Rome confident about more tin resources as Kalayi drilling nears completion
As Aim-listed Rome Resources nears the end of a drill programme on the Kalayi prospect within the Bisie North project area, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the company confirms it has continuously found near-surface high-grade tin mineralisation.
The Kalayi prospect is located about 8 km from Alphamin’s Mpama tin mining complex.
Since Rome’s last update in mid-February, two drill rigs have continued to operate at the Kalayi prospect as part of the company’s pos-maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) drilling programme. Nearly 2 700 m of core has been recovered since drilling started at the end of 2025, including below the existing MRE area.
As the company nears the drilling of a final two holes, about 600 kg of samples have already been shipped to ALS Laboratories in Johannesburg, South Africa, for assay work, in addition to a 360 kg sample that was previously shipped.
Initial on-site portable X-ray fluorescence results for the Kalayi drill holes KBDD028 to KBDD030, however, have intercepted 10 m of tin grading 1.3% from 220 m; 1 m of tin grading 5.4% from 32 m; and 4 m of tin grading 1% from 47 m.
With tin currently trading at about $50 000/t, the grades encountered at Kalayi demonstrate strong potential value of the mineralised system, the company states.
CEO Paul Barrett says he is pleased with the continued success of the Kalayi drilling programme.
“The latest intercepts continue to demonstrate that high-grade tin mineralisation persists at depth beneath the existing resource, validating our structural model for the deposit and reinforcing the potential for resource expansion.”
He adds that the company looks forward to incorporating the resulting assays from this programme into the company's next MRE update for Kalayi as Rome continues ongoing discussions with potential strategic partners regarding development pathways for the asset.
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