Vancouver-based Great Quest Metals (CVE: GQ) said Thursday that it is accelerating its exploration program at its Tilemsi phosphate project in eastern Mali, with a second air-core drill expected to be onsite next week.
The 800 hole phase one drill program is targeting several hills within the 737 square kilometre project area, where reconnaissance data has indicated the potential for "extensive occurences" of natural phosphate rock, said Great Quest.
Phosphate is used mainly as a fertilizer, and also for the production of phosphoric acid for enhanced fertilizers.
To date, more than 38 drill holes have been completed to cover an area of 10 square kilometres within the Alfatchafa hill target, with visible phosphate intercepts in over half of these holes, the company said.
According to Great Quest, depth to the top of the visible phosphate horizon varies between 1 to 23 metres and thickness varies between 0.5 to 2.0 metres.
In 2009, initial reconnaissance work by the company on the Alfatchafa hill target identified phosphate mineralization along the perimeter, with phosphate grades from 26 samples ranging from 5.11% to 33.05% P205, with an average of 24.5% P2O5.
The current drill program represent the first comprehensive drilling campaign on the company's two phosphate concession, Tarkint Est and Tilemsi, it said.
Aside from the Tilemsi project, Great Quest also holds several gold concessions in the Birimian gold belt in western Mali.
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