The Company's flagship Niaouleni property lies in the heart of West Mali in Africa's prolific gold belt, and is easily accessible by paved highway approx. 150km southwest of the capital city, Bamako.
Mali is the 3rd largest gold producing nation in Africa with a long history of gold exploration and production. The Niaouleni area is one of the oldest artisanal workings in Mali, dating back to the fourteenth century.
Frontline currently has exploration permits for 94km2 of outlying areas across these workings, situated on a 12km long gold anomaly & structure.
Over the past 20 years, Niaouleni has had extensive historical exploration programs, which consisted of mapping, pitting, trenching, geophysical surveys & approx. 5,000m of limited drilling. Soil sampling has revealed a number of significant gold anomalies close to artisanal workings, and in areas with limited or no workings.
Four principal areas of alluvial and hard rock mineralization have been identified. Rocks of the Birimian Group, divided into the Mako Series volcanic and pyroclastic sedimentary rocks, underlie the ground. The area underlain in Niaouleni is Diale met-sediments.
Active gold exploration projects in the immediate vicinity of Niaouleni include African Gold Group Inc.'s Kobada Project and Golden Rim Resources Ltd.'s Faraba Property. Within the general geographic area surrounding Niaouleni, there are approx. 12 operating mines, which make the economics of establishing mining operations very viable. For instance, Niaouleni sits between the 6.4Moz Lero mine & the 5.9Moz Morila mine.
Technical Documents
Maps
Niaouleni Project
Drill Results
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Niaouleni Project
Area
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Niaouleni Permit
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May 2010 - Soil and Termite Geochem Results
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May 2010 - Soil and Termite Geochem Results
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July 2010 - Compilation 2010 RAB Drill Results
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News
April 07, 2011: Frontline Gold Makes a Gold Discovery, Completes RC Drilling Program and Resumes Diamond Drilling at Niaouleni, Mali
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February 22, 2011: Frontline Gold Confirms 4 Gold Structures at Niaouleni and Intersects 21.56 g/t Au over 3 Meters
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December 02, 2010: Frontline Gold Niaouleni Diamond Drilling Update
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July 28, 2010: Frontline Gold RAB Drilling Identifies Numerous Diamond Drill Targets at Niaouleni Project, Mali
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March 04, 2010: Chrysos Commences 2010 Program at Niaouleni
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Niaouleni - Mali, West Africa
