Diamond drilling has commenced at exploration company Midnight Sun Mining’s Dumbwa target on the Solwezi project in Zambia. Drill locations were finalised following analysis and review of all available data, including geochemical sampling, airborne VTEM survey, previous drill results and the recent dipole-dipole induced polarisation survey.

The drill programme has begun with one diamond drill rig, with a second drill scheduled to arrive on site shortly to expedite the programme. The initial focus is to confirm and correlate disseminated copper sulphide mineralisation with the target horizon as interpreted by the IP chargeability response. The initial hole is situated on the eastern half of IP Line 2 and tests a very strong chargeability anomaly.

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Midnight Sun’s COO, Kevin Bonel, states: “When I first visited Dumbwa almost two years ago, it immediately brought to mind my early days working on Lumwana—now a crown jewel of Barrick’s copper portfolio and one of the largest deposits in Zambia. The similarities between the two sites were remarkable, and I quickly recognised the geological traits they shared. Both are hosted in basement dome geology, exhibit layered mineralisation, and show extensive copper clearings at surface highlighting the strength of these systems. I knew right away this was a project I wanted to be a part of.”

“Now, as we progress at Dumbwa, that excitement continues to remain high. Applying the same approach my team and I used at Lumwana, we’ve carefully interpreted the promising results from the IP survey in the context of previously existing data, and I believe this has provided a clear roadmap to defining Dumbwa’s potential.”