Rova contains two 0.4 – 0.8km wide slivers of Kittilä Suite volcanic rocks bounded by Archaean age granitic rocks (Vuotso Formation).
In the southern half of the license area, graphitic tuffs, cherts and ironstones of the Porkonen Formation strike NW-SE over a 12km extent, north of known gold mineralisation at Iso-Kuotko and Sukseton. Anomalous mineralisation in the Rova license was originally revealed by BoT drilling of GTK in 1983, including one sample grading 3.97g/t Au and 0.5% Cu. Three of Outokumpu’s five drillholes targeting the BoT anomalies returned mineralised intervals, including 1.3m at 2.6 g/t Au (ROV-4 at 38.8m). A reconnaissance ionic leach program by S2 outlined a strong Au-Cu-Sb-As-Ag anomaly approximately 1.3 km south of the initial BoT sampling. Further work at Rova in 2026 may include geological mapping and sampling along the trend, as well as base of till drilling across the known anomalous area and structural features picked from an updated interpretation of regional GTK geophysical data.
The Pahasvuoma license straddles the northern continuation of the N-S striking Hanhimaa Shear Zone. This structure parallels deformed units of the Kittilä Suite, including basaltic volcanics of the Vesmajarvi and Porkonen Formations, and sericitic metasedimentary schists of the Pyhäjarvi Formation. A reconnaissance ionic leach program undertaken by S2 Resources defined two Au-As-Ag anomalies spanning lithological contacts in the west and centre of the license. Follow-up work in 2026 is planned to include acquisition and interpretation of a UAV-magnetic survey and BoT drilling to test the extent and nature of the ionic leach anomalies.
