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Koba Resources (ASX:KOB) has this week identified the Kitchener trend as a high-priority target in an upcoming maiden drill program at the Stannary Hills project in Queensland, after initial sampling confirmed a widespread high-grade, outcropping of tin mineralisation assaying up to 13.5%.
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Notably, the Queensland discovery is coincident with the most productive tin mines on the historic Stannary Hills project, Koba has reported.
Located around 100km southwest of Cairns, Stannary Hills covers 79 square kilometres and includes more than 100 historical tin mines that operated between the 1880s and the 1980s.
The promising outcomes at Kitchener are part of a program to identify drill targets at Stannary Hills ahead of drilling targeted to begin in late-Q1CY26.
Koba’s managing director, Ben Vallerine, said the program has been successful in uncovering very high-grade tin assays at multiple prospects. “At the Kitchener and Jiminy prospects, widespread high-grade tin mineralisation at surface, is supported by strong historical production,” he declared.
“At Jiminy, a large, untested tin-in-soil anomaly extending over 1.5km, coincident with high-grade rock chip samples, presents numerous compelling drill targets.”
Mr Vallerine continued: “With drilling prep well advanced at both prospects, the company is well positioned to commence drilling in late-Q1CY26, positioning itself to unlock the significant potential of the Stannary Hills project.”
The company collected 51 samples across four high-priority prospects at Stannary Hills. Highlight results included 26.1% tin at the Jiminy prospect; 13.5% tin at the Kitchener trend, and 12.4% tin at Lass O’Gowrie.
The company is now awaiting results from extensive soil sampling at Kitchener, conducted subsequent to rock chip program, with results expected February.
Company representatives have also already instigated discussions with a local drilling contractor in early planning for the program.
KOB shares have been 5.1c through to arvo trade.
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