Aim-listed AfriTin Mining has completed the first 20 diamond drill holes recommended for the validation of the historical data by CSA Global at its flagship Uis tin mine, in Namibia.
The drill holes form part of the drilling programme designed to support the declaration of a mineral resource estimate on the V1 and V2 pegmatite.
The drill holes have been geologically logged and sampled, and are being analysed by a certified independent laboratory.
AfriTin CEO Anthony Viljoen says the completion marks significant progress towards declaring a Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant mineral resource for the Uis project and is a “major step for the company in order to confirm the historical data”.
The down-dip, step-out drilling is in progress and an initial update of the geological model indicates a close correlation between the historical drill programme and the holes completed during the programme.
The analytical results confirm that tin and tantalum mineralisation is primarily confined to pegmatite bodies.