Kavango Resources has started drilling its first high-priority targets at the Karakubis Copper Project in Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt.
The company has identified 15 high-priority targets for its first phase of drilling.
It said drill holes have been designed to check favourable trap sites modelled from geophysical data, confirm stratigraphy, and assess the potential to host large-scale copper-silver mineralisation.
"This is the most sophisticated drill campaign ever undertaken by Kavango. Over the last two years, we've made substantial improvements to our team and exploration methods,” said company chief executive Ben Turney.
“This has culminated in this 5,000m diamond drill programme.”
He said Kavango had assembled a wide-ranging and comprehensive data set over Karakubis.
“We have then compared the results of this with what is known about major discoveries elsewhere on the Kalahari Copper Belt,” said Turney.
“Finally, we believe we've identified the correct regional structures and trap sites for large-scale copper/silver deposits. Our immediate objective now is to test these probable trap sites and prove that copper mineralising fluids passed through our ground. If we can achieve this, it will be a transformational event for Kavango's shareholders.”
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished