Mako Gold Limited advised that it has commenced its diamond drilling phase of the recently announced DD and RC program 1 at the Company's 224 km2 Napié Project in Côte d'Ivoire. Mako is earning up to a 75% interest in the Napié Project under a farm-in and joint venture agreement with Occidental Gold SARL. Mako currently holds a 51% interest in the permit and is operator of the project. The drilling program consists of approximately 500m of DD and 1,000m of RC drilling on the Tchaga Prospect. The drilling program is following up on the positive results received from previous drill programs on the Tchaga Prospect which has outlined mineralisation over a strike length of 1.4km. Results include: 36m at 3.09g/t Au from 43m - hole NARC107; 28m at 4.86g/t Au from 83m - hole NARC057; 25m at 3.43g/t Au from 53m - hole NARC017; 18m at 3.25g/t Au from 39m - hole NARC080; 23m at 2.46g/t Au from 15m - hole NARC084; 17m at 2.43g/t Au from 86m - hole NARC055; 30m at 1.16g/t Au from 117m - hole NARC101. The DD/RC drilling program will be conducted in two phases. Diamond drilling will comprise the first phase of the program, as oriented diamond core will give valuable structural and paragenesis information on the mineralised zones which will allow for better targeting of drill holes in the second phase (RC drilling). Orientation lines are marked on the bottom of the core by drilling staff while being supervised by Mako geologists. Mako Gold's geology team then reconstructs the broken core to ensure pieces fit together, which allows them to take detailed measurements of structures such as faults, fractures, foliations, folds and quartz veins. The in-situ orientation of geological features is critical in determining a model of gold mineralization. Drilling DD first increases the chance of intersecting the mineralised zones in RC drilling thereby making better use of shareholder funds.