Mineral exploration company Kula Gold will commence a field programme to confirm historic niobium and tantalum trenching results and expand the sampling area at the Wozi niobium project in Malawi, including field mapping and expansion across the tenement, with further rock-chip and soil sampling to outline the scale potential of the project.

This work will advance towards a maiden drilling programme in the December 2025 quarter. Additional tenure is also under evaluation. The exploration licence comprises EL0822/24 covering a total area of approximately 5.52km2 of igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Precambrian to Lower Palaeozoic Basement of the Mozambique Orogenic Belt within the Malawi Rift Valley System, which forms part of the greater East African Rift Valley System.

The Wozi niobium project hosts niobium and tantalum mineralisation from surface contained in the mineral pyrochlore within a nepheline syenite intrusive stock. Nepheline syenites are highly prospective targets for peralkaline intrusive-related niobium and tantalum mineralisation. The local geological setting of the project area comprises Precambrian metasedimentary units dominated by hornblende-biotite-garnet gneiss intruded by a discrete nepheline syenite stock.

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Historical trenching results over the area show significant apparent widths of surface niobium mineralisation and confirm the large-scale potential. The new exploration ground truthing results will underpin the advancement towards a maiden drilling programme in the next few quarters.

Kula’s managing director Ric Dawson comments: “Renewed interest in critical minerals and Wozi’s proximity to other large niobium and rare earths projects in Malawi has encouraged Kula to proceed. Whilst continuing to advance our robust Mt Palmer gold project, Kula had identified the Wozi niobium project as a very interesting high impact, low-cost niobium opportunity to add to the company’s portfolio. Field activities at Wozi are about to get in full swing to progress its initial ground truthing. First assays from our trenching are due this quarter with the important follow up maiden drilling to follow soon. These activities are important milestones for this new project, and for continuing to build value. We look forward to reporting developments as they continue.”