024 (blue boxes) reported today, alongside previously reported best results for the rest of the maiden drilling programme (white boxes). All newly reported holes are drilled towards 270˚ (from grid north). Drilling fence line IDs are in blue text. The data is overlain on gold-in-soil contours, and the previously reported Exploration Target outline is delineated.
A Phase 1 diamond drilling programme commenced at MB01-S in late November 2024 and was completed in September 2025 for a total of 6,828.40m in 24 holes.
The Company today reports final results for the programme, related to holes MBDD021 to MBDD024, with all holes drilled towards the west (270˚). Results have delivered 59 further mineralised intersections, including some significant wide zones of sub-gramme material such as 29.80m at 0.79g/t Au, including 9.60m at 1.77g/t Au, and 11.00m at 0.73g/t Au (MBDD024), and 12.50m at 0.74g/t Au, including 3.10m at 1.60g/t Au and 1.00m at 1.13g/t Au, and 9.50m at 0.45g/t Au, including 1.00m at 1.48g/t Au (MBDD022) (Table 1). The total number of gold bearing intersections over the programme stands at 344, equating to a discovery rate of more than one intersection every 20m. A review of the QAQC samples has confirmed that the data falls within acceptable limits.
Table 1. Calculated intersections from Phase 1 holes MBDD021 to MBDD024, using a 0.20g/t Au lower cut-off grade. Results greater than 1.00g/t Au are in bold and 'including' intervals are in bold italics.
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Au grade (g/t) | Intersection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBDD021 | 5.20 | 6.30 | 0.96 | 1.10m at 0.96g/t Au |
| and | 68.00 | 69.00 | 0.37 | 1.00m at 0.37g/t Au |
| and | 72.00 | 73.00 | 0.24 | 1.00m at 0.24g/t Au |
| and | 75.00 | 76.00 | 1.30 | 1.00m at 1.30g/t Au |
| and | 85.10 | 91.00 | 0.21 | 5.90m at 0.21g/t Au |
| and | 94.00 | 96.00 | 0.32 | 2.00m at 0.32g/t Au |
| and | 108.00 | 111.00 | 0.42 | 3.00m at 0.42g/t Au |
| and | 161.90 | 167.00 | 0.31 | 5.10m at 0.31g/t Au |
| and | 192.40 | 193.40 | 0.20 | 1.00m at 0.20g/t Au |
| and | 194.40 | 195.40 | 0.27 | 1.00m at 0.27g/t Au |
| and | 201.40 | 202.40 | 0.32 | 1.00m at 0.32g/t Au |
| and | 208.40 | 209.40 | 1.13 | 1.00m at 1.13g/t Au |
| MBDD022 | 5.50 | 18.00 | 0.74 | 12.50m at 0.74g/t Au |
| including | 8.50 | 9.50 | 1.33 | 1.00m at 1.33g/t Au |
| including | 12.80 | 17.00 | 1.31 | 4.20m at 1.31g/t Au |
| and | 30.20 | 31.20 | 0.24 | 1.00m at 0.24g/t Au |
| and | 39.50 | 49.00 | 0.45 | 9.50m at 0.45g/t Au |
| including | 47.00 | 48.00 | 1.48 | 1.00m at 1.48g/t Au |
| and | 61.40 | 69.40 | 0.53 | 8.00m at 0.53g/t Au |
| and | 72.75 | 73.90 | 0.23 | 1.15m at 0.23g/t Au |
| and | 78.40 | 79.55 | 0.22 | 1.15m at 0.22g/t Au |
| and | 83.60 | 88.60 | 0.31 | 5.00m at 0.31g/t Au |
| and | 95.60 | 96.60 | 0.65 | 1.00m at 0.65g/t Au |
| and | 104.10 | 105.20 | 0.23 | 1.10m at 0.23g/t Au |
| and | 110.60 | 111.60 | 0.30 | 1.00m at 0.30g/t Au |
| and | 118.80 | 119.90 | 0.32 | 1.10m at 0.32g/t Au |
| and | 127.00 | 128.00 | 0.21 | 1.00m at 0.21g/t Au |
| and | 139.30 | 142.40 | 0.34 | 3.10m at 0.34g/t Au |
| and | 153.40 | 154.40 | 0.30 | 1.00m at 0.30g/t Au |
| and | 187.50 | 188.50 | 0.92 | 1.00m at 0.92g/t Au |
| and | 190.70 | 191.80 | 0.30 | 1.10m at 0.30g/t Au |
| MBDD023 | 5.50 | 7.40 | 0.33 | 1.90m at 0.33g/t Au |
| and | 20.40 | 21.40 | 0.26 | 1.00m at 0.26g/t Au |
| and | 57.40 | 58.40 | 1.55 | 1.00m at 1.55g/t Au |
| and | 63.80 | 65.00 | 0.44 | 1.20m at 0.44g/t Au |
| and | 71.40 | 72.50 | 0.24 | 1.10m at 0.24g/t Au |
| and | 87.80 | 92.80 | 0.87 | 5.00m at 0.87g/t Au |
| including | 89.80 | 90.80 | 2.52 | 1.00m at 2.52g/t Au |
| and | 102.40 | 103.50 | 0.46 | 1.10m at 0.46g/t Au |
| and | 175.90 | 176.90 | 0.95 | 1.00m at 0.95g/t Au |
| and | 192.20 | 193.20 | 0.52 | 1.00m at 0.52g/t Au |
| and | 198.70 | 201.90 | 0.20 | 3.20m at 0.20g/t Au |
| and | 204.30 | 205.30 | 0.97 | 1.00m at 0.97g/t Au |
| and | 213.00 | 214.20 | 0.22 | 1.20m at 0.22g/t Au |
| and | 223.80 | 233.30 | 0.41 | 9.50m at 0.41g/t Au |
| including | 232.30 | 233.30 | 1.06 | 1.00m at 1.06g/t Au |
| and | 235.40 | 236.50 | 0.23 | 1.10m at 0.23g/t Au |
| and | 241.50 | 242.50 | 0.25 | 1.10m at 0.25g/t Au |
| MBDD024 | 5.30 | 6.30 | 0.20 | 1.00m at 0.20g/t Au |
| and | 33.30 | 34.40 | 0.29 | 1.10m at 0.29g/t Au |
| and | 44.40 | 45.60 | 0.39 | 1.20m at 0.39g/t Au |
| and | 59.10 | 60.30 | 0.38 | 1.20m at 0.38g/t Au |
| and | 73.30 | 74.50 | 0.26 | 1.20m at 0.26g/t Au |
| and | 76.70 | 77.80 | 0.31 | 1.10m at 0.31g/t Au |
| and | 81.10 | 82.10 | 0.76 | 1.00m at 0.76g/t Au |
| and | 85.10 | 96.10 | 0.73 | 11.00m at 0.73g/t Au |
| including | 85.10 | 91.10 | 1.13 | 6.00m at 1.13g/t Au |
| and | 99.30 | 100.40 | 0.22 | 1.10m at 0.22g/t Au |
| and | 110.30 | 111.30 | 0.68 | 1.00m at 0.68g/t Au |
| and | 116.90 | 146.70 | 0.79 | 29.80m at 0.79g/t Au |
| including | 133.00 | 146.70 | 1.36 | 13.70m at 1.36g/t Au |
| and | 152.30 | 157.80 | 0.29 | 5.50m at 0.29g/t Au |
| and | 162.70 | 164.80 | 0.55 | 2.10m at 0.55g/t Au |
| and | 167.00 | 171.55 | 0.47 | 4.55m at 0.47g/t Au |
| including | 169.35 | 170.40 | 1.08 | 1.05m at 1.08g/t Au |
| and | 175.00 | 176.50 | 0.22 | 1.50m at 0.22g/t Au |
| and | 186.00 | 187.00 | 0.31 | 1.00m at 0.31g/t Au |
| and | 200.80 | 201.80 | 0.21 | 1.00m at 0.21g/t Au |
| and | 216.40 | 217.40 | 0.84 | 1.00m at 0.84g/t Au |
All holes extended the limits of sub-surface mineralisation. Importantly, hole MBDD024 was located on a new fence line (N872442), planned to test the westernmost soil anomaly. The wide zones of gold anomalism identified in this hole predominant fall outside of the Exploration Target published in July 2025 and therefore offers further upside when the MRE is prepared, having extended the width of the sub-surface system by approximately 100m.
Holes MBDD021 to MBDD023 are located on new fence line N872382, some 100m south of N872482, underpinning results from the 2024 trenching programme and again extending the limits of the sub-surface system.
Figure 2. Interpretative cross section for fence line N872442 at MB01-S, with selected mineralised intervals from holes MBDD024.
Figure 3. Interpretative cross section for fence line N872382 at MB01-S, with selected mineralised intervals from holes MBDD021 - MBDD023.
Overall, the maiden drilling programme has confirmed that the system at MB01-S extends over an approximate 500m strike length, a width of approximately 550m and a vertical depth of at least 290m, with the system remaining open in all directions.
The data has been shared with Forge, who will now undertake geological wireframing to inform the pit-constrained maiden Resource estimation. The MRE will be for MB01-S only, which accounts for approximately 60% of the Exploration Target, and is anticipated in early Q4. Forge anticipates a strong level of conversion but any material that doesn't have enough sample support to be upgraded to a JORC Resource category, including that at MB01-N, which is yet to be drilled, will remain in the Exploration Target and will be reported separately. The Company believes that the deposit could be mined by open pit methods.
Glossary and Abbreviations
| Au | Gold |
| Forge | Forge International Limited |
| g/t | Grammes per tonne |
| JORC | Joint Ore Reserves Committee |
| JORC Code | 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves |
| Km | Kilometre |
| km 2 | Square kilometre |
| Mbe | Mbe orogenic gold project |
| M | Metres |
| MRE | Mineral Resource Estimate |
| Mt | Million tonnes |
| Oriole Resources or the Company | Oriole Resources PLC |
| Oz | Troy ounce of gold |
| Phase 1 | Maiden diamond drilling programme at the MB01-S target, Mbe |
| Project | Mbe orogenic gold project |
| QFP | Quartz Feldspar Porphyry |
| t/m 3 | Tonnes per cubic metre |
After highly encouraging results from infill soil sampling, rock-chip sampling, and trench sampling, a fully funded maiden drilling programme commenced at the MB01-S target in late November 2024 and was completed in September 2025 for 6,828.40m in 24 holes. BCM International has acquired an initial 10% interest in Mbe and is earning up to a further 40% interest by spending up to US$4 million on exploration.
An Exploration Target[2] range of 33 to 44Mt at 0.77 to 0.95g/t Au for 0.82 to 1.34Moz contained Au was published in July 2025, based on diamond drilling results from holes MBDD001 to MBDD013 at MB01-S, as well as trenching data, and the interpretation of geophysical and geochemical anomaly maps from both MB01-N and MB01-S. The Exploration Target remains open in all directions and at depth and it is anticipated that it will be succeeded by a maiden MRE in Q4 2025.
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