Aurum Resources (ASX:AUE) said the latest drilling at its Boundiali gold project in Côte d'Ivoire intersected gold mineralization outside the current mineral resource, indicating further resource growth potential, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.

Key drill intercepts at the BMT3 deposit include 1.76 meters at 150.87 grams per tonne grade of gold from 485.94 meters, including 0.72 meters at 367.05 g/t gold; 15.5 meters at 3.88 g/t gold from 179 meters; and 10 meters at 3.46 g/t gold from 280 meters.

The BMT2 deposit intercepts include 15 meters at 1.05 g/t gold from 112 meters; six meters at 1.79 g/t gold from 48 meters; and 66.3 meters at 0.61 g/t gold from 129.7 meters. BMT1 deposit intercepts include 6.8 meters at 28.76 g/t gold from 120.2 meters; 2.4 meters at 14.38 g/t gold from 123 meters; and eight meters at 2.13 g/t gold from 135 meters.

The company said it is targeting the next Boundiali mineral resource estimate update at the end of the third quarter, with a definitive feasibility study expected late this year.