Charles archer monthly update2 Apr 2026 08:48
Jubilee Metals secured an additional parcel of high-grade copper ore at 1.65% copper for Roan, paying $1.8 million in shares rather than cash.
On the Large Waste Project, the seller also opted to take the next $2.6 million installment in shares, leaving $5.4 million outstanding on the acquisition.
Two joint venture partners are shortlisted to help upgrade and refine the 240 million tonne surface stockpile, with discussions expected to conclude within two months.
Itβs possible the sell-off is these shares being sold. I hope not, but I am happily a buyer down here.
Drilling at the Molefe open-pit mine has returned strong results, with peak intercepts including 16 metres at 8.01% total copper from 18 metres depth β shallow, high-grade oxide mineralisation well-suited for processing at Sable.
Infill drilling confirmed grade continuity in line with the existing mine plan, while a new zone extending roughly 250 metres beyond the planned boundary was identified, with mineralisation still open to the east. Phase 2 drilling with partner Galileo is now underway to chase that extension.
The updated Molefe mine plan sets out how the company intends to scale up. Connecting Pits 2 and 3 into a single enlarged open pit β requiring around four months of development work and removal of 400,000 tonnes of overburden β will lift the quarterly mining rate from 15,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes of copper reef.
High-grade material heads straight to Sable for direct leaching while medium-grade ore will be upgraded on-site first. Phase 2 drilling of the eastern extension is the immediate priority, with first production from that area targeted within a year.
Could all be forgiven in the months ahead?
It may very well be.