Cardinal Resources Limited ("Cardinal" or "the Company") (ASX:CDV) (TSE:CDV) (OTCMKTS:CRDNF) is pleased to announce interim results for Phase Two of its metallurgical test programme for the Namdini Gold Project ("Namdini").

HIGHLIGHTS

- Utilizing standard gold recovery techniques has demonstrated an overall increased gold recovery rate of 86%,

- A conventional grind-flotation-regrind-CIL flowsheet continues to be the preferred process option

Cardinal's Project Manager, Bruce Lilford said:

"We are extremely pleased with the interim results as they continue to improve overall recoveries for Namdini. The test results thus far are demonstrating good lithological consistency, which will allow for predictable metallurgical performance in a production scenario.

Our Phase Two metallurgical test programme is focused on determining resource variability for our main lithology domains being metavolcanics, granite and diorite. The test programme was developed to enhance our metallurgical understanding in order to help ensure a robust process design.

Cardinal selected 16 separate life of mine drill holes as representative samples from the three main lithologies across the entire deposit. Each of the five metre downhole sample lengths were then composited by lithology for metallurgical testing.

The geostatistical resource model was used to target the average grade of the combined sample for each lithology, based on a notional cut-off grade of 0.4 g/t Au ("grams per tonne gold"). The intervals were selected to ensure that the following criteria were met:

- representative spatial distribution within the overall Namdini gold deposit,

- a range of gold grades, predicted to be encountered during normal mining operations, and

- average gold grades matching the overall Namdini geostatistical resource model above a 0.4 g/t Au cut-off

In addition to the drill holes noted above, the Company is conducting additional tests for the anticipated starter pit area. This supplemental metallurgical testing is still in progress.

As the metallurgical testing advances in the project development phase, the process flowsheet will continue to be optimized in order to provide the necessary detailed design criteria."

Cardinal's CEO / MD, Archie Koimtsidis said:

"This round of interim metallurgical results has clearly demonstrated good opportunity for higher gold recovery. We anticipate further confidence and improvement in overall gold recoveries as we continue our metallurgical test programmes."

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About Cardinal Resources Ltd

Cardinal Resources Ltd (ASX:CDV) (TSE:CDV) (OTCMKTS:CRDNF) is a West African gold exploration and development Company that holds interests in tenements within Ghana, West Africa.

The Company is focused on the development of the Namdini Project with a gold Ore Reserve of 5.1Moz (0.4 Moz Proved and 4.7 Moz Probable) and a soon to be completed Feasibility Study.

Exploration programmes are also underway at the Company's Bolgatanga (Northern Ghana) and Subranum (Southern Ghana) Projects.

Cardinal confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in its announcement of the Ore Reserve of 3 April 2019. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning this estimate continue to apply and have not materially changed.

 

Contact

Archie Koimtsidis
CEO / MD
Cardinal Resources Limited
P: +61-8-6558-0573

Alec Rowlands
IR / Corp Dev
Cardinal Resources Limited
P: +1-647-256-1922

Warrick Hazeldine
Cannings Purple
E: whazeldine@canningspurple.com.au
P: +61-417-944-616



Link: Interim Metallurgical Update Demonstrates 86% Gold Recovery


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