Rome Resources CEO Paul Barrett expresses optimism for the Kalayi tin prospect in North Kivu, DRC, following the ceasefire agreement. Despite logistical challenges and the presence of artisanal mining, Barrett highlights the potential for Kalayi to become one of the highest-grade tin mines globally, citing ongoing drilling operations and geological data indicating increasing tin grades at depth.
The M23 ceasefire in the DRC will hopefully return eyes to Rome Kalayi tin prospect located in North Kivu, chief executive Paul Barrett said.Speaking to Mining Journal on the sidelines of the conference, Barrett reiterated that the company's remoteness – "there is no road"- and scale meant that the company could proceed as normal."Rwanda is next door and has been producing. It has not really been affected as yet," he said.
"What we see in the geological model, is that there's the tin grades increase as you go deeper. It's because the tin drops out first from this highest temperature. So that's what we're doing - drilling deeper.""So we're going down to 400 meters in some cases, and that'll be really interesting to see what we get," he added.
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