West African Resources Limited (ASX: WAF) is pleased to report activities on its 100%-owned gold and copper-gold projects in Burkina Faso, West Africa, for the quarter ending 30 June 2017.

Highlights

Sanbrado Gold Project

• High-grade diamond drilling results from M1 more than 400m down hole
• Mineralisation at M1 now more than double the average depth of the current reserve
• Deep drilling at M1 and M5 targeting open zones & infill drilling targeting category upgrades
• Ground geophysical surveys commenced targeting additional M1-style mineralisation
• Resource for M1 and M5 update on track for Q3 2017
• C$17.25m bought deal private placement completed post quarter end

M1 drilling adds further high-grade at depth

• 22m at 10.5 g/t Au from 373.5m including 1.5 m at 61.7 g/t Au (TAN17-DD110A)
• 15m at 12.4 g/t Au from 431.5m including 2.5 m at 57.6 g/t Au (TAN17-DD110A)
• 21m at 53.1 g/t Au from 408.5m including 1 m at 1,071.9 g/t Au (TAN17-DD111)
• 14.5m at 38.3 g/t Au from 459m including 4.5 m at 104.2 g/t Au (TAN17-DD111)
• 2.5m at 58.9 g/t Au from 254m including 0.5 m at 280.3 g/t Au (TAN17-DD128)
• 2.5m at 24.4 g/t Au from 162m including 0.5 m at 64.9 g/t Au (TAN17-DD129)

M5 drilling hits solid mineralisation beneath reserve pit shell

• 7m at 3.3 g/t Au from 179m (TAN17-DD105B)
• 20m at 2.1 g/t Au from 178m (TAN17-DD116)
• 36.5m at 2.5 g/t Au from 320m (TAN17-DD118)
• 20m at 1.5 g/t Au from 187m (TAN17-DD121)
• 40.5m at 1.4 g/t Au from 240m (TAN17-DD122)
• 12m at 3.3 g/t Au from 211m (TAN17-DD126)
• 37m at 2.4 g/t Au from 298.5m (TAN17-DD127)
• 25.5m at 1.9 g/t Au from 341.5m (TAN17-DD127)

Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:

�The 2017 June quarter added further value at Sanbrado with ultra-high grade mineralisation intercepted at more than 400m down hole, more than double the reserve depth from the February feasibility study. TAN17-DD111 returned a spectacular result with 1.6 kilograms of gold per tonne over a half metre sample, within 21m at 53.1 g/t Au. A second deeper zone in TAN17-DD111 returned and 14.5m at 38.3 g/t Au including 4.5 m at 104.2 g/t Au."

Late in the June quarter the Company announced a C$17.25m bought deal private placement led by Sprott Capital Partners. The deal subsequently closed post the end of the quarter on 24th July, 2017. The Company now has approximately $26m in cash and is fully funded for all 2017 work programs.

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