Tertiary Minerals plc has received approval to begin mineral exploration at its Mupala copper project in the Domes region of northwest Zambia.
PROGRAMME
The company received consent for its environmental project brief and from the Sailunga Chiefdom.
Work programmes, expected to begin next month, will include soil sampling to verify identified soil anomalies and help surface regolith mapping.
Tertiary said that recently acquired historical data had identified multiple copper-in-soil anomalies within the licence.
Mupala lies 12km west of the company’s Mukai project and next to the Anglo American-Arc Minerals joint venture project.
Executive chairman Patrick Cheetham added that the company was awarded the licence in competition with several other applicants, including Anglo American.
“A recent review of historical exploration conducted within the licence area and more recent exploration and mine development on adjacent areas by majors such as First Quantum Minerals and Anglo American highlights the prospectivity of the licence.
“The strategic position of our Mupala and Mukai projects in the Kabompo Dome region and
the Konkola West project in the traditional copper belt, where KoBold Metals is currently
drilling, places Tertiary at the heart of Zambia’s mining boom.”