28 May 2024
The acquired licence increases Si6 Metals’s land position in the Limpopo Mobile Belt by over 45% to 2,868km².
Australian exploration company Si6 Metals has obtained a prospecting licence (PL) 123/2024, from the Botswana Department of Mines, valid for up to seven years.
This PL strengthens Si6’s portfolio, which includes the Maibele North Ni-Cu-Co-PGE resource and the high-grade Cu-Ag discoveries at Airstrip and Dibete.
The licence is located 10km east of the Selebi Phikwe Nickel-Copper mine and processing facility.
This facility, which has been on care and maintenance since 2016, includes a concentrator, a smelter, rail lines, dams, and tailings dumps.
It is partially owned by Premium Nickel Resources.
Source: https://www.mining-technology.com/news/si6-metals-prospecting-licence/
