Kobo Resources
Promotional Strapline: Focused on high-quality gold discovery
Primary Ticker: TSXV:KRI
Stage of Development: Exploration
Primary Minerals: Gold
Country / Region: Côte d'Ivoire
Market Cap 24M
Website: Kobo Resources
Kobo Resources is a growth-focused gold exploration company with a compelling new gold discovery in Cote d'Ivoire, one of West Africa's most prolific and developing gold districts, hosting several multi-million-ounce gold mines. The Company’s 100%-owned Kossou Gold Project is located approximately 20 km northwest of the capital city of Yamoussoukro and is directly adjacent to one of the region's largest gold mines with established processing facilities. The Company is drilling to unlock the potential size and scale at the Kossou Gold Project with 9+ km strike length of highly prospective gold targets with demonstrated significant drill results from three key target areas, as well as additional exploration on its Kotobi Permit as part of its strategic efforts to expand its footprint in Côte d'Ivoire.
Management Profile
Edward Gosselin, CEO
Member of the Quebec Bar Association since 1984
Exercised in private practice for more than 18 years in commercial law, banking litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, business restructuring, raising capital for ‘Start-ups’, director of numerous private entities
Strategic advisor having acquired more than 20 years of experience in the management of high tech, industrial companies and exploration, focusing on Cote d’Ivoire project for the last 10 years
Paul Sarjeant, President and COO
Professional Geologist with over 35 years of experience in mineral exploration, project management, development and evaluation throughout the world including Africa
Extensive management experience having served in senior management roles for several small cap exploration and development companies and mining companies
Member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario
What are your key goals for the next 3, 6 and 12 months?
3 Months
- Complete the 10,000 m Diamond Drill program currently underway
- Assess drill results and plan for definition drill phase
- Complete the initial soil geochemical sampling program on the Kotobi license, with follow up trenching as required and mapping
6 Months
- Achieve the financing objectives
- Commence a 40,000-50,000 m diamond drill program on the Kossou Gold Project
- Initiate Phase 2 of exploration program on Kotobi license
- Obtain exploration licenses for Bocanda South and Bocanda North totaling +/- 680 km2
- Evaluate potential acquisition opportunities in West Africa, focusing efforts in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
12 Months
- Start first drill program on Kotobi licence
- Initiate maiden Mineral Resource Estimate on Kossou Gold Project (12+ months)
What do you think makes your company such a compelling investment?
- Strategic Location: Kobo Resources’ Kossou Gold Project is positioned within one of Côte d’Ivoire’s most highly prospective gold belts, a region known for major discoveries and robust infrastructure. Our 100%-owned Kossou Gold Project provides significant exploration upside with recent promising, high-grade trenching and drill results and is located adjacent to a significant operating gold mine, helping to reduce infrastructure costs as the project advances.
- Strong Partnership with Mota-Engil/Luso Global Mining: Our strategic partnership with Mota-Engil/Luso Global Mining strengthens Kobo’s ability to scale and enhances our operational capabilities, a significant asset for a junior explorer. This partnership brings expertise, funding support, and logistical advantages.
- Focused Exploration with Proven Success: Kobo’s experienced technical team and disciplined exploration approach have yielded promising results, including high-grade intercepts across multiple gold targets, which underscore the Kossou Gold Project’s potential as a scalable gold asset. Our current 10,000 m diamond drilling program aims to expand and define our resource potential, aligning with our growth-focused model
