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Update on progress at the Luansobe Copper Project

17 May 2022 07:00

RNS Number : 6922L
Galileo Resources PLC
17 May 2022
 

For immediate release

 

17 May 2022

Galileo Resources Plc

("Galileo" or "the Company")

 

Update on progress at the Luansobe Copper Project, Zambia

 

Galileo Resources plc ("Galileo "or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on progress at the Luansobe Copper Project (the "Project") on the Zambian Copperbelt where it holds a 75% interest in Small Scale Exploration Licence No. 28340-HQ-SEL (the "Licence").

 

 

Highlights

 

· pXRF testing of historic drill core at Luansobe, which is subject to full assay checking, has provisionally identified an upper mineralised zone of moderate copper grade, with some higher grade intervals, in several holes extending up to 36m in thickness, which was not previously reported

· The newly discovered mineralisation has the potential to add incremental value to an open pit mining operation

· The Company has gained access to historic drill core from the Project area dating from the 1950s and 60s which is in remarkably good condition

· Core from 21 priority holes has been located and is being re-logged, checked by pXRF for approximate copper content focussing on zones that may not have been recognised as copper-bearing in the past, and previously unsampled zones of particular interest are being cut and sampled for follow-up assaying

· 58 cut core samples from two holes have been collected to date for laboratory assay to confirm the provisional XRF results and further sampling is planned

· At the Project site, historic drill collars have been re-located which will assist with siting of future twin holes and infill/extension drilling

 

 

Colin Bird Chairman & CEO said: "We are receiving very satisfactory results from our work on historic drill core at the Kalulushi core shed, with positive results to date. Of most encouragement is that there exists a shale unit which appears to be copper-bearing and, in places, of significant thickness. The preliminary hand-held XRF analysis suggests significant individual copper grade values, subject to full laboratory assay testing. The fact that we can access this old core is extremely cost and time effective, reducing the amount of new drilling that will be required. The significance of this logging is that it will migrate into our short term open pit planning as well as our drilling programme for a larger resource at Luansobe. We continue to aim for definition of an open pit Resource by end Q3 2022, with the added advantage that the newly indicated mineralisation is relatively close to surface and can increase the resource tonnage."

 

 

Project Background

The Luansobe area is situated some 15km to the northwest of the Mufulira Mine in the Zambian Copperbelt which produced well over 9Mt of copper metal during its operation. It forms part of the northwestern limb of the northwest - southeast trending Mufulira syncline and is essentially a strike continuation of Mufulira, with copper mineralisation hosted in the same stratigraphic horizons. At the Luansobe prospect mineralisation occurs over two contiguous zones, dipping at 20-30 degrees to the northeast, over a strike length of about 3km and to a vertical depth of at least 1,250m.

 

The top 30m from surface is reported to be leached, with oxide mineralisation occurring below this depth to about 70m below surface. Beyond this depth, copper generally occurs as sulphides. The deposit is reported to be open and relatively untested at depth. About 30% of the total contained copper occurs in acid soluble form (as copper oxide) - this is expected to be higher in the shallower parts of the deposit.

 

 

Technical Sign-Off

Technical information in this announcement has been reviewed by Edward (Ed) Slowey, BSc, PGeo, Technical Director of Galileo. Mr Slowey is a geologist with more than 40 years' relevant experience in mineral exploration and mining, a founder member of the Institute of Geologists of Ireland and is a Qualified Person under the AIM rules. Mr Slowey has reviewed and approved this announcement.

 

You can also follow Galileo on Twitter: @GalileoResource

 

For further information, please contact: Galileo Resources PLC

 

Colin Bird, Chairman

Tel +44 (0) 20 7581 4477

Beaumont Cornish Limited - Nomad

Roland Cornish/James Biddle

Tel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Novum Securities Limited - Joint Broker

Colin Rowbury /Jon Belliss

+44 (0) 20 7399 9400

Shard Capital Partners LLP - Joint Broker

Damon Heath

Tel +44 (0) 20 7186 9952

 

 

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