Asanko lifts low-cost Akwasiso deposit resources, reserves

An infill drilling campaign to upgrade previously reported inferred resources into the indicated category has resulted in junior miner Asanko Gold lifting the compliant resources and reserves at the Akwasiso deposit, part of the Asanko gold mine, in Ghana, by 79% and 62%, respectively. The Vancouver-based junior said Thursday the updated Akwasiso mineral resource estimate now comprised 6.72-million tonnes grading 1.49 g/t for 322 500 oz of contained gold in the indicated category.