Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) announced the start of its next drilling phase at the Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a fundraise completed in November.
The new drilling builds on work completed earlier in this year, and aims to target deeper mineralisation beneath the existing maiden mineral resource estimate.
Drilling is now underway at the Mont Agoma prospect using two rigs, with plans to move to Kalayi, and will comprise some 2,000 metres of drilling across 6-8 holes.
"We are now embarking on the next phase of drilling at Mont Agoma and Kalayi with a focus on testing deeper intercepts where we believe there is potential for higher tin grades to emerge, consistent with regional analogues," said chief executive Paul Barrett.
Barratt added: "2025 has been a very active year, culminating in the publication of our first Mineral Resource Estimate, which confirmed Bisie North as a large, multi-metallic system. Importantly, the maiden MRE highlights how little of the system has been tested to date and where the key opportunities lie as we move deeper ... Shareholder value growth remains the core objective of the business, and our approach to this is to maximise the share of investor funds going into the ground.
"We look forward to building on the progress made in 2025 and advancing the Bisie North project through 2026."