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De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

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Galileo discovers three copper targets in Botswana

01 february 2024

Galileo Resources has discovered three copper targets on its licence PL253/2018 in the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana following a geochemical survey.

It said the copper targets are located both along structures proven to host copper mineralisation and near copper mineralisation on neighbouring licences.

“This is indeed a commendation reflecting the company's efforts and the quality of its Copper Belt licences,” said Galileo chief executive Colin Bird.

"Importantly, current published information quite clearly shows our new targets to be contiguous with known targets and mineralisation on these highly prospective licences.”

Meanwhile, the company said a fourth possible target area was identified based on the close correlation with existing neighbouring projects.

The target is north of the recent discoveries and along the strike of Cobre's Tlou target.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished