Press Release

20th July 2017 West African hits 280.3 g/t Au at M1 South

Gold developer West African Resources Limited (ASX, TSXV: WAF) is pleased to report further high-grade drilling results from its Sanbrado Gold Project, Burkina Faso.

Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:

"M1 South has returned further high-grade results including 0.5m at 280.3 g/t Au from 256m in TAN17- DD128. Two wedge holes have also intercepted visible gold mineralisation, assays are pending.

"M5 drilling has also returned significant results with TAN17-DD118 returning 36.5m at 2.5 g/t Au approximately 50m beneath the proposed M5 open pit.

"The Company remains on track to deliver a resource update in Q3 2017, and is-funded to complete all work programs."

Highlights

  • High-grade results from depth at M1 South;

    • 2.5m at 58.9 g/t Au from 254m, including 0.5m at 280.3 g/t Au from 256m

    • 2.5m at 24.4 g/t Au from 162m, including 0.5m at 64.9 g/t Au from 163.5m

  • Significant results from M5;

    • 36.5m at 2.5 g/t Au from 320m, including 0.5m at 49.5 g/t Au

    • 37m at 2.4 g/t Au from 298.5m, including 1.5m at 18.1 g/t Au

  • Six drill rigs currently on-site double shifting, infilling and extending mineralisation

  • Ground geophysical survey commenced targeting additional M1-style mineralisation

  • Resource update on track for Q3 2017

  • Funded to complete all work programs for 2017

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M1 South Drilling Program

The M1 South drill program for the upcoming resource update is nearing completion. Significant results have been returned from TAN17-DD028 and DD029 on sections SE0400 and SE0175, northwest of previous high-grade results in TAN17-DD110A and DD111 (SE450 & SE425). Significant results include:

 TAN17-DD117: 0.5m at 13.5 g/t Au from 221m

 TAN17-DD123: 1.5m at 6.5 g/t Au from 176.5m and 3m at 4.1 g/t Au from 184m

 TAN17-DD125: 1m at 8.0 g/t Au from 212m, 1.5m at 9.2 g/t Au from 265.5m and 0.5m at 8.1 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD128: 2.5m at 58.9 g/t Au from 254m, including 0.5m at 280.3 g/t Au from 256m

 TAN17-DD129: 2.5m at 24.4 g/t Au from 162m, including 0.5m at 64.9 g/t Au from 163.5m

Previous results from the 2017 drilling program at M1 South include:

 TAN17-DD104: 11m at 20.4 g/t Au from 286m, including 2m at 101.71 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD104: 8m at 5.14 g/t Au from 315m

 TAN17-DD106: 10.5m at 2.28 g/t Au from 327.5m

 TAN17-DD107: 8.5m at 37.98 g/t Au from 296.5m including 1m at 260.93 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD107: 27m at 3.73 g/t Au from 315.5m including 0.5m at 63.45 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD109: 29.5m at 20.67 g/t Au from 349.5m including 1.5m at 250.29 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD109: 9.5m at 7.78 g/t Au from 385m including 1m at 61.14 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD110A: 22m at 10.52 g/t Au from 373.5m including 1.5m at 61.71 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD110A: 15m at 12.4 g/t Au from 431.5m including 2.5m at 57.6 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD111 21m at 53.13 g/t Au from 408.5m including 0.5m at 1,613.41 g/t Au and 0.5m at 530.38 g/t Au

 TAN17-DD111 14.5m at 38.27 g/t Au from 459m including 4.5m at 104.16 g/t Au

Two wedge holes off parent holes TAN17-DD110A and TAN17DD111 (Sections SE0450 & 0425) have both intercepted visible gold mineralisation (see photos 1 and 2). Assays are pending for 8 holes at M1 South including the TAN17-DD111-WD1. TAN17-DD110A-WD1 is being logged and sampled along with 7 other holes from M1 South.

A summary long-section through the deposit is presented below and shows grade x thickness (g/t x m) contours, where intercepts for the hanging wall (HW) and foot wall (FW) zones have been combined. Mineralisation grade x thickness results peak at 1,940 g/t Au x m in TAN16-DD044, and the zone remains open at depth at more than 1,600g/t Au x m TAN17-DD111 (1,672 g/t Au x m).

Photo 1: TAN17-DD110A- WD1 - Visible gold at 423m - assays pending Photo 2: TAN17-DD111- WD1 - Visible gold at 458m - assays pending Figure 1: M1 South - Long Section

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