Kalo Gold’s Bonanza Breakthrough: Fiji’s New Gold Frontier?
Kalo Gold Corp’s bonanza-grade gold intercept at the Qiriyaga Complex could redefine Fiji’s place on the global gold exploration map, marking the dawn of a new mineral discovery era in the Pacific.

In a development that could mark a defining moment for gold exploration in Fiji, Kalo Gold Corp. (TSXV:KALO) has reported bonanza-grade gold mineralization from its 2025 Phase 1 drilling program at the Qiriyaga Complex, part of its 100%-owned Vatu Aurum Project. According to the company’s official release, hole VA25-DH11 intersected 22.12 metres grading 12.80 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, including 10.05 metres at 25.10 g/t and 1.00 metre at 83.30 g/t from 43.48 metres depth.
“VA25-DH11 represents a significant step forward in our understanding of the Vatu Aurum system,” said Terry L. Tucker, P.Geo., President & CEO of Kalo Gold Corp. “The 22.12-metre intersection averaging 12.80 g/t gold, with higher-grade zones up to 83.30 g/t Au, validates our diatreme-margin targeting model and confirms that we are operating within a high-temperature epithermal environment.”
The hole marks the first test of the interpreted diatreme margin at Target QC1, confirming Kalo’s geological model and highlighting the presence of a vertically extensive epithermal gold system.
A Breakthrough Discovery in the Qiriyaga Complex
The drill results reported in the company’s October 15 release confirm that Kalo’s exploration model, focused on the margins of diatreme breccias, has delivered spectacular results. The intersection in hole VA25-DH11, returning an average of 12.80 g/t gold over 22.12 metres (true width 20.70 metres), provides strong evidence that Kalo’s approach to targeting the diatreme margin at QC1 is sound. Within this interval, grades soar to 35.01 g/t over 7.00 metres and an impressive 83.30 g/t gold over 1.00 metre, making it one of the highest-grade intercepts reported in Fiji in recent memory.
The results confirm the presence of a high-temperature epithermal system, with mineralization hosted in chalcedonic quartz-cemented hydrothermal breccias—a hallmark of productive gold-bearing diatremes. Geophysical surveys suggest that QC1 extends to at least 395 metres depth, located near the intersection of the Namalau and Buca Faults, both key conduits for hydrothermal fluids in the region.
