The Chumbwe licence 27769 HQ-LEL covering 436 sq. km is located 70km southeast of the capital Lusaka
It covers part of the Chongwe Copper Belt, hosting several copper and gold occurrences over a strike of about 80km and a width of 3km near contact between Basement granitoid-gneisses and overlying Katanga metasediments
Copper mineralisation is associated with magnetite, hosted by silicified quartz-hematite veins and breccias within schists
Gold also occurs within a quartz vein system at the Chumbwe Gold prospect immediately west of the African Pioneer licence
48 historic RC & core holes were drilled with best incercepts of 7m @ 5.20g/t Au & 2m @ 53.8g/t Au
Some gold occurrences are known to extend into the margins of 27769-HQ-LEL – further historic records are being sought
Follow-up over 27769-HQ-LEL will be guided by the data acquired, targeting both copper and gold