West African gold play tops 3Moz as Aurum builds momentum
Sydney Morning Herald
by Doug BrightFebruary 23, 2026
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Aurum Resources has achieved a significant milestone with its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, announcing a resource upgrade to 3.03 million ounces of gold at one gram per tonne (g/t). This represents a 26% increase from the previous estimate of 2.41 million ounces, validated by SLR, an independent geotechnical consultancy. The upgrade was driven by infill and extension drilling at key deposits, including BST1, BDT2, BDT3, and BMT3, which now total 99.7 million tonnes grading 1g/t gold. Notably, a higher-grade component of 1.61 million ounces at 1.7g/t was defined, underscoring strong economic potential.
The upgrade also marks a major step in de-risking Aurum’s prefeasibility study (PFS), expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter. The company has aggressively expanded its resource base, starting from zero just 26 months ago, with a relentless drilling program using its own fleet of diamond rigs. With mineralisation still open along strike and at depth, Aurum is poised for further growth, already underway with another 100,000-meter drilling campaign.
The Boundiali project’s location in the Birimian greenstone belt positions it among other major mining operations, including Resolute Mining’s Syama project and Barrick Gold’s Tongon mine.
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Originally published on Sydney Morning Herald on 2/23/2026