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http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009240731342374T

Yes they do seem more interested in proving reserves hence the further exploration at Mowana - nevertheless its a fairly positine RNS ---lets see how the market looks at it.

Upbeat comment - Commenting, Jordan Soko, Acting Chief Executive of African Copper Plc, said, "We are making good progress on driving Mowana production levels higher and are successfully addressing problem areas. The addition of the washing plant in due course and completion of the wet tailings facility will continue this process. "The development of Thakadu provides significant economic benefits to our mining operations in Botswana. We will be able to substantially increase capacity utilisation of the enhanced infrastructure at Mowana and take our total production to a higher level. I am delighted that we have been able to announce a further successful plank in our business strategy. We can now switch our exploration focus to the nearby Makala prospect as we look forward to proving up further resources in African Copper's highly prospective licence areas."

Future plans. - Ten new and highly prospective targets have been identified during the review process by both the expert panel and Matsitama exploration staff and fast-track exploration programmes have been designed to allow the targets to be assessed within the available time frame. Exploration budgets have been formulated to ensure that exploration moneys are optimally spent. Exploration drilling and geophysical surveys will commence at Matsitama in late-September.

My intitial reaction to reading RNS - Not bad, not bad at all !

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=20100924070019M7623

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009240700052226T

No leaks from the pow wow yet ?

Hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo - anyone out there. Am I all thats left in here. Im lonely

HSQ123 - yes you would think ...they need a good PR guy/gal - They could employ one now they have less of a wage bill !

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009230700081531T

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009230701051682T

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009230700111690T

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009230700111681T

Has everyone run to the hills here!....if you have hopefully there will be a wind turbine on them!

Well whatever the reason for the buys I am in on a speculative punt - interesting to see what happens..... Its in a sector that one day will lift off.

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