London-listed Kavango Resources is encouraged by a recently completed ground geophysical programme at the company’s Karakubis copper project, in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), part of its 6 200 km² KCB mineral rights package.

In collaboration with TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals, Kavango gathered additional controlled-source audio-frequency magnetotelluric and induced polarisation data along a section line located over First Quantum’s deep (1 266.40 m) mineral systems exploration hole.

This has provided Kavango with access to important drill core, across the key target horizon for copper/silver mineralisation in the KCB, the company highlights, adding that such physical data acts as a crucial control for interpretation of geophysical survey data to identify higher-confidence drill targets.

Kavango’s team has now spent six months improving its interpretation of geophysical survey data taken over recent years at Karakubis to develop a target model for discovery of potential Tier 1 copper/silver mineralisation.

The company says it is encouraged by the results of this and is currently preparing final targets for a follow-up drill programme later this year.

“We are applying sophisticated targeting techniques that are delivering promising results, as this recently completed comprehensive and integrated geophysical programme shows. The geophysics is allowing us to develop further our understanding of previous drill results.

“New interpretations are developing answers to a variety of key questions on the structural architecture and potential for the southern margin of the KCB to host large Tier 1 deposits. Results from this important phase of work will be used to refine our geophysics driven targeting strategy,” CEO Ben Turney says.

“Karakubis is an extremely large project that appears increasingly prospective for large-scale copper deposits. These technical steps are important for our team’s understanding of the stratigraphy of the Karakubis area and are critical stage gates on our path towards commercial discovery,” he adds.