Rome Resources Advances Post-MRE Drilling at Bisie North Project in DRC
Rome Resources Continues Drilling at Bisie North as Tin and Copper Mineralisation Extends at Depth
AIM-listed Rome Resources has reported that two drill rigs are currently operating at its Bisie North Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the company advances its post-maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) drilling programme.
One rig is operating at the Mont Agoma prospect, while the second is active at the Kalayi prospect, in line with the drilling programme announced on 23 December 2025.
The company’s maiden MRE confirmed that both prospects form part of a large polymetallic system. At Mont Agoma, drilling has identified a broad mineralised zone dominated by near-surface copper, with tin grades expected to increase at depth.
At Kalayi, results indicate near-surface high-grade tin mineralisation that remains open at depth and is anticipated to widen and improve in grade with further drilling.
Rome reported that two drillholes have been completed, with a third hole nearing its target depth.
At Kalayi, drillhole KBD019 was completed to a depth of 189.5 metres, intersecting significant tin mineralisation between 129 metres and 135 metres. Handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) readings taken at one-metre intervals across the six-metre zone averaged 1.6 per cent tin.
The company said this high-grade interval sits within a broader 26-metre mineralised zone from 114 metres to 140.7 metres, characterised by disseminated cassiterite, supporting the continuity of tin mineralisation at Kalayi. The rig has since moved and drilling has commenced on hole KBD020.
At Mont Agoma, drillhole MADD034 was completed to 94 metres and is being used as a control point for the project’s structural model.
A second hole from the same pad, MADD035, is currently at approximately 190 metres depth and continues to progress within the main Mont Agoma mineralised zone.
Rome noted that the reported tin grades are based on handheld XRF spot readings, which have an analytical window of approximately 10 millimetres and are indicative only. The company cautioned that these readings should not be used for resource estimation purposes.
Samples from completed drillholes will be submitted for laboratory assay, with results to be released once received.
Commenting on the progress, Rome Resources Chief Executive Officer Paul Barrett said early indications from the second phase of drilling at Kalayi were encouraging.
“The intersection of a tin-rich zone at depth is consistent with our structural model and supports expectations for high-grade extensions beneath known mineralisation.
Drilling at Mont Agoma is also progressing well as we target deeper parts of the system, where we believe tin grades may strengthen. We look forward to providing regular updates as drilling continues and further results become available,” Barrett said.
