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Emerging industrial ethical tantalum producer in Côte d’Ivoire (AIM: #SWT)

Joined December 2024
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#SWT 📍Maiden hard rock drill programme. Map below. 34 holes across the Badinikro pegmatite corridor: 🔹 Kabore: 30 holes. Spodumene #lithium discovery, grades to 2.8% Li₂O 🔸 Zraty: 4 holes. High-grade #tantalum pegmatite, up to 1,230 ppm Ta₂O₅ Assays pending
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#SWT Tiassalé adds scale to the #Lithium portfolio🇨🇮 Multiple targets identified across 990 km², including 3 priority anomalies With Issia RC drilling results expected shortly & MRE advancing, Switch is proving it is not a single-asset story RNS: wcsecure.weblink.com.au/LSE_…
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#SWT Issia pitting confirms shallow #Coltan mineralisation down to 5m, with occurrences trending toward mapped pegmatites. Infill work will improve confidence, link pits and grades, and support stronger resource classification.
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#SWT Issia is creating strategic optionality 🇨🇮 CEO Karl said Switch has received inbound approaches from groups across different jurisdictions, including industry players as well as traders. The Company can keep advancing Issia while deciding the right partnership route.
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#SWT Kaboré keeps strengthening ahead of drilling 🇨🇮 🔹Repeated sampling returned up to 2.8% Li₂O 🔹XRD confirmed #Lithium is hosted in #Spodumene 🔹Soil work has traced the anomaly to 1.3km CEO Karl Akueson: “It doesn’t mean it doesn’t go beyond.”
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#SWT CEO Karl on Issia MRE-1: “beyond our expectations” XRF screening indicates #Coltan mineralisation across 54% of the first target area - a 1.35km² footprint. Mineralisation is being seen horizontally and vertically, and trends towards mapped pegmatites.
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#SWT On drilling Zraty at Issia 🇨🇮 CEO Karl noted historical hard-rock #Tantalum cut-offs around 100 ppm Ta₂O₅. Zraty returned up to 1,230 ppm Ta₂O₅ at surface, a grade he called “exceptional”. 🔹A high-grade surface target entering its first drill test
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#SWT CEO Karl on what may still be overlooked 🇨🇮 Issia not just a shallow #Tantalum MRE story. 🔹MRE-1 Phase 1 in staged resource plan 🔹First-ever drilling now tests pegmatite upside 🔹Wider portfolio still to be highlighted
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#SWT 🎥 CEO Karl joined @that_stocks_guy to discuss Issia moving from discovery to definition 🇨🇮 🔹54% of MRE-1 shows #Coltan mineralisation 🔹Infill pitting aims to improve resource confidence 🔹Zraty + Kabore drilling tests hard-rock Ta/Li upside substack.com/home/post/p-214…
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#SWT Issia Project: Tantalum Resource Programme Update 🇨🇮 🔹XRF screening confirms coltan mineralisation across 54% of MRE-1 target area - surface footprint of 1.35 km² 🔹Highest-grade zones correlate with pegmatite outcrops, validating hard-rock upside 🔹Priority samples awaited from independent labs 🔹RC drilling results from Kabore & Zraty expected in near term RNS: wcsecure.weblink.com.au/LSE_…
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🎥 #SWT Behind the scenes at Kaboré RC drilling in action at the hard-rock #Lithium pegmatite target at Issia, drill testing a 1.3km anomaly with surface grades up to 2.8% Li₂O. Updates to follow #Tantalum #CriticalMinerals
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#SWT Rig now turning at Kaboré 🇨🇮 RC drilling at Zraty completed & samples being dispatched to laboratory. The rig has now moved to Kaboré, testing the hard-rock #Lithium pegmatite system below surface for the first time. 1.3km anomaly. Up to 2.8% Li₂O at surface.
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#SWT Maiden drill programme commences at Issia 🇨🇮 🔹RC drilling underway at Zraty, surface samples up to 1,230ppm Ta₂O₅ 🔹Kabore next - a 1.3km anomaly, spodumene up to 2.8% Li₂O Maiden tantalum MRE at advanced stage.
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#SWT Drilling has commenced at Issia 🇨🇮 A 2,500m maiden RC programme is now testing Zraty #Tantalum and then Kabore #Lithium, targeting hard-rock extensions beneath surface discoveries. In parallel, maiden tantalum MRE-1 is at an advanced stage. RNS: wcsecure.weblink.com.au/LSE_…
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Good read from @DrRyanDLong on the supportive backdrop across both spodumene and tantalum markets as we head into Issia's delivery phase. Rig mobilised for drilling at Zraty and Kabore, with updates to follow as the programme gets underway. #SWT #Tantalum #Lithium
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#SWT drill mobilisation underway at the Issia Project, Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 🔹Rig now on site 🔹Initial target: Zraty hard-rock #Tantalum pegmatite 🔹Surface samples up to 1,230 ppm Ta₂O₅ An important step ahead of the Company’s maiden drill programme at Issia.
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#SWT’s upcoming drill programme will test two priority hard-rock targets at Issia 🇨🇮 🔹Kabore: #Lithium spodumene target with grades up to 2.8% Li₂O 🔹Zraty: hard-rock #Tantalum target with samples up to 1,230 ppm Ta₂O₅ Drilling will test scale potential of both discoveries
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#SWT outlines two priority drill targets at Issia 🇨🇮 🔹Kabore: #Lithium discovery grades up to 2.58% Li₂O 🔹Zraty: #Tantalum target grades up to 1,230 ppm Ta₂O₅ 🔹~2,500m drill programme planned Maiden tantalum MRE progressing in parallel. RNS: wcsecure.weblink.com.au/LSE_…
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#SWT controls a district-scale land package in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 Following our £1.25m fundraise, we are advancing the maiden #Tantalum MRE alongside #Lithium exploration. Near-surface tantalum, hard-rock pegmatite targets & lithium potential provide multiple catalysts ahead.
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#SWT DRC suspends mining, including Coltan, in part of South Kivu 🇨🇩 The move highlights concentration of global #Tantalum supply and the importance of alternative, traceable sources. discoveryalert.com.au/congo-…
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