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SEROWE LICENCE - PL 3/2000The Boteti Exploration joint venture holds four prospecting licences covering 2,483 square kilometers to the north-west of the regional centre of Serowe in central Botswana (Map 4). The original prospecting licence held by Kukama in this area, 3/2004, was in 2004 augmented by four additional licences, 8- and 9/2004, 49/2004 and 50/2004. All but 50/2004 are included in the Boteti joint venture with De Beers.
Map 4 Overview of Serowe Block prospecting Licenses The project area is covered by geologically recent Kalahari sediments some 20-40 metres in thickness. These are underlain by upper Karoo basalts (~190Ma) and sandstones. The sandstone can be found where the basalt has thinned out or was removed by weathering, the latter process assisted by a complex system of block faulting during the late-Cretaceous (98-65mya) that resulted in uneven bedrock topography. The identification of these underlying formations has been facilitated by regional aeromagnetic surveys. The company is pursuing programmes to explore this area for both kimberlite and alluvial diamond deposits. BACK |
