Rome Resources (RMR) has reported promising new assay results from two drill holes at its Mont Agoma prospect in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reinforcing its exploration model of a polymetallic system transitioning into deeper tin mineralisation.
Hole MADD024 intersected a 176-metre envelope of copper and zinc mineralisation, including standout intervals of 14.8 metres at 0.67% copper from 59.1 metres (with 0.7 metres at 2.32%), and 13.4 metres at 1.26% copper from 109 metres (including 2.83 metres at 2.13%). The hole also encountered visible tin mineralisation across a 28-metre zone.
In hole MADD026, the company intercepted 54 metres grading 3.41% zinc from 113 metres depth, and 20 metres at 1.23% copper from 193 metres, including a five-metre zone at 3.12% copper. Tin was also visible in a 15-metre interval.
The latest results extend confirmed copper and zinc mineralisation across a 500-metre strike length and a width exceeding 200 metres. A short, 3,000-metre drilling campaign targeting deeper tin zones is currently underway.
Rome believes Mont Agoma shows similarities to major tin deposits such as San Rafael in Peru and South Crofty in the UK—both of which began as copper projects before evolving into significant tin producers.
Metallurgical test work has commenced, with a specialist appointed to lead mineralogical and processing studies. Resource estimates are pending for copper, zinc, and tin at Mont Agoma, and for tin at the nearby Kalayi prospect.
“Drilling at Mont Agoma has resumed, and we’re targeting several key tin zones,” said CEO Paul Barrett. “The results so far are very encouraging, confirming near-surface copper and zinc, with increasing tin grades at depth—exactly the zonation we expected.”
