RNS - another box ticked!23 Oct 2020 08:13
Strong evidence of metal sulphide accumulations in the KSZ
Kavango Resources plc (LSE:KAV), the exploration company targeting the discovery of world-class mineral deposits in Botswana, is pleased to report further strong evidence that the Kalahari Suture Zone (the "KSZ") may host one or more "Norilsk-style" Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Metal ("Cu-Ni-PGM") deposits.
Dr David Holwell, of D&D Geoconsultants, has completed a significant update to the Mineral Systems Review (first published on 29 April 2020) (the "Review"). Dr Holwell is Associate Professor of Geology at the University of Leicester and is a leading authority on the development of Cu-Ni-PGM sulphide deposits associated with magmatic plumbing systems.
Dr Holwell conducted a mineralogical study and laboratory analysis of rock samples (the "Rock Samples") taken from the Company's November 2019 drill campaign on the Hu****si section of the KSZ and the Canadian sponsored Kalahari Drilling Programme (1983). The Review makes several key conclusions.
Specifically, the occurrence of "primary magmatic sulphides" in the thick "gabbroic sills" (>50m thick) of the KSZ (announced on 8 September 2020), combined with strong evidence of "sulphur saturation" and the presence of "cumulate rocks", suggests that "metal sulphides" may have accumulated in trap zones in sufficient quantities to form mineable mineral deposits.
This is an extremely important step forward in advancing Kavango's understanding of the KSZ.
There is now compelling evidence that the KSZ experienced similar geological conditions as those that led to the formation of giant Cu-Ni-PGM massive sulphide deposits at Norilsk (Siberia), Voisey's Bay (Canada), Raglan (Canada), Jinchuan (China) and the Thomson Nickel Belt (Canada).