09:02 AM EDT, 03/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Fortuna Mining ( FSM ) was at last look down 0.7% in US premarket after it earlier on Thursday provided an update on its exploration programs at the Seguela Mine in Cote d'Ivoire.

Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna, in a statement said, "Exploration drilling at Kingfisher has moved to infilling and improving the resource confidence along the 1-kilometer strike length of the current resource pit, with several notable intersections including 7.2 g/t Au over an estimated true width of 31.5 meters in drill hole SGRC2278.

"At the Sunbird deposit, deep exploration drilling testing the southern extent has continued to return excellent results, including 4.3 g/t Au over a true width of 23.1 meters from 733 meters in drill hole SGRD2215, representing the deepest intercept to date, with mineralization remaining open at depth and down plunge."