West Africa-focused mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has a busy exploration programme planned for the months ahead, with a focus on its lithium projects at Bougouni, in Mali.
CEO Bernard Aylward said in February that the company would return to drill its Ngoualana prospect at its Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, as soon as possible, following the company’s receipt of the project’s first assay batches for a reverse-circulation (RC) drilling programme.
“We expect to start a follow-up drilling programme in February and to advance the priority targets with the aim of establishing a maiden resource as soon as possible,” Aylward pointed out.
He describes the first drilling intersection from Ngoualana, which remains open along strike and at depth, as “highly encouraging”, with wide, high-grade mineralisation intersected in drilling confirming surface observations.
“We are eagerly awaiting the final assay results as our drilling continued to intersect a wide, coarse grained pegmatite body with high spodumene content.”
The first drill hole at the Ngoualana prospect has returned 21 m at 1.7% lithium oxide from a depth of 62 m, including a high-grade core of 12 m at 1.81% lithium oxide from 69 m.
This story is from the Mining Weekly 24 March 2017 edition of Mining Weekly.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the Mining Weekly 24 March 2017 edition of Mining Weekly.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Digitalised Mining Can Allow For Deeper Mining
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in Johannesburg, will test its latest developments in digitalised mining technology in underground mining conditions in the next two months at the Sterkfontein caves, a World Heritage Site in Muldersdrift, near Krugersdorp.
Beyond Expectations
Anglo exceeds target as 2016 net debt declines to $8.5bn
Many Leagues Under The Sea
Proponents see glistening future in seabed mining, but environmentalists fret.
Greater Demand For Credible, Local Testing Spurs Growth
Local environmental laboratory X-Lab Earth Science plans to expand its sup-port for air-quality testing companies servicing the mining and minerals industry as demand grows for accredited data analysis in this sector.
First Bougouni Drilling Assays 'Highly Encouraging'
West Africa-focused mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has a busy exploration programme planned for the months ahead, with a focus on its lithium projects at Bougouni, in Mali.
Market Barometer
ETFs act as market indicator for precious metals, ensuring improved transparency.
Test Production Starts at Mowana
Africa ­focused gold and copper explo­ration and develop­ment company Alecto Minerals has started test production at its Mowana copper project, in Botswana, after initial commissioning at the project’s process plant, says CEO Mark Jones.
Digging Deeper Becoming More Attractive, Financially Possible
Developing a new shaft is regarded as a grudge purchase by mining compa-nies and their shareholders because of the capital-intensive nature of such projects.
Shaft Sinking Progresses at Platreef's Shaft 1
The sinking of Shaft 1 at the Platreef platinum- palladium-gold-nickelcopper project, in Limpopo, South Africa, has reached a depth of more than 283 m below surface, 697 m away from its target depth.
Supply Cliff?
Commodities supply shortfall looming following years of underinvestment
