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MINING News
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ASX-listed Cardinal Resources has reported the results of a further two
diamond drill holes recently completed on the Namdini gold project in
the far north of Ghana.
The company says the potential of Namdini to host a world-class
gold project continues to be confirmed by the intersection of long min-
eralised zones, including 80 m at 1,06 g/t Au and 79 m at 1,34 g/t Au, as
well as a high grade gold zone of 42 m at 3,37 g/t Au.
“The width and tenor of gold encounteredwith our drilling at Namdini
to date is certainly pointing towards a very large gold system being pres-
ent within the 900 m x 300 m that has been the focus of our drilling so
far,”comments Cardinal’s MD, Archie Koimtsidis.“On top of this, Namdini
has great exploration upside given the mineralisation remains open at
depth and along strike.”
Cardinal has also recently announced the appointment of Dr Julian
Barnes as its Project Technical Manager. Barnes has 34 years of experi-
ence in over 52 countries in a wide variety of commodities and has over
25 years’ experience in undertaking bank due diligence studies for the
majority of the major resource lending institutions.
He co-founded Resources Service Group (subsequently RSG Global) in
1986. In 2004, he joined Dundee Precious Metals Inc and was responsible
for their worldwide exploration activities, project acquisition and invest-
ment due diligence. Following this, he was responsible for all technical
aspects including exploration, project management, development, and
management of Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) studies and due
diligence for various companies as a specialist consultant.
Koimtsidis says that Barnes will initially focus on taking the Namdini
project through to a Bankable Feasibility Study and will work alongside
Exploration Manager Paul Abbott, who will continue to explore beyond
the newly discovered orebody in search of more gold. 
Plus 300 m wide gold zone
intersected at Namdini
Wassa Underground delivers
its first ore to processing plant
Golden Star Resources, listed in Toronto and on the NYSE MKT, reports
that pre-commercial production has begun as scheduled at its Wassa
Underground Mine (Wassa Underground) in Ghana.
The successful blasting of the first stope in the F Shoot of Wassa
Underground took place on July 10, 2016 delivering the first ore from the
new underground mine to the Wassa processing plant. This first stope
was mined using longitudinal longhole open stoping, utilising remote
control scoops for ore loading. The ore was then hauled to surface via
50-tonne trucks.
The first stope is in the upper part of the F Shoot, which is one of the
more moderate grade areas of the deposit. The higher grade areas within
the B Shoot are scheduled to be accessed in early 2017.
Wassa Underground should achieve commercial production in early
2017, at which time it is expected to deliver 2 000-2 500 tonnes of ore
per day. The development rate at Wassa Underground is currently 10 to
12 m per day and it is expected to continue to increase throughout the
second half of 2016. Ore fromWassa Underground will be mined in con-
junction with ore from the Wassa Main pit and blended for feeding to
the processing plant. 