LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Rome Resources announced on Tuesday that it had started mobilising equipment and personnel for the next phase of exploration at its Bisie North Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, moving quickly to advance drilling less than six weeks after publishing its maiden mineral resource estimate.
The AIM-traded company said the resource confirmed Bisie North as a large, multi-metallic system hosting tin, copper, zinc and silver at the Kalayi and Mont Agoma deposits, with drilling to date testing only shallow depths of 220 to 250 metres.

Internal modelling suggested exploration targets of between 102,000 and 260,000 tonnes of contained tin across the two deposits, pointing to further potential at depth and along strike.

The new exploration phase would initially target deeper tin zones beneath the main Mont Agoma polymetallic system, where the company believed tin grades could improve as copper grades decrease, mirroring trends seen at Alphamin's nearby Bisie mine.

Drilling would also test the newly identified Mont Agoma East tin zone, where a near-surface 23-metre intercept was recorded after the initial estimate, and pursue high-grade shoots at Kalayi.

A helicopter had returned to the country and was preparing for phased mobilisation of crews and equipment, with drilling set to begin at Mont Agoma before shifting to Kalayi.

Rome said it would provide updates as drilling starts and results are received.

Chief executive Paul Barrett said the work would focus on areas where the system is expected to strengthen at depth.

"We are very pleased to restart operations so soon after delivering the maiden MRE, which confirmed Bisie North as a significant, multi-metallic system with exceptional growth potential," he said.

He described the programme as "strategically important," adding that the company looked forward to "advancing drilling rapidly and updating the market as results come through."

At 1212 GMT, shares in Rome Resources were up 1.21% at 0.19p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

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