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RNS Number : 8978B  Kavango Resources PLC  28 August 2024

PRESS RELEASE

28 August 2024

KAVANGO RESOURCES PLC

("Kavango" or "the Company")

ZIM Hillside Prospect 2 significant assay results and drilling update

Kavango Resources plc (LSE: KAV), the Southern Africa focussed metals
exploration company, is pleased to announce further significant assay results
from Prospect 2 ("Prospect 2") at the Hillside Project, Zimbabwe ("Hillside").

Based on these results, and the other exploration achievements to date at
Hillside, Kavango increasingly believes a wider mineralised system extends
across the project area. As such, Kavango provides further details of its
expanded scope and exploration drilling programme at Hillside.

Highlights

·    Results from the three diamond holes completed at Prospect 2
(BRDD001, BRDD002 & BRDD003, collectively the "Holes") have returned what
Kavango believes to be significant assay results.

o The Holes were designed to test for geological continuity of structures,
both along strike and with increasing depth, as well as evaluating grade
variation, within multiple shear zones hosting gold producing artisanal
workings at surface.

o The Holes are considered to provide further evidence of a wider gold
mineralised system that it believes extends across the Hillside project area.

·    BRDD001, previously reported, was drilled to a total depth of 400.40
m, and intersected an intensely deformed and well mineralised zone, 7.2 m
wide, hosting gold and associated sulphides in anastomosing shears, at a
relatively shallow depth.

o Best results* in the hole include:

-     7.2 m @ 9.95 g/t gold from 50.64 m and including 1.61 m @ 31.57 g/t
gold.

-     2.00 m @ 2.12 g/t gold from 86.00 m.

·    BRDD002 was drilled to a total depth of 364.40 m and intersected
several narrow shear zones where gold and associated sulphides were hosted in
narrow quartz veins at 163 m and 263 m respectively.

o Best results* in the hole include:

-     2.00 m @ 0.53 g/t gold from 163.00 m.

-     1.00 m @ 3.73 g/t gold from 263.00 m.

·    BRDD003 was drilled under the historic Britain mine to a total depth
of 355.40 m and intersected a series of shear zones, hosting gold and
associated sulphides in anastomosing quartz veins, at various intervals down
hole.

o Best results* in the hole include:

-     2.00 m @ 5.27 g/t gold from 312.50 m and including 0.50 m @ 11.01
g/t gold.

-     1.00 m @ 7.94 g/t gold from 315.00 m and including 0.50 m @ 15.33
g/t gold.

*All quoted thicknesses are apparent down hole intersection thicknesses

Ben Turney, Chief Executive of Kavango Resources, commented:

"The assay results from Prospect 2 demonstrate the potential at Hillside for
shallow bulk mineable gold ore bodies. Recent IP Chargeability data and assays
from this drilling together demonstrate the scope for greater depth extent,
with intersections at more than 300 m seen in hole BRDD003.

We are extremely pleased with the rapid progress and achievements Kavango is
making in Zimbabwe. When we first entered this country, our strategy was to
use modern exploration technology to find bulk-mineable gold ore bodies that
Kavango could bring into production. Subsequent exploration has identified
several potentially bulk mineable targets, together with possible underground
opportunities that now need to be drill tested, assessed, and ranked as
potential deposits.

With the completion of drilling at Prospects 2 and 3, more drilling is being
planned at Prospects 1 and 4 to allow these deposits to be assessed and ranked
for future resource drilling.

We look forward to providing further updates in due course"

Prospect 2 Assay Results

Following receipt of what Kavango's technical team believe to be significant
assay results for BRDD001 (announced >>> 23 April 2024
(https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/kavango_resources_plc/news/rns/story/w3p2o2x)
), the Company has now received further encouraging gold assay results from
holes BRDD002 and BRDD003.

Drill holes BRDD001, BRDD002 & BRDD003 were originally designed to test
the geological continuity of structures and grade underneath active gold
producing artisanal and historical workings at Prospect 2. The Holes
intersected a variety of deformation zones varying in form from broad zones
with multiple shears to individual intense shears hosting extensive quartz
veining and associated sulphide mineralisation with varying gold grades.

A table of significant results (>0.5g/t Au) is provided below.

 

 Hole no.    From m  To m    Thickness* m  Gold g/t
 BRDD001     50.64   57.84   7.20          9.95
 incl.       53.00   54.00   1.00          13.81
 incl.       53.54   54.00   0.46          8.73
 incl.       55.68   57.29   1.61          31.57
 also incl.  56.86   57.29   0.43          84.60
 BRDD001     60.00   61.00   1.00          1.60
 BRDD001     84.00   93.00   9.00          0.66
 incl.       86.00   88.00   2.00          2.12
 BRDD001     101.00  102.68  1.68          0.81
 BRDD001     119.93  134.03  14.10         0.37
 incl.       123.00  124.00  1.00          1.06
 BRDD001     127.00  129.00  2.00          0.75
 BRDD001     129.73  130.20  0.47          0.62
 BRDD001     202.00  205.00  3.00          0.53
 BRDD001     217.73  218.36  0.63          0.68

 BRDD002     163.00  165.00  2.00          0.53
 BRDD002     263.00  264.00  1.00          3.73

 BRDD003     41.00   41.96   0.96          0.55
 BRDD003     135.00  135.50  0.50          1.02
 BRDD003     193.40  193.80  0.40          0.73
 BRDD003     312.50  314.50  2.00          5.27
 Incl.       313.00  313.50  0.50          11.01
 BRDD003     315.00  316.00  1.00          7.94
 Incl.       315.00  315.50  0.50          15.33
 BRDD003     318.00  319.00  1.00          0.71

*All thicknesses are apparent downhole intersection thicknesses.

The entire lengths of the Holes were assayed. All assays were carried out on
halved drill core by 25g fire assay with AAS finish, by Performance
Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Figure 1 below is a cross section through Prospect 2, with holes BRDD001,
BRDD002 & BRDD003 marked. Kavango's technical team believe the grades
intersected and hosted by quartz vein shears correlate not only with gold
producing artisanal and historical workings at surface but have potential to
extend to depth when viewed against the IP Chargeability data.

Figure 1: A cross-sectional view looking NW through the diamond holes drilled
at Prospect 2 showing lithology and a histogram of gold grades. The gold
grades shown range from 0.01g/t to a maximum cut off at 10g/t to illustrate
the correlation with gold producing artisanal workings at surface and IP
Chargeability as it extends to depth.

Hillside Project

Figure 2 below, is a map of the Hillside claims showing the location of the
prospects and demonstrates the extensive distribution of gold producing
artisanal workings on individual vein shears across broader deformation zones
spanning each of the Prospects.

Prospect 1 is interpreted as a series of narrow shears where the gold is
hosted in discrete quartz veins in parallel structures that are anastomosing,
previously mined at Bills Luck (reported in N Baglow, 1998, pp140 67,343
tonnes ore and 78,812 tonnes sand for 501.47 kg (16,122 oz gold) and 56.68 kg
(1,822 oz gold) respectively at an average recovered grade of 8.3 g/t gold
(total of 17,944 oz gold). Prospects 2 and 3 form broader deformation zones
(±150m wide) comprising multiple narrow, anastomosing quartz veins shears
also previously mined at Britain mine (reported in N Baglow, 1998, pp142
production of 10.42  kg (335 oz gold) from 925 tonnes ore.)

Kavango recently announced (>>> 19 August 2024
(https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/kavango_resources_plc/news/rns/story/xpd1kqx)
), extensive anomalous gold in soils at Prospect 4 over an area >1.5 km²
together with assays from SKDD001 where best results* in this hole included:

-     2.53 m @ 29.08 g/t gold from 97.47 m, associated with visible gold
(average peak grade of 212.07 g/t over 0.34 m).

-     1.32 m @ 1.80 g/t gold from 214.46 m

*All quoted thicknesses are apparent down hole intersection thicknesses

Reconnaissance mapping of gold producing artisanal workings at 2 new areas,
Prospects 5 & 6 also appear to host gold bearing quartz vein shears in
several narrow, parallel structures.

 

Figure 2: Map of the Hillside Project claims showing historic mines and
artisanal workings, drill collars and status together with mapped veins,
worked veins and interpreted and inferred veins from geophysics.

Kavango believes the encouraging results to date from the Hillside area from
its own sampling and drilling, considered together with the current levels of
artisanal and historical gold production, demonstrate the potential for
shallow bulk mineable gold ore bodies. IP Chargeability data, and gold
intersections in core at greater than 300m depth further show potential for
future underground targets.

Kavango Mining is about to commence small-scale underground mining at Hillside
that is expected to enhance the Company's understanding of the geological
potential here.

Next Steps

At Prospect 3, three diamond drillholes, NSDD001, NSDD002, NSDD003, have been
completed, core samples have been submitted for analysis and assay results are
expected during September 2024.

Kavango aims to complete the current scope and exploration diamond drill
programme with additional holes at Prospect 1 and Prospect 4, after which it
plans to assess all four prospects and rank them as potential deposits to be
drilled with the aim of defining a mineral resource and future Exploration
Targets.

At this stage, Kavango anticipates several possible commercial outcomes for
the Hillside Project, including the following possible scenarios:

1.   Prospect 1, after completion of the current scope drilling may warrant
resource drilling to establish the basis for near-term mining.

2.   Prospect 2 could become a source of low-tonnage, high-grade ore for
Kavango Mining. The 7.2 m @ 9.95g/t gold high-grade zone intersected is only
50 m from surface and, subject to further drilling, may present a viable,
near-term small-scale mining opportunity.

3.   Prospect 3 could, subject to further drilling, also become a source of
low-tonnage, high-grade ore for Kavango Mining with established grades of up
to 3.10 g/t over 1 m @ 156 m depth and widths of 5 m @ 1.68g/t from 97 m.

4.   Prospect 4 may, after completion of the current scope drilling also
become a target for resource drilling. The 2.53 m @ 29.08 g/t gold from 97.47
m, associated with visible gold (average peak grade of 212.07 g/t over 0.34 m)
is also at relatively shallow depth and forms part of a larger and yet
untested system that is within 13km by tar and dirt road from Prospect 1.

Kavango has completed nine holes across its Hillside prospects (see Table 1)
and is awaiting assays for three holes; NSDD001, NSDD002, and NSDD003.

 

 Name        Prospect  Hole ID.  Easting  Northing  Elevation (m)  Grid            Method  Azimuth (O) (True N)  Inclination (O)  Total depth (m)  Drill Company
 Bills Luck  1         BLDD001   728726   7733796   1045           ARC1950 UTM35S  DGPS    206                   -65              196.35           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
             BLDD002             728727   7733803   1045           ARC1950 UTM35S  DGPS    206                   -65              160.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
 Britain     2         BRDD001   728009   7734479   1058           ARC1950 UTM35S  DGPS    212                   -60              400.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
             BRDD002             727954   7734525   1051           ARC1950 UTM35S  HGPS    212                   -60              364.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
             BRDD003             728089   7734437   1051           ARC1950 UTM35S  HGPS    212                   -60              355.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
 Nightshift  3         NSDD001   727564   7734104   1035           ARC1950 UTM35S  DGPS    216                   -60              301.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
             NSDD002             727715   7734003   1050           ARC1950 UTM35S  HGPS    212                   -60              358.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
             NSDD003             727628   7734062   1050           ARC1950 UTM35S  HGPS    212                   -60              352.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd
 Steenbok    4         SKDD001   728954   7745487   1113           ARC1950 UTM35S  DGPS    8                     -60              247.40           Equity Drilling (pvt) Ltd

Table 1: Kavango Hillside diamond drilling summary.

Kavango believes the combined Prospects across Hillside may have the potential
to provide near-term bulk-mineable opportunities and possible high grade
narrow underground mining scenarios.

Next steps will consist of ranking of the Prospects, following which
exploration drilling is planned to start during H2 2024 on at least one of the
Prospects, aimed at defining a resource and exploration target. The Company is
looking to establish a resource of at least 10,000 oz gold defined within the
top 100 m (below the current zone of depletion by the contract artisanal
miners) with a further resource of at least 5,000 oz gold defined in the next
50 vertical metres below that.

 

Further information in respect of the Company and its business interests is
provided on the Company's website at www.kavangoresources.com and on Twitter
at #KAV.

 

For further information please contact:

Kavango Resources plc
 

Ben Turney

+46 7697 406 06

First Equity (Broker)

+44 207 374 2212

Jason Robertson

 

Kavango Competent Person Statement

The technical information contained in this announcement pertaining to geology
and exploration have been read and approved by Brett Grist BSc(Hons) FAusIMM
(CP). Mr Grist is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy with Chartered Professional status. Mr Grist has sufficient
experience that is relevant to the exploration programmes and geology of the
main styles of mineralisation and deposit types under consideration to act as
a Qualified Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code
for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr
Grist is an employee of Kavango Resources plc.

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