Tertiary Minerals plc said that a new drill rig and variable ground conditions had made progress a little slower than expected at its Konkola West copper project in Zambia. Operator Kobold Metals Company began drilling the first hole KWDD001 during April and reached a depth of 1,023 metres by 21 May. The hole has now […]
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Tertiary encouraged by Konkola West drilling
Tertiary Minerals plc’s first drill hole has to date reached a depth of 1,023 metres at the Konkola West copper earn-in project in Zambia. HORIZONS Partner KoBold Metals continues drilling KWD001, targeting the ore-shale hosting copper mineralisation found at the Konkola-Lubambe copper mines and nearby Mingomba deposit. Tertiary said that KoBold had intersected a number […]
Tertiary to start drilling at Konkola West
Tertiary Minerals plc’s partner will begin drilling later this month to test for deep copper mineralisation in the main ore shale at the Konkola West copper project in Zambia. EXTENSIONS Regulatory approval follows the earn-in agreement between the company’s 96% owned subsidiary, its local partner Mwashia Resources Ltd and the operator-subsidiary of KoBold Metals. The […]
Tertiary signs earn-in with KoBold for Konkola West
Tertiary Minerals plc has signed a definitive earn-in with KoBold Metals for the Konkola West copper project in Zambia. JOINT VENTURE The agreement over exploration licence 27067-HQ-LEL is between the company’s 96% owned subsidiary Tertiary Minerals (Zambia) Ltd (TMZ), a subsidiary of KoBold and TMZ’s local partner Mwashia Resources Ltd. Private US-based mineral explorer KoBold […]
Tertiary signs non-binding earn-in for Konkola West
Tertiary Minerals plc has signed a “detailed, largely non-binding” term sheet for an earn-in and joint venture deal with a “well resourced” third party for the Konkola West copper project in Zambia. APPROVALS The project comprises exploration licence 27067-HQ-LEL, which covers 71.9km2 and lies 18km northwest of Chingola in the Central African copper belt. Tertiary […]
‘Substantial’ copper-in-soil anomaly defined at Mukai
Tertiary Minerals plc has defined a substantial copper-in-soil anomaly from soil samples at the Mukai copper earn-in project in northwest Zambia. HIGH GRADE Analysis using a portable XRF instrument in the field of 526 soil samples showed the “large high-grade” anomaly with values in excess of a 160ppm copper across 1,300m by 400m. Peak soil […]