Rome Resources advances Bisie North project with new resource estimate and active drilling
Rome Resources Plc (AIM: RMR) has begun work on a new Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for its Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting the Kalayi and Mont Agoma prospects.
The company has appointed The MSA Group to undertake the estimate, which will include the development of 3D block models and adhere to CIM guidelines for NI 43-101 Technical Reporting. Completion of the MRE is expected by the end of June.
This new estimate builds on a previous NI 43-101 report completed last year and will incorporate fresh drilling data, enabling full mineralisation modelling across both key targets.
Meanwhile, drilling activity is ongoing at depth at Mont Agoma, where three rigs are currently in operation. These rigs are focused on testing tin mineralisation beneath previously identified copper-zinc zones.
Rome anticipates updating the resource estimate once all assay results from the current drilling campaign have been received and analysed.
“With three rigs currently operating at Mont Agoma, we are making rapid progress in testing what we believe is a large-scale, high-value copper-tin-zinc-silver system,” said chief executive Paul Barrett.
“The data collected so far is robust enough to support our maiden resource estimates for both Kalayi and Mont Agoma, and we are pleased to appoint MSA to carry out this important milestone for the company.”
Barrett also noted encouraging geological signs: “The geology is shaping up as we had hoped — with copper and zinc dominant near surface and tin strengthening at depth — confirming the zonation model we are targeting.
“This resource will be our first formal step in defining scale and value at Bisie North.”
