Kalo Gold Corp. says it has completed almost half of a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey at its Vatu Aurum gold project in Fiji, as the company advances exploration targeting across the 367 square kilometre project area on Vanua Levu.
The company said 2,764 line-kilometres of the planned 6,212 line-kilometre heli-magnetic survey had been completed as of April 29, with 3,448 line-kilometres remaining.
The survey is being flown at 100-metre line spacing, with tighter 50-metre spacing planned over priority target areas to improve structural and geological interpretation across the project.
Kalo Gold said favourable weather conditions had supported productive daily flights, with operations focusing on completing tighter grid coverage where conditions allow.
The survey is being conducted using a helicopter-mounted tri-sensor magnetometer system capable of collecting total magnetic intensity and horizontal gradient data to better identify subtle structural features and geological contacts.
The company expects the remaining survey work to be completed in the coming days, subject to operating conditions and final line spacing requirements.
Kalo Gold said the airborne magnetic program forms a key part of its exploration strategy at Vatu Aurum and is expected to improve understanding of the project’s structural framework.
The survey aims to support the identification of fault systems and structural corridors, mapping of intrusive bodies and alteration zones, and refinement of drill targets across the Aurum Prime and Wainikoro prospects.
Final processed datasets, including magnetic intensity data and geophysical grids, will be integrated with existing geological and geochemical information to support future exploration targeting.
The technical information in the update was prepared and approved by Andrew Randell, principal geoscientist of SGDS-Hive and technical director of the Vatu Aurum Project.
Kalo Gold is focused on advancing low-sulphidation epithermal gold targets across a northeast-trending corridor extending from Matailabasa to Nayaroyaro on Vanua Levu. The company said previous exploration, including drilling, trenching and soil geochemistry, has identified multiple structurally controlled gold targets across the project.
