Hummingbird Resources PLC provided an update on its extensive 2021 exploration drilling programme at the Sanioumale West and greenfield deposits, Kama and Diaban, at the Yanfolila gold mine in Mali. The Company notes further assays have recently been received from the Sanioumale East deposit drilling campaign at Yanfolila which, once fully reviewed, are expected to be reported in First Quarter 2022. Following on from the successful 2020 mineral resource infill drill programme at SW, the focus for the 2021 drilling has been to follow up on the open-ended mineralisation that could lead to further open pit extensions, and which would increase the mineable reserves available to add to the operation's life of mine ("LOM") plan. 44 holes were drilled and as per the included sections, these were targeting down dip or along strike extensions below the current pit design or below the base of the modelled inferred mineral resources. Due to the targeted nature of the drilling, many good intersections were recorded. Only the higher-grade southern portion of the 2.5-kilometre-long SW structure was drilled tested, with further drilling required to infill the northern portions of the structure and continue drill testing at depth of the higher-grade zones along the southern end of the SW structure. The current Mineral Resources at SW are made up of a significant portion of lower grade material ideally suited to heap leaching, as shown in recent bottle roll metallurgical test work. By including and targeting these lower grade resources in addition to the high grade CIL feed material, there exist many targets to continue growing the mineral resource and its mineable reserves. Drill testing at SW is still relatively shallow. An increased understanding of the mineralisation controls and gold distribution at deposit will assist in its growth as an important ore source for the operation, which has recently started to be mined. As part of the LOM extension strategy, two new targets, Kama and Diaban, were drill tested to evaluate their Mineral Resource potential. At Kama, where historical shallow artisanal workings existed along the same structure hosting the Soloba mineralisation and the Komana West deposit, 21 RC holes on a line spacing of 80m were drilled for 1,800m. In each drill section, narrow zones of mineralisation were intersected, confirming the existence of a mineralised system underlying the area. The third and northern most drill section intersected two shallow and separate mineralised intervals that remain open to the north and not drill tested to date. The Diaban drilling was testing a conceptual target over a 1.5-km-long portion of the regional Siekorole Shear Zone (near its intersection with the Sankarani Shear Zone upon which Gonka, Komana East and Sanioumale East deposits are located). This drilling intersected gold mineralisation, a highly positive sign that the structure is connected to a mineralised system. Further study and analysis of the drill results, the RC chips and exploration data sets is required before further follow up drilling can be planned in 2022.