Fortuna Metals Starts Phase 1 Drilling Across 50km Rutile Trend at Malawi’s Kampini Project
ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has commenced a Phase 1 hand-auger drilling programme at its Kampini rutile and graphite project in Malawi, targeting a 50-kilometre strike of rutile-bearing geology.
Kampini forms part of Fortuna’s broader Malawi project, which also includes the Mkanda asset.
The two licences cover a combined 658 square kilometres in the central region of the country, close to Sovereign Metals’ Kasiya rutile and graphite project.
The Phase 1 programme will comprise 66 holes and is designed to systematically test the full 50-kilometre strike length from west to east.
Fortuna will also follow up historical drilling that identified elevated titanium mineralisation across the area.
Previous drilling at Kampini returned titanium oxide intersections of up to 2.14%. Fortuna reported results including 7 m at 2.14% titanium oxide and 8 m at 1.46%, while historical drilling at Mkanda returned 10 m at 1.37% titanium oxide.
Fortuna CEO Tom Langley said the limited historical drilling at Kampini had produced encouraging results, with previous holes intersecting substantial zones of high-grade titanium mineralisation.
The programme is intended to determine the scale and continuity of the mineralisation and assess whether the rutile-bearing geology extends across the wider project area.
Mkanda exploration advances
At the neighbouring Mkanda project, Fortuna has completed a 7,618 m aircore drilling programme designed to investigate mineralisation at greater depths and support the expansion and upgrading of the project’s mineral resource potential.
The 2026 programme followed an initial 2025 reconnaissance campaign conducted on a wider 400 m by 400 m grid.
Fortuna has subsequently moved to closer-spaced 200 m by 200 m drilling to better define mineralised zones and increase resource confidence.
The company expects priority assay results from the aircore programme in November, with additional results expected to be released over the following four to six months.
Fortuna is targeting rutile, graphite and potentially rare earth mineralisation across its Malawi portfolio. The company has also previously produced a rutile concentrate grading more than 96% titanium oxide from metallurgical testwork on a Mkanda bulk sample.
The projects are located about 20 km from Lilongwe and within approximately 25 km of a major railway line connecting the region to a deep-water port in Mozambique. High-voltage electricity infrastructure is also located nearby.
Fortuna said the combination of extensive mineralised trends, existing infrastructure and proximity to transport networks provides a strong foundation for continued exploration and potential future development in Malawi.
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