• Resolute Mining plans La Debo gold project scoping study in 2026

• Project currently hosts estimated 643,000 ounces of inferred gold

• Company advancing three Côte d’Ivoire projects, including Doropo mine

Resolute Mining said on Thursday, March 5 that it plans to publish a scoping study for its La Debo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire in the second half of 2026. The move reflects the Australian company’s strategy to advance the asset toward potential mine development, similar to its approach with the Doropo and ABC projects.

In the mining industry, a scoping study is an initial technical and economic assessment used to guide more detailed studies for a potential mine. Doropo has already passed this stage and is moving toward construction, while Resolute had planned to release a similar study for ABC earlier this year. La Debo now follows the same development path after the exploration asset was added to the company’s portfolio at the end of 2024.

The announcement comes a few months after the first resource estimate for La Debo, which currently hosts 643,000 ounces of inferred gold. Although this remains well below the 2.2 million ounces identified at ABC, Resolute is continuing exploration work aimed at extending high-grade mineralization. If successful, these efforts could strengthen the company’s long-term presence in Côte d’Ivoire’s gold sector, where it may eventually operate three gold mines.

It remains to be seen how the potential of La Debo and ABC will be reflected in their upcoming scoping studies. Meanwhile, Doropo is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2028. By then, Côte d’Ivoire could join Resolute’s portfolio of operating assets, alongside its existing gold mines in Mali and Senegal.

Aurel Sèdjro Houenou