Highlights 

  • Drilling returns 7.3 g/t Au over 16.1 meters at the Sunbird Deposit. 
  • Second underground shoot outlined, extending mineralization over 1.3 kilometers down the plunge. 
  • Underground study is underway as drilling continues through late 2025. 

Fortuna Mining Corp.(TSX:FVI) released results from its ongoing exploration drilling at the Sunbird Deposit, part of the Séguéla Mine in Côte d’Ivoire. The latest drilling results have confirmed the presence of a second underground shoot and extended high-grade mineralization at depth, supporting the company’s ongoing assessment of underground mining potential. 

Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna, stated, 
“Drilling at Sunbird has been very successful in expanding the underground potential, with the deepest holes to date intersecting multiple high grade intervals, including 5.2 g/t Au over an estimated true width of 6.3 meters from 787 meters in drill hole SGRD2460. This result extends the central mineralized zone a further 150 meters down plunge, where it remains open.” 

Key Drilling Results 

Notable intercepts include: 

  • SGRD2434: 7.3 g/t Au over 16.1 meters from 688 meters, including 19.2 g/t Au over 1.4 meters. 
  • SGRD2452: 9.0 g/t Au over 5.6 meters from 658 meters, including 25.0 g/t Au over 1.4 meters. 
  • SGRD2461: 6.0 g/t Au over 11.9 meters from 669 meters, including 22.3 g/t Au over 0.7 meters. 
  • SGRD2470: 15.6 g/t Au over 5.6 meters from 483 meters. 
  • SGRD2471: 6.0 g/t Au over 9.8 meters from 378 meters. 

A total of 40 drill holes, amounting to 15,088 meters, have been completed at Sunbird as part of the ongoing underground resource confidence infill and extension program. The focus of this work is to increase resource classification accuracy and extend mineralization an additional 400 meters down plunge to the south. 

Exploration Progress and Future Plans 

Drilling on the main shoot now demonstrates mineralization extending over 1.3 kilometers down plunge and reaching approximately 700 meters below surface. A second high-grade shoot has been defined, stretching at least 900 meters down plunge from the pit base.  

About Fortuna Mining Corp. 

Fortuna Mining Corp. is a Canadian precious metals mining company with producing operations in Argentina, Côte d’Ivoire, Mexico, and Peru, along with an additional gold project in Senegal. The company’s activities span exploration, mine development, and production across its portfolio of assets.