Botswana Minerals plc has identified 36 copper anomalies “grouped within six exploration corridors”, which contain clusters of anomalies, on two of its licences in Ngamiland, northwest Botswana.
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The company said that the anomalies, identified using artificial intelligence, shared the geological characteristics of “several major operating and historical deposits”.
Botswana continues to evaluate the remaining six licences and plan fieldwork, expected to begin in three months, to rank the anomalies as the main targets for drilling.
The company also aims to extend the AI evaluation to the six licences.
“There is no doubt that AI techniques are revolutionising identification of mineral targets,” added chairman John Teeling.
“The ongoing analysis of our huge database continues to provide outstanding results.
“The analysis uses data from copper mines around the world to identify areas with similar geological characteristics, with the next step to rank these anomalies to better focus future fieldwork and any subsequent drilling decisions.
“This involves deeper AI analysis to support targeted field work.”
The eight licences, covering a combined 6,551 km², target copper, gold, nickel, lead-zinc-silver, and platinum group metals prospects, also identified by AI analysis.