{
  "id": 14160308,
  "title": "Fortuna intersects 7.8 g/t gold over 12.8 meters at Southern Arc, Diamba Sud, and advances exploration at Bambadji, Senegal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fortuna-intersects-7-8-g-t-gold-over-12-8-meters-at-southern-arc",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:04:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/fortuna-intersects-7-8-g-t-gold-over-12-8-meters-at-southern-arc-diamba-sud-and-advances-exploration-at-bambadji-senegal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fortuna has recently announced new gold exploration results at its Diamba Sud project in Senegal. Since their last update in February 2026, the company has completed an additional 196 reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling (DD) holes, totaling 36,592 meters of drilling. This extensive program has successfully identified depth and strike extensions to the northeast, southwest, and southeast, with mineralization remaining open in these directions.\n\nOne particularly significant discovery was made by the DSR1132 hole, which intersected 4.5 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 20.0 meters at a depth of 65 meters. This zone is situated within a broader mineralization zone and demonstrates the potential for further extension of the orebody. Fortuna plans to prepare an updated estimate for Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve reporting by the end of the year, with additional step-out drilling scheduled for 2027 to further explore the extent of the mineralization.",
  "summary": "VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI) is pleased to report updated results from exploration drilling at the Southern Arc and Kassasoko deposits at the Diamba Sud Gold Project located in Senegal, and the start of drilling at Kabewest on the recently acquired and contiguous […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Fortuna reports 7.8 g/t gold over 12.8 meters at Southern Arc, Diamba Sud",
    "196 RC and DD holes drilled totaling 36,592 meters since February 2026",
    "Exploration advancing at Bambadji, Senegal with step-out drilling planned for 2027"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}