KCB - completion of acquisition of 90pc of LVR JV

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Kavango Resources PLC

16 September 2022

 

PRESS RELEASE

16 September 2022

KAVANGO RESOURCES PLC

("Kavango" or "the Company")

KCB - completion of acquisition of 90pc of LVR JV

Botswana focussed metals exploration company Kavango Resources plc (LSE:KAV) ("Kavango") is pleased to announce completion of the acquisition of 65pc of the LVR Joint Venture (the "LVR JV") (the "Acquisition"). This takes Kavango's holding in the LVR JV to 90pc.

The LVR JV incorporates prospecting licences PL082/2018 & PL 083/2018, which together cover 809km² of ground highly prospective for copper/silver discoveries in the Kalahari Copper Belt ("KCB").

Ben Turney, Chief Executive Officer of Kavango Resources, commented:

"As we move towards our maiden drill campaign in the Kalahari Copper Belt, completing the acquisition of 90 per cent of the LVR Joint Venture is an important step forward. The two prospecting licences in this vehicle are highly prospective for copper/silver exploration.

PL082 is one of our most exciting and advanced opportunities. Located in the heart of the Belt, this licence has two primary target areas that have returned significant in-soil copper anomalies, with a peak pXRF value of 118.8ppm copper. The Central Zone is 27km in strike length and the Northern Zone is 8km in strike, emphasising this project's scale.

Meanwhile, PL083 is located near the Namibian border. Sand cover here has limited historic exploration, but with the strength of our in-house geophysics team we are working on some ground-breaking regional modelling that we expect to enable us to unlock previously unrecognised potential.

We look forward to commencing drilling here in the near future."

Acquisition Details

Kavango Resources plc and its Botswana subsidiary Kavango Minerals (Pty) Ltd (together "Kavango") have executed a sale purchase agreement ("SPA") with LVR GeoExplorers (Pty) Ltd ("LVR") to acquire a further 65pc in the LVR JV. Kavango had already earned into 25pc of the LVR JV ( announced >>> 03 June 2021 ).

Kavango entered into an Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with LVR in November 2021 ( announced >>> 26 November 2021 ), which outlined the terms of the Acquisition. These remain the same.

As a result of signing Kavango now owns 90pc of the LVR JV and remains as operator.

The LVR JV includes the following prospecting licences:

Project	Licence No.	Next renewal date	Area (sq.km)
KCB	082/2018	30/9/23	126
KCB	083/2018	30/9/23	683

Application has been made by both parties to the Department of Mineral Resources for transfer of the LVR JV prospecting licences to Shongwe Resources (Proprietary) Ltd. ("Shongwe"), a company which will be controlled by Kavango. On completion of this, Kavango will issue shares to LVR as detailed below.

Kavango will issue to LVR 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares (at an issue price of 5.5p per share) and 2,000,000 warrants, exercisable at 8.5p per share for a period of two years (the "Warrants"). No royalty or other deferred payment to LVR is required to be made by Kavango.

Kavango will carry LVR's 10pc holding in the LVR JV through to Bankable Feasibility Study ("BFS"). Beyond this, LVR are to contribute on a pro-rata basis or will be diluted.

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

[e-mail]

 First Equity (Joint Broker)

[phone]

Jason Robertson 

SI Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 

[phone]

Nick Emerson

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'.

NOTES TO EDITORS

 KAVANGO'S INTERESTS IN THE KALAHARI COPPER BELT

Kavango's exploration licences in the KCB include:

Kanye Resources

Ø Agreement to acquire 100pc working interest (Kavango currently owns 50pc working interest) in 10 prospecting licences held in a Joint Venture vehicle (Kanye Resources) with Power Metal Resources (LSE:POW), which cover 4,256km². Terms of the acquisition, which is subject to prospectus, are provided in the announcement dated 8 July 2022.

The LVR Project

Ø A 90pc interest in prospecting licences PL082/2018 & PL 083/2018, held in a Joint Venture with LVR GeoExplorers (Pty) Ltd ("LVR"), which cover 809km².

THE KCB PROJECT GEOLOGICAL SETTING

Kavango's KCB Project areas include lengthy redox boundaries, close to surface, that represent excellent exploration targets.

The redox boundaries were formed several hundred million years ago in active sedimentary basins flooded by shallow seas. Organic matter accumulating on the sea floor created anoxic conditions, which formed a chemical barrier to metal ions rising upwards through the sediments as the basin subsided. The change in chemistry caused the precipitation of metal species (carbonates, sulphides etc.) including copper and silver on or just below the redox boundary.

Subsequent tectonic activity folded the sedimentary layers, which was often accompanied by the concentration of metals into the fold hinges and shear zones. Fold hinges pointing upwards are known as anticlines, while the downward pointing hinges are called synclines.

Several large copper/silver ore deposits have been discovered on the KCB in association with anticlines in areas now held under licence by Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) and Cupric Canyon (a privately owned mining development company). These deposits are relatively close to surface and many are amenable to open pit mining operations.

Accumulations of metals can be traced along the strike of geochemical reduction-oxidation ("redox") boundaries (sometimes for many kilometres) because they often contain iron and have a higher magnetic signature than the surrounding rock. These have recently been successfully mapped by Kavango's exploration teams.

GLOSSARY

AEM: Airborne Electromagnetic Survey. This uses an energised loop to induce currents in underlying lithological units, which resultant magnetic field can then be measured.

CSAMT: Abbreviated from Controlled Source Audio frequency Magneto Telluric. An AMT survey is an electromagnetic survey technique that uses naturally occurring passive energy sources, and which can electrically map geologic structures to depths of 500 metres or more.

Inversion: Geophysical inversion refers to mathematical and statistical techniques for recovering information on subsurface physical properties,  from observed geophysical data

KCB: Kalahari Copper Belt. An area of southern Africa, running ENE-WSW from Botswana into Namibia, within which multiple economic copper-silver sedimentary rock hosted deposits have been discovered.

RC: Reverse Circulation drilling. This is a cost-effective method of drilling that uses compressed air to drive a downhole hammer, which breaks rock into chips that are forced up an internal tube in the drill rod, minimising risk of contamination by wall-rock.

Redox boundary:  Reduction and oxidation boundary, at which the chemical oxidative state of chemical species changes, typically resulting in precipitation of metal salts.

 

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