Red Rock Resources eyes significant cobalt grades at Luanshimba project in DRC
2021-08-11 13:36:52 [Print]
UK-based Red Rock Resources PLC said reverse circulation drilling at the Luanshimba copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now proceeding satisfactorily after slow initial progress.
So far at the project, which is operated by 80% owned subsidiary Red Rock Galaxy SA, 11 holes of 60m to 100m have so far been drilled in the 2,000 first phase.
This number may be extended, the company said, with cobalt-copper oxides including heterogenite having been encountered in 10 of the holes in zones starting at depths between approximately 19m and 70m.
Some 850km of samples are being prepared for laboratory assay in South Africa, with handheld XRF analysis indicating significant cobalt grades in mylonitic units but needing laboratory confirmation.
So far at the project, which is operated by 80% owned subsidiary Red Rock Galaxy SA, 11 holes of 60m to 100m have so far been drilled in the 2,000 first phase.
This number may be extended, the company said, with cobalt-copper oxides including heterogenite having been encountered in 10 of the holes in zones starting at depths between approximately 19m and 70m.
Some 850km of samples are being prepared for laboratory assay in South Africa, with handheld XRF analysis indicating significant cobalt grades in mylonitic units but needing laboratory confirmation.
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