Pambili Natural Resources Launches Underground Drilling at Golden Valley Mine

Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Pambili Natural Resources Corporation has begun underground drilling at its Golden Valley Mine (GVM) in Bulawayo, aiming to extend the previously mined orebody and explore potential parallel zones.

By Patricia Rwafa

Pambili has contracted Shengela (Private) Limited to conduct the 600m diamond drilling program. This includes up to six holes, each with a maximum depth of 100m, using a Meter Eater drilling rig to produce an AXT (30 mm) core. The primary goal is to test the down-dip continuity of the orebody, with the initial holes (EADD001 to EADD003) drilled in a fan pattern at a -45° angle.

Pambili also aims to investigate a NW-trending shear identified from airborne geophysics. A scout hole (EADD004) will be drilled at a +5° angle, with two additional holes planned based on initial results.

The company’s drilling program focuses on identifying a production resource rather than a code-compliant mineral resource estimate. Assays from mineralized intersections will be submitted to an accredited laboratory in Zimbabwe to guide further drilling.

CEO Jon Harris stated that promising gold grades from previous drilling support the belief that historical mining stopped once the mineralized zone was mined out. Pambili’s program aims to identify new zones to provide a near-term ore source for GVM operations, with plans for further surface drilling to establish a compliant resource.