{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-14T07:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunduluproject.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:52:54","slug":"tundulu-rare-earths-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tunduluproject.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Tundulu Rare Earths Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tundulu-app\" style=\"height:800px\">\n\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wordmark\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"45\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#7A6A57\" stroke-width=\"2.6\"\/>\n      <g fill=\"#9A8C79\"><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"5\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"88.97\" cy=\"27.5\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"88.97\" cy=\"72.5\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"95\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"11.03\" cy=\"72.5\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"11.03\" cy=\"27.5\" r=\"4\"\/><\/g>\n      <circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"33\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#B594CE\" stroke-width=\"2.8\" stroke-dasharray=\"6.9 6.4\"\/>\n      <circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"22.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#E2542A\" stroke-width=\"3.6\"\/>\n      <circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"16.5\" fill=\"#E2542A\" fill-opacity=\".42\"\/>\n      <circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"4.6\" fill=\"#E2542A\"\/>\n    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h1>Tundulu Rare Earths Project<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p>EL 0731\/24, Phalombe District, southern Malawi<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>ASX: AKN<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>AuKing Mining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>2.13 B<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shares on issue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>A$0.025<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Jul-26 placement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>None<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>JORC resource to date<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bullseyeanalytics.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img id=\"byMark\" alt=\"Bullseye Analytics\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Prepared independently of AuKing Mining<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<button id=\"panelOpen\" aria-label=\"Open project notes\">Notes<\/button>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div id=\"shell\">\n\t\t<aside id=\"panel\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"read\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<button id=\"grip\" title=\"Hide notes\" aria-label=\"Hide notes\">&#9664;<\/button>\n\t\t<div id=\"mapwrap\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"map\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"tools\">\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"fitAll\">Fit project area<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"zNathace\">Nathace Hill<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"zTundulu\">Tundulu Hill<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"zDistrict\">Chilwa district<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"flagEOH\">Flag holes open at depth<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"key\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"status\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>~5 km<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Garson ring complex<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>6<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Carbonatite hills<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>79 \/ 8,207 m<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Historical holes<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"live\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>4,300 m<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>2026 RC, 31 holes<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"live\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>510.6 m<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Deepest hole, open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>4.11 %<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Best historical TREO<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>6.41 %<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Best rock chip<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>13 %<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>HREO share of basket<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>2.09 % REO<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<span>JICA 1989 estimate, non-JORC<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"lightbox\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Report excerpt\">\n\t\t<button id=\"lbClose\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t<img id=\"lbImg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<p id=\"lbCap\"><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"sheet\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Schematic drill section\">\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <button id=\"sheetClose\">Close<\/button>\n    <h3>Schematic section at Nathace Hill<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"sub\">Looking north, roughly along 8280115 mN. 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