Switch Metals begins maiden drilling at Issia project
17 June 2026
Switch Metals has started its maiden drill programme at Issia, targeting tantalum and lithium prospects in Côte d’Ivoire.
Switch Metals has started its maiden drill programme at Issia, targeting tantalum and lithium prospects in Côte d’Ivoire.
Switch Metals has outlined two priority hard-rock targets for its maiden drilling programme at the Issia project in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting lithium at Kabore and tantalum at Zraty.
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Switch Metals has started its maiden drill programme at Issia, targeting tantalum and lithium prospects in Côte d’Ivoire.
Switch Metals prepares to drill lithium targets at Issia while advancing tantalum resource work in a recovering lithium market.
Switch Metals has outlined two priority hard-rock targets for its maiden drilling programme at the Issia project in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting lithium at Kabore and tantalum at Zraty.
Coltan, tantalum, niobium and lithium are critical minerals used in electronics, batteries, infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, supporting digitalisation, stronger infrastructure and cleaner energy supply chains.
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