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Kalayi Drilling Update
Rome Resources plc has announced strong results from its deep drilling program at the Kalayi prospect in the DRC, confirming high-grade tin mineralization continues at depth. Recent drillholes have intersected significant multi-metre intervals, including KBDD025 with 11m at 3.43% tin and KBDD027 with 4m at 7.50% tin. These findings are particularly encouraging given the current tin price of approximately US$50,000 per tonne and are comparable to the nearby world-class Alphamin Mpama tin mine. The company will host an investor call on February 19, 2026, to discuss these developments and future plans. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n16 February 2026\n \n \nRome Resources plc\n(\"Rome Resources\", the \"Company\")\n \n \nHigh-Grade Tin Intercepts at Depth at Kalayi:\nDeep Drilling Programme Delivering Strong Results\n \nRome Resources plc (AIM: RMR), the DRC-focused tin and copper explorer, is pleased to provide an update on its drilling operations at its Kalayi prospect at the Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (\"DRC\"), located approximately 8 km from the world-class Alphamin Mpama tin mine complex.\n \nThe current drilling programme at Kalayi follows the Company's maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (\"MRE\") and is specifically designed to test the continuation of high-grade tin mineralisation at depth beneath the existing resource. As of 15th February 2026, a total of 1,602 metres of core drilling has taken place on Kalayi during this current drilling campaign.\n \nRecent drilling has confirmed the persistence of high-grade tin mineralisation at depth below the maiden MRE, with multiple significant multi-metre high-grade intervals intersected.\n \nDeep Kalayi Drilling Results (XRF - indicative only)\n \nSince the last update on 5 February 2026, two drill rigs have been operating at the Kalayi Bisie North Prospect as part of the Company's post maiden MRE drilling programme. Drilling at Kalayi has continued to successfully confirm that near-surface high-grade tin mineralisation continues at depth, with four new drillholes completed (nine in total at Kalayi) and a fifth approaching its target depth. Initial on-site portable XRF readings are summarised below.\n \nInitial on-site results (including average grades of mineralisation) from drillholes KBDD024 to KBDD027 are presented below in order of increasing depth tested, illustrating higher-grade intervals within deeper portions of the system:\n \n· Kalayi hole KBDD026 encountered 1m @ 1.0% tin at 30 metres and 6m @ 0.60 % tin at 35 metres depth;\n· Kalayi hole KBDD025 encountered 11m @ 3.43% tin from 60 metres depth including 6m @ 5.14% tin from 65 metres depth;\n· Kalayi hole KBDD027 encountered 4m @ 7.50% tin from 75 metres depth (Figure 1); and\n· Kalayi hole KBDD024 encountered 3m @ 2.64% tin from 116 metres depth.\n \nGeological Context: ...