Barys Resources (ASX:BRY) has initiated a significant step in its gold exploration efforts by sending 825 soil samples from its wholly owned Dalnee Gold Project and Karakul Gold Project in Kazakhstan for laboratory analysis. The samples, collected over an area of 14.6 square kilometres in the Balkhash region, are part of a comprehensive program aimed at generating targets for future drilling operations.
Field crews employed a systematic approach to sample collection, gathering minus-80-mesh B-horizon samples at 100-metre intervals along north-south lines spaced 200 metres apart. This batch of samples, which includes quality assurance and quality control measures, has been dispatched to the ALS Laboratory in Karaganda for thorough gold and multi-element analysis. Barys anticipates that the assay results could take up to six weeks, as laboratories are currently managing increased workloads during Kazakhstan’s peak exploration season.
The sampling campaign focused on seven distinct areas where Barys geologists have mapped alteration and mineralisation that overlap with anomalies previously identified through ASTER and Sentinel-2 satellite data. The observed alteration in these areas resembles the upper levels of porphyry copper systems, suggesting the potential presence of trace elements associated with epithermal gold mineralisation. The forthcoming assay results will be crucial in determining whether these areas exhibit significant geochemical anomalism.
Managing Director Paul Ingram expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress, highlighting the collaboration with Aurora Minerals Group, a local geological services company. Ingram noted, “Barys has used the services of a Kazakhstan geological services company Aurora Minerals Group, whose professional work has been excellent. Barys geologists have just returned from visiting the site to monitor the work and will return to site to assist with additional sampling before week’s end.”
This soil sampling initiative is part of a broader exploration program that includes ground magnetic surveys, geological mapping, rock chip sampling, and further soil collection. Barys plans to integrate the geochemical results with its geological and geophysical datasets to refine areas for potential drill testing.
In addition to its two gold exploration licences in Kazakhstan’s North Balkhash region, Barys Resources also holds the wholly owned Agadez Uranium Project in Niger and minority interests in copper-silver projects within Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt. This diversified portfolio underscores Barys’ commitment to exploring and developing valuable mineral resources across various regions.
