06:38 AM EDT, 06/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Fortuna Silver Mines ( FSM ) on Thursday updated its exploration program at the Seguela Mine in Cote d'Ivoire, including new intersections from the Kingfisher and Badior prospects and the Ancien deposit.

Highlights of the results include 23.7 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 17.9 meters and 6.4 g/t gold over 19.6 meters at the Kingfisher prospect; 20.5 g/t gold over 4.2 meters and 38.3 g/t gold over 3.5 meters at the Badior prospect; and 27.4 g/t gold over 5.6 meters, including 209 g/t gold over 0.7 meters, at the Ancien deposit.

"The Kingfisher prospect discovery, first announced in March 2024, has shown impressive growth with continuous drill defined mineralization now delineated along more than 1 kilometer of strike," said Paul Whedon, senior vice president of exploration at Fortuna. "In addition to the success at Kingfisher, infill and extension drilling at Badior has highlighted the high-grade potential of this prospect."

Drilling is scheduled to continue throughout the second half of the year with the aim of expanding the strike and depth potential of Kingfisher to support a maiden resource estimate by early 2025.

Results from the drill program at Ancien will support an evaluation of the underground mining potential at the deposit and the wider Seguela land package.