{"id":139465,"title":"Shuka Minerals Identifies New Multi-Metal Orebody at Kabwe","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-08-13T06:15:29+00:00","modified":"2026-08-13T06:15:29+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/shuka-minerals-identifies-new-multi-metal-orebody-at-kabwe/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/shuka-minerals-identifies-new-multi-metal-orebody-at-kabwe.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/shuka-minerals-identifies-new-multi-metal-orebody-at-kabwe.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["Alistair Muir","Dr. Allen Zimbler","Edenville Energy PLC","EDL","Gathoni Muchai Investments","Jason Brewer","Marc Nally","Mr Edward Ruheni","Noel Lyons Edenville","Richard Lloyd","Rukwa Coal Project","Shuka Resources Plc","southwest Tanzania","Zambian mining"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/be7cc056-c401-49d2-95e9-598914c3339a.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Shuka Minerals (AIM/AltX: SKA)** has reported the discovery of a previously unknown near-surface orebody at its Kabwe Zinc Mine in Zambia, with drilling identifying significant **zinc alongside lead, copper and vanadium mineralisation**.\n\nDrill hole KBDD09, located a few hundred metres south of the existing Speaks and Mine Club zones, returned several substantial mineralised intervals.\n\nKey preliminary XRF results include **26.6m at 8.30% zinc** from 48.4m and **43.7m at 10.77% zinc** from 75m. The latter included **10.8m at 18.30% zinc**, while a 2.7m section averaged more than 28% zinc and 0.79% vanadium. Peak readings reached **64.95% zinc**, with a separate 2.8m interval grading 5.4% lead.\n\nA shallower interval also returned **10.45m at 3.35% zinc** from just 2.95m depth, including copper mineralisation of up to 0.3%.\n\nImportantly, Shuka said the newly identified orebody would be **additional to previously reported resources** at Speaks and Mine Club.\n\nKBDD09 is the first of three holes targeting the discovery, with results from KB010 and KB011 expected in due course. The initial drilling campaign was expanded to **2,500 metres** following encouraging results, with a second phase planned later this year.\n\nThe company cautioned that the current results come from portable XRF readings and will require confirmation through laboratory analysis to JORC/NI 43-101 standards.\n\n**Chief executive Richard Lloyd** said the presence of zinc, lead, copper and vanadium within the same intervals could indicate richer mineral-bearing fluids and potentially a zonal structure to the wider Kabwe orebody."}