Forrestania Resources (ASX: FRS) has reported the remaining assay results from its maiden reverse circulation drilling program at the Wozi niobium project in Malawi, further confirming high-grade niobium mineralisation from surface across a large mineralised system.
The latest results—covering the remaining eight holes from 13 holes drilled in late December 2025—continue to support earlier trenching and soil sampling that outlined an anomaly more than 1.5 kilometres long and up to 400 metres wide.
This is the first systematic drilling completed at Wozi and has confirmed continuity of high-grade mineralisation within a previously defined large niobium system.
The mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth, reinforcing Wozi as a high-priority critical minerals project within Forrestania’s portfolio.
Extended Near-Surface Mineralisation
The standout new result returned 36m at 0.56% niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅) from surface, including 2m at 0.94% Nb₂O₅ from 21m and 1m at 0.92% Nb₂O₅ from 24m.
The same hole also intersected 2m at 0.32% Nb₂O₅ from 38m, 16m at 0.42% Nb₂O₅ from 52m and 11m at 0.42% Nb₂O₅ from 73m, ending in mineralisation.
Other new holes also returned broad mineralised zones, including 14m at 0.40% Nb₂O₅ from 1m and 31m at 0.38% Nb₂O₅ from 33m, as well as 13m at 0.39% Nb₂O₅ from 1m and 13m at 0.48% Nb₂O₅ from 67m.
Cross-sections and drill plans in the announcement show multiple holes ending in mineralisation across the tested area, supporting the view that the system remains open and laterally extensive.
Forrestania also highlighted low tantalum and uranium levels as supportive of potential conventional processing to ferro-niobium, strengthening the project’s metallurgical profile as it moves forward.
Positioning Draws Broader Interest
Chair David Geraghty said Wozi gives Forrestania exposure to the critical minerals sector while complementing its core gold focus in Western Australia.
“As the project develops, we will look at the most appropriate way to unlock value for shareholders, including the potential to bring in a specialist partner and assess broader corporate options,” Mr Geraghty said.
Niobium is recognised as a critical mineral in the US, with ferroniobium prices currently around US$45 per kilogram, placing Wozi in a strategically important market segment.
Forrestania inherited Wozi through its acquisition of Kula Gold, and is now planning follow-up drilling and technical studies to better define the extent of mineralisation and further advance the Malawi project.
