Tertiary Minerals says the first hole at the Konkola West Copper Project, hole number KWDD001, being drilled as part of an earn-in agreement with a subsidiary of KoBold Metals and local partner Mwashia Resources Ltd, was recently reported to be at a depth of 1,023m down-hole and continuing.
It said the target of this drill hole is the ore shale, which hosts the copper mineralisation at the Konkola-Lubambe copper mines and the nearby Mingomba deposit.
Several key marker horizons have been intersected in the hole that is consistently seen in the stratigraphy above the ore shale in these deposits.
The company, however, said that given the known lateral variations in the thickness of individual stratigraphic units in this area it is not yet possible to predict with any certainty the depth at which the ore-shale might be encountered.
Drilling of KWDD001 will continue until mid-June 2024 with assay results to follow after that.
"We are delighted with the level of technical detail being provided to the company by KoBold on an ongoing basis and we are encouraged to see the known mine stratigraphy marker horizons present in this hole,” said Tertiary executive chairperson Patrick Cheetham.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
