Rome Resources reports further results from DRC drilling
By Josh White
Date: Thursday 26 Jun 2025
(Sharecast News) - Rome Resources reported further encouraging results from its ongoing drilling programme at the Bisie North Project in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, with indications of significant tin, copper and zinc mineralisation.
The AIM-traded company said it had deferred the publication of its maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) to allow for a more comprehensive assessment of the project's multi-commodity potential.
Drilling was expected to finish by the end of July, ahead of the mandatory maintenance of the company's contracted helicopter, which had limited operational capacity in the near term.
Recent drill cores from holes MADD025 to MADD030 were in transit for laboratory assay following preliminary analysis using on-site XRF, which indicated substantial grades of tin, copper and zinc.
Notably, drill hole MADD029 yielded a 48-metre intersection of significant copper mineralisation to the northwest of earlier holes, while MADD028 returned a 12-metre zinc interval grading around 13% within a broader 61-metre zone.
Tin was also intercepted in both MADD027 and MADD028, with grades of up to 4% over short sections and broader lower-grade zones extending over 42 to 54 metres.
"The scale and quality of mineralisation across tin, copper and zinc is becoming increasingly apparent - and we are only just beginning to test the deeper parts of the system," said chief executive Paul Barrett.
"The decision to include both the more recent core assays and assess the commercial potential of the other commodities present will give Rome a comprehensive maiden MRE on or around September 2025 rather than a partial picture."
The current MRE work, led by MSA, had been focused primarily on tin at the Kalayi and Mont Agoma zones but was now being expanded to incorporate copper and zinc, following evidence of commercially significant grades at shallow depths.
Rome said it was also dispatching metallurgical samples to Canada to support the development of a polymetallic processing flowsheet.
Additionally, the company said it was testing for germanium, a high-value element often associated with zinc deposits, given the particularly high zinc grades reported.
The company said it expected to deliver the maiden MRE for tin, copper and zinc, along with a strategic update for the project's further development, in mid-September.
At 1450 BST, shares in Rome Resources were down 10.82% at 0.27p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
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