Sovereign Metals has launched a follow-up 400m spaced drill program at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project in Malawi.
The focus is on delineating the boundaries and extent of mineralization north of the known mineral resource estimate (MRE) area.
The hand-auger drill program, with over 70 holes, targets areas previously identified with mineralization in wide-spaced regional hand-auger drilling. This target zone extends up to 20 km north of the current MRE boundary.
Drilling is ongoing and expected to conclude in the coming weeks, managed by four hand-auger teams under Sovereign’s in-country technical supervision.
Initial sample processing will be done at Sovereign’s Lilongwe laboratory facility before final analysis at certified international laboratories. Results are anticipated in the coming weeks.
Earlier in February, Sovereign reported significant strike extensions of approximately 8 km south of the Kasiya MRE footprint, across multiple parallel mineralized zones.
These zones, open at depth, indicate potential for expanding the high-grade rutile and graphite MRE at Kasiya.
The current MRE stands at 1.8 billion tonnes at 1% rutile and 1.4% graphite, covering a vast area of over 201 km2 with broad and contiguous zones of high-grade rutile and graphite.
Sovereign is working on the optimization program for Kasiya in collaboration with strategic investor Rio Tinto.
