AMN - MOROCCO: Kasbah starts drilling at tin project

Kasbah Resources has started a diamond drilling program at Achmmach Tin Project in Morocco which hosts a measured and indicated resource of 14.9 million tonnes at 0.85% tin. The program has been designed to test the continuity of tin mineralisation on the 1.2km of untested Sidi Addi strike, which runs parallel to the main Meknes Trend.

Of the resource, 14.6 million tonnes at 0.85% tin is hosted on the Meknes Trend and 340,000 tonnes at 1.25% is hosted on the Sidi Addi Trend.

At this stage, there are no material changes to the development plan detailed in the 2018 definitive feasibility study, however, if additional tin resources are proven on Sidi Addi Trend this has the potential to extend the currently estimated 10-year life-of-mine (LOM).

The proposed initial drilling program will take about two to three months and will consist of 10 diamond holes for about 2,100 metres.

The program is not targeting to define resources at this time but is designed to prove the continuity of tin mineralisation along the structure and increase the understanding of the Sidi Addi Trend. Should the initial drill program be successful in proving continuity, additional drilling would be required for a mineral resource to be defined.

The company has been undertaking a strategic evaluation of its exploration prospects in Morocco to identify the highest potential near-term development targets.

In 2018, the company in collaboration with an independent review undertaken by Minerva Intelligence formed a conclusion that the untested 1.2kms of the Sidi Addi zone was the highest priority target within the existing Achmmach tenement.

Minerva Intelligence are developers of an artificial intelligence software platform designed to analyse complex technical and scientific data sets predominantly for minerals exploration.

Kasbah’s chief executive officer Evan Spencer said:

“While the Achmmach project has a robust initial 10-year mine life, the opportunity to identify additional shallow, sub-parallel mineralisation in close proximity to the planned mine infrastructure would have a significant positive impact on the project economics by both increasing the tin mineralisation as well as the tonnes per vertical metre.

“The Sidi Addi Trend represents one of our highest priority targets and has the potential to extend the project mine life.

“While this initial program is just 2,100 metres, it is the first step in developing an understanding of the full potential of the Sidi Addi Trend.

“The Achmmach Tin Project remains the most advanced undeveloped tin project in the world.”

In addition to Achmmach, Kasbah owns 100% of a strategic package of regional tin exploration tenements.

The Achmmach project combined with Kasbah’s strategic regional tin exploration prospects offers Kasbah the opportunity to develop a major tin mining ‘hub’ in a highly prospective and historical tin field in Morocco.

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