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Highlights
- Mount Burgess has revealed the potential contribution of germanium (Ge) to the Kihabe-Nxuu project.
- Ge assaying is for drill samples collected from the Kihabe and Nxuu deposits in 2017, along with 2021 drill samples from Nxuu.
- The US Government has declared Ge as a strategic metal.
Base metals exploration and development company Mount Burgess Mining NL (ASX: MTB) has shared details of the potential contribution of germanium (Ge) to its Kihabe-Nxuu polymetallic project.
Ge is generally connected with gallium. It is used in infra-red optics, fibre optics, semi-conductors for transistors and high brightness LEDs, which are employed in automobile headlights. Recently, the US Government declared it a strategic metal; it is also utilised for night targeting and vision.
The potential contribution of germanium to the Nxuu deposit
Assaying for Ge was conducted on 28 of the 52 holes drilled across the Nxuu Deposit. The Ge assaying results are based on applying a 3g/t (grams per tonne) low cut grade.
Averages for 28 holes (Source: Company update)
The average 43.5% of drill hole lengths in quartz wacke at 4.2g/t Ge along with Zn//Pb/Ag/V2O5/Ga could lead to considerable contribution for the Nxuu Deposit.
The potential contribution of germanium to the Kihabe deposit
Ge assaying was conducted on only seven of the 143 holes drilled in the Kihabe Deposit in 2017. Six of the drilled holes contained Ge. The results are based on applying a 3g/t low cut grade.
Averages for 6 holes drilled only to the base of oxidation (Source: Company update)
An average of 42.1% of drill hole lengths in quarts wacke @ 4.6g/t Ge could show a considerable contributory credit for the Kihabe Deposit, highlighted the company.
Share soar on the latest update
The company’s shares jumped by more than 14% to trade at AU$0.004 per share at the time of writing on 14 July 2023.
