• Koulou Gold launches new drilling programs on its Sakassou and Kouto projects.

• The company plans 10,000 m of drilling at Sakassou and 6,600 m at Kouto.

• The move follows earlier financing of C$13 million for exploration in Côte d’Ivoire.

In a note published on November 25, Koulou Gold announced the start of a new exploration program on its Sakassou and Kouto gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire. The planned work aims to assess discovery potential on both sites, which were already the subject of several drilling campaigns in 2024.

At Sakassou, the Canadian junior plans a total of 10,000 m of combined reverse circulation and diamond drilling. The goal is to extend mineralization on the Bravo West target and assess the potential of adjacent targets. At Kouto, a first phase of 6,600 m of drilling is planned, with results guiding a second expansion phase of 4,400 m.

The total cost of the campaign was not disclosed. However, the company had announced in June that it raised C$13 million (about $9.2 million at the current exchange rate) to fund new exploration work in Côte d’Ivoire. This step places the company more firmly within the country’s growing gold exploration dynamics, with the long-term goal of achieving potential discoveries.

Earlier this week, the Australian junior Skylark Minerals also announced plans to raise $6.4 million to launch gold exploration on its Ivorian projects in 2026. Koulou Gold added the Assuéfry permit to its portfolio in January. An exploration program has also been announced there, but its implementation schedule has not yet been specified.