Rome Resources (RMR) has encountered tin and copper mineralisation at newly identified zones and in deeper extensions of known zones in ongoing drilling at its Mont Agoma project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The new tin zone, encountered at drill hole MADD030, was confirmed by drill hole MADD030A, which returned 18 metres of mineralisation with a maximum grade of 2.4% tin measured by the XRF analyser.
Results suggest the presence of a strike-slip fault creating a potential duplication of the principal mineralisation zone to the east of the main zone drilled to date.
Drill hole MADD032 encountered a copper intercept measuring 13 metres, with the XRF analyser reporting a maximum grade of 13% copper plus nine metres of tin within a higher-grade, 13 metres wide zinc zone. This intercept has been interpreted by Rome as the continuation of the main zone of mineralisation at depth.
The significant copper intercepts are expected to add to the growing polymetallic resource at Mont Agoma. Work is continuing in regard to establishing a maiden resource estimate. ").
Assay results for six further drill hole samples are expected in two-to-three weeks and will be included in the upcoming resource estimate.
Meanwhile, soil sampling to define a northerly extension of the tin anomaly along strike from the main tin zone is complete, with results also expected in two-to-three weeks.
Metallurgical testwork, aiming to quantify the mineralogy and evaluate optimum beneficiation processes for multi-commodity revenue streams at Mont Agoma, is also underway.
Next steps include stepout drilling along strike to the new tin zone and deeper drilling of the main zone at Mont Agoma, as well as lower-risk deeper drilling of the tin zone at Kalayi.
"We are pleased to see consistent mineralisation coming through in our follow-up drilling at Mont Agoma,” said Paul Barrett, Rome’s chief executive.
“Drill holes MADD030 and MADD030A suggest additional tin potential to the east of Mont Agoma and the copper grades emerging from MADD032 are equally encouraging. We are working closely with MSA to ensure our geological model and upcoming mineral resource estimate are both technically robust and representative of the system's potential.”
View from Vox
With several assays pending and both the resource estimate and metallurgical testwork underway, the coming months should provide the plenty of newsflow. The resource in particular will be very interesting as we will at last be given a meaningful insight into just how large an asset Rome really has.