11:17 AM EST - Desert Gold Ventures Inc. : Provided the following update regarding its planned exploration program at its Farabantourou prospect in Western Mali. Two historically defined mineralization zones, Barani and Keniegoulou, will be retested and incorporated into the company's broader understanding of Farabantourou's geology. The third prospect, Barani East, contains a resource of 69,900 oz Au (cut-off grade, 0.5 g/t Au). This mineralization occurs in an eastward steeply dipping (55° to 60°), tabular body, ranging in width of 4.5 to 15 metres with a NNE strike. The average grades vary between 2.22 to 2.29 g/t Au with tonnage of 652,080 and 317,021 for the indicated and inferred categories, respectively. Approximately 5,000m of drilling is to begin in June of this year on these three targets and completed by year-end. Desert Gold Ventures Inc.
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