{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Company Interviews","title":"Kavango Resources (LSE:KAV) - New Funding, Copper in Botswana & Gold in Zimbabwe","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1740,"description":"Interview with Ben Turney, CEO & David Catterall, Geologist at Kavango Resources (LSE: KAV)\nOur previous interview: https://youtu.be/-DAIik6AdSM\nRecording date: 29th September 2023\nKavango Resources, a metals exploration company targeting copper in Botswana and gold in Zimbabwe, recently provided an update on its strategy, exploration progress, and plans to fund ongoing programs. The company aims to demonstrate exploration success and unlock value across its diversified project portfolio.\nCEO Ben Turney and Exploration Manager Dave Catterall described how the company has pivoted to new opportunities in Zimbabwe, while applying lessons learned to refine its copper exploration efforts in Botswana.\nTurney explained that Kavango moved into Zimbabwe over the past year to capitalize on underexplored, high grade gold opportunities around historic mines. Unlike Kavango's early-stage copper exploration projects obscured by sand cover in Botswana, Zimbabwe offers outcropping gold mineralization that can be rapidly advanced. Kavango plans to start drilling at its first Zimbabwe project in October, aiming to prove up near-surface, bulk minable deposits.\nAt the same time, Kavango has consolidated prospective ground positions along strike from Sandfire's Motheo copper deposit in Botswana. While past drilling efforts at its Kalahari Suture Zone project were unsuccessful, the company has now shifted focus to the Karakubis project area with less sand cover.\nCatterall explained that geophysics and field mapping have better defined copper targets concealed by thin cover that can be drill tested. Kavango aims to refine additional targets across its expanded ground position, with the goal of drilling priority targets starting in early 2024. By proving up mineralization, Kavango aims to demonstrate prospectivity that could attract partners or acquirers.\nTo fund these exploration efforts, Kavango has secured over £5 million in new capital. Turney explained Kavango has taken an...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1wv-MFlQAgnm-ca64e5kK4984dZB0os8-HJdRVsI74M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzNTcyLzE2MjM5/NTQyMDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}