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Botswana Minerals plc has successfully identified a significant 9.5km copper anomaly and an extensive 20km silver corridor through its latest AI-driven exploration initiative in north-west Botswana.
The company, which maintains listings on both the AIM and the Botswana Stock Exchange, reported that early data from Licences 458 and 459 in Ngamiland are highlighting high-priority mineral zones.
These findings are situated within a vast 7,074 square kilometre land package in the north-eastern Damara Belt, a region increasingly recognised for its substantial base metal potential.
The initial results reveal a copper anomaly extending nearly ten kilometres east of a prominent fault line, while a silver anomaly spans roughly twenty kilometres across a critical structural zone. Furthermore, exploration teams have pinpointed a 2.4km-long core zone of lead-zinc mineralisation within a broader western trend.
The geological data suggests a complex environment capable of hosting various deposit types, including Irish-type carbonate replacement, hydrothermal systems, and potential skarn mineralisation.
Phase 1 of the programme has allowed the company to transition from broad regional targeting to the definition of specific exploration zones. Current interpretations indicate the presence of two distinct mineralised systems: a structurally controlled copper-silver trend and a separate western zone primarily prospective for lead and zinc.
Geologists are currently evaluating whether these findings represent a single large-scale system with zoned metal distribution or two distinct, overlapping mineral events.
To refine these models and establish high-priority drill targets, the next stage of exploration will involve detailed magnetic and gravity surveys alongside further geochemical sampling.
The company also intends to integrate hyperspectral satellite data and review historical drilling records, all whilst leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate geological interpretation. This fully funded strategy aims to fast-track the unlocking of base metal value in Botswana as global demand for copper continues its upward trajectory.
Regarding the progress of the project, Chairman John Teeling stated: “These early results are good. There are emerging copper, silver and lead zinc patterns in the new data. The AI models we are using assist with better and quicker interpretations of the data. Our objective is simple and clear. Identify drill targets.”
