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Tertiary MineralsAnnouncement

10/06/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 6822R  Tertiary Minerals PLC  10 June 2024

 

10 June 2024

 

Tertiary Minerals plc ("Tertiary" or the "Company")

 

MUPALA COPPER PROJECT, ZAMBIA

COMMENCEMENT OF WORK PROGRAMMES

Further to the news release dated 9 May 2024, the Company is pleased to
announce the commencement of exploration operations at its Mupala Copper
Project in the highly prospective Kabompo Dome of the Northwestern Province,
Zambia.

Key Points

·    The Mupala Copper Project is located adjacent to the Anglo
American/Arc Minerals joint venture project, where Anglo American has a right
to earn a 70% interest through expenditure of $88.5 million, and 12 km west of
the Company's Mukai Project.

 

·    Located on the west side of the Kabompo Dome in the prospective Domes
Region of northwest Zambia which is host to multiple producing copper and
nickel mines, including First Quantum Mineral's Sentinel mining complex which
adjoins the Company's Mukai Project.

 

·    Initial soil sampling programme designed to collect 460 samples on a
300x300m offset grid with in-field sample preparation and real-time reporting
of portable X-ray Fluorescence ("pXRF") analytical results to allow for
immediate infill sampling of areas of anomalous soil geochemistry.

 

·    Immediate focus on copper-in-soil anomalies identified during review
of historical exploration data.

 

·    Work expected to commence this week with reporting of provisional
pXRF results upon completion and QA/QC review.

 

Patrick Cheetham, Executive Chairman of Tertiary Minerals plc said:

"Following on from the grant of environmental approvals one month ago, we are
delighted to announce the initiation of exploration at the Mupala Copper
Project. We were fortunate to acquire the Mupala licence against stiff
competition and we hope that the soil sampling programme at Mupala will
confirm the historically identified copper-in-soil anomalies and form a solid
base for future exploration activities in that licence.

"Momentum is now building for our current exploration season. Drilling is in
progress at Konkola West with KoBold Metals and Mwashia Resources and we
announced last week the consolidation of three additional projects into our
new subsidiary, Copernicus Minerals, where drilling plans are also being
advanced."

Further Information:

 Tertiary Minerals plc:
 Patrick Cheetham, Executive Chairman  +44 (0) 1625 838 679
 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

 Nominated Adviser and Broker
 Richard Morrison                      +44 (0) 203 470 0470
 Caroline Rowe
 Peterhouse Capital Limited

 Joint Broker
 Lucy Williams                         + 44 (0) 207 469 0930
 Duncan Vasey

 

Market Abuse Regulation

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'). Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside
information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

Detailed Information

The Mupala Exploration Licence 32139-HQ-LEL (the "Licence") covers 41.2 km(2)
and is located in the Kabompo Dome region in the Northwest Province of Zambia.
It is held 100% by the Company's 96% owned subsidiary, Tertiary Minerals
(Zambia) Limited.

The Licence is underlain by the prospective Lower Roan Subgroup and lies
directly adjacent to the Anglo American/Arc Minerals joint venture area where
Anglo American has the right to earn a 70% interest through expenditure of
$88.5 million. Approximately 12 km to the east lies the Company's Mukai Copper
Project and First Quantum Minerals' Trident Project which is host to the
Enterprise Copper and Sentinel Nickel Mines.

Existing geological maps indicate that the licence covers some 16 km strike
length of the main copper mineralised horizon in Zambia (Lower Roan Subgroup).
A review of historical exploration data provides an overview of the
exploration history, albeit incomplete.  Mwinilunga Mines Ltd conducted soil
and stream sediment sampling in the area in the 1960s and identified a number
of copper-in-soil anomalies which provide an initial focus for the Company's
exploration of the Licence area.

The Company received approval of the Project Environmental Project Brief
("EPB") from the Zambia Environmental Management Agency in May 2024 and has
completed all other exploration prerequisites including pegging of the Licence
area and receipt of a Letter of Consent from the Sailunga Chiefdom.

Geological and exploration contractor, Geo-Junction Consulting Limited, has
now been engaged and soil sampling will begin this week. The initial soil
sampling programme is designed to collect 460 samples on a 300x300m offset
grid with in-field sample preparation and real-time reporting of pXRF
instrument analytical results to allow for immediate infill grid sampling of
areas of anomalous soil geochemistry.

 

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