REG - Botswana Minerals - AI Identifies Copper and Lead-Zinc Target Systems
19/03/2026 07:02
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RNS Number : 2029X Botswana Minerals PLC 19 March 2026
19(th) March 2026
Botswana Minerals plc
("Botswana Minerals" or the "Company")
Further AI Analysis Identifies Copper and Lead-Zinc Target Systems
in North-West Botswana
Highlights
· Multiple targets identified across recently awarded
copper-prospective licences in north-west Botswana.
· Two distinct mineral system models defined:
o Copper-silver-nickel-cobalt anomalies consistent with VMS-style systems;
and
o A 20 km MVT-style lead-zinc geochemical corridor.
· AI and hyperspectral analysis highlight alteration zones linked
to potential hydrothermal mineralisation.
· Clear next-step targets defined for geophysics, sampling and
fieldwork ahead of drilling.
Botswana Minerals plc (AIM: BMIN; BSE: BMIN) reports encouraging results from
integrated geological and AI-enhanced initial exploration analysis across its
copper prospecting licences in north-west Botswana.
The analysis has identified several target systems within the Company's
licence areas, prospective for copper, silver, zinc, lead, nickel and cobalt.
Two principal exploration models have been defined:
· Anomalies with copper-silver-nickel-cobalt signatures, consistent
with potential Besshi-type volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") systems; and
· A continuous geochemical corridor extending over approximately 20
kilometres, interpreted as consistent with Mississippi Valley-Type ("MVT")
lead-zinc mineralisation.
In addition, hyperspectral analysis has identified iron oxide and clay
alteration zones, which may represent surface expressions of underlying
hydrothermal systems. These zones are supported by copper, silver, cobalt and
nickel signatures that are distinct from the Pb-Zn-dominated MVT corridor
elsewhere on the licences.
These early-stage results support the Company's AI-driven exploration strategy
and will guide the next phase of work. This will include geophysical surveys
and further geochemical sampling with the objective of advancing priority
targets towards drilling.
The Company holds an extensive land position of approximately 7,000 km² in
the Damaran Belt, a region considered prospective for multiple mineral deposit
styles, as well as high-priority diamond prospective licences.
John Teeling, Chairman, commented: "The AI analysis of our database has
continued to deliver insights. Further work has identified two large-scale
mineral systems, one prospective for copper, the second for lead-zinc, which
will focus our next phase of exploration as we advance towards defining
drilling targets".
This release has been approved by James Campbell, Managing Director of
Botswana Minerals plc, a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), a Fellow of the
Geological Society of South Africa, a Fellow of the Southern African Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Metals and
Mining (UK) and with over 40 years' experience in the diamond sector,
specifically focusing on exploration, resource assessment and mining.
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by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.
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