3 December 2023
Cobre has announced results from the recently completed AC, RC and soil sampling programmes on the Kitlanya West Project in the Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), Botswana.
The ca. 12,000 m drill programme was designed to test for anomalous copper at the bedrock contact below cover as well as determining underlying lithology, stratigraphy and cover thickness across the extensive project area, key for understanding the position of potential copper-silver bearing trap-sites at the Kitlanya West Project:
- Infill RC drilling at the Tlou fold target1 has returned consistent anomalous bedrock copper results increasing the target size to 4 km x 1.2 km;
- RC traverses have confirmed the presence of anomalous copper associated with:
- Hinge zones of several interpreted anticlinal features opening up the potential for sizeable fold related trap-sites for copper-silver deposits;
- Key redox contacts confirming contact position and presence of copper in the system;
- Major structures which may have provided the fluid pathways for copper-rich fluids during deposit formation;
- Soil sample results add further support to the developing targets after normalising for cover thickness variations determined from drilling;
- A larger analogue to the Tlou fold target has been identified in magnetic data highlighting the potential for multiple comparable fold targets in the project area.
Commenting on the Kitlanya West Project results, Cobre CEO, Adam Wooldridge, said:
“The Kitlanya West Project offers enormous potential for new discoveries in the KCB. We’re particularly encouraged by the evidence of mineralisation associated with fold and shear targets which presents an opportunity for larger deposits.
“The new targets identified in the recent programme provide compelling additions to our ongoing exploration on the northern KCB margin which has the scale to produce a new copper district. We look forward to providing further updates from the AGG results due shortly.”
