• Resolute Mining reports an initial inferred resource of 643,000 ounces of gold at La Debo.

• The discovery marks the company’s third Ivorian asset to receive a resource estimate after Doropo and ABC.

• Resolute Mining plans additional drilling at La Debo in H1 2026 and continues a 25,000-meter drilling program at ABC.

Resolute Mining announced on Tuesday, 18 November, the publication of an initial mineral resource estimate for the La Debo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. The company says the deposit now hosts 643,000 ounces of inferred gold resources, making it the third Ivorian asset with a formal resource estimate after Doropo and ABC, both acquired earlier this year.

La Debo entered Resolute’s portfolio in late 2024 through a joint venture with an Ivorian company. Resolute has since carried out a diamond drilling program to reassess the site’s potential. The project previously held historical resources of 400,000 ounces in 2016. The company reports that the new estimate confirms its target and delivers a 60% resource increase.

This development strengthens Côte d’Ivoire’s role in Resolute’s long-term growth strategy, with the company calling the country a “key jurisdiction.” In May, Resolute acquired the Doropo and ABC gold projects from AngloGold Ashanti for $175 million.

Doropo, supported by a 2024 Definitive Feasibility Study, has the capacity to produce 167,000 ounces of gold per year and currently stands as the company’s flagship development asset. ABC remains an advanced exploration project hosting 2.16 million ounces of inferred resources.

Resolute intends to advance Doropo toward mine construction starting in 2026. Meanwhile, the company plans to maintain a strong exploration pipeline. It is running a 25,000-meter drilling program at ABC. It also plans new drilling at La Debo in the first half of 2026, targeting resource expansion and exploration of the adjacent Serihio and Okroyou permits.

This article was initially published in French by Aurel Sèdjro Houenou

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum