Lake Victoria Gold has started an approximately 6,500-metre reverse circulation (RC) grade control drilling programme at Area C, the planned initial open pit at its fully permitted Imwelo gold project in Tanzania.
The programme, utilising a 10 m by 10 m grid, marks a transition from resource definition to production-oriented mine planning.
It is designed to delineate ore and waste boundaries, manage dilution, optimise grade control, and refine the initial mining sequence for the upper benches.
The drilling follows previous results at Area C announced in August, which included 28.71 g/t gold over 2.75 m from 21 m and 12.20 g/t gold over 4.50 m from 32 m.
Drilling has started with one RC rig, with a second expected to mobilise as the programme advances.
Completion is targeted for the end of February 2027.
“Commencing grade control drilling is an important milestone in Imwelo’s progression toward production,” said company chief executive and president Marc Cernovitch.
“We are moving beyond defining mineralisation and into the detailed preparation of the first mining benches.”
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor-in-Chief, Rough & Polished
