Askari Metals Reports High-Grade Tin, Lithium and Tantalum Results at Uis Project, Plans Drilling Expansion in Namibia
Askari Metals Limited has reported encouraging assay results from trenching activities at its Uis Project in Namibia, confirming the presence of a broad polymetallic system containing tin, lithium, and tantalum across its exploration licences.
During the March quarter, the company received new assay results from a trenching programme at EPL 7345. Peak values included 3,360 parts per million (ppm) tin, 1.25% lithium oxide, 364 ppm tantalum, 3,370 ppm rubidium, and 587 ppm caesium indicators of a potentially valuable multi-commodity mineral system.
The results were recorded at the DP pegmatite target, where systematic trenching across ten pegmatites on a 40-metre grid is helping define the scale and continuity of mineralisation.
Askari completed 39 trenches totaling 749 metres and collected 325 channel samples, with several trenches intersecting mineralisation across the full width of the pegmatite structures.
Exploration data shows the main pegmatite body extends over approximately 700 metres of strike length, with an average surface thickness of about six metres.
These characteristics support the potential for a sizeable and continuous mineralised system within the project area.
The latest findings build on earlier exploration results, including rock chip samples that returned lithium oxide grades of up to 1.92% and historical data showing tin oxide grades as high as 4.05% and tantalum values of up to 1,121 ppm from nearby pegmatites.
Previous reverse circulation drilling intersected narrower mineralised zones, including intervals such as 4 metres grading 0.16% tin oxide and 4 metres grading 314 ppm tantalum.
However, the company noted that earlier drilling campaigns did not fully test the primary target zones now being explored.
A recent technical review of historical geological data has enabled Askari to refine its interpretation of the deposit and better define the extent of mineralisation across licences EPL 8535, EPL 7345, and EPL 7626.
This work positions the Uis Project as a potentially significant polymetallic resource hosting tin, lithium, tantalum, and associated rare metals.
The licences are located adjacent to the operating Uis Tin Mine, owned by Andrada Mining Limited, placing the project within an established and active mining district.
Looking ahead, Askari plans to launch a reverse circulation drilling programme in the second half of 2026 to test the continuity of mineralisation at depth, alongside additional sampling campaigns at EPL 7626 as the company advances the project toward potential resource development.
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