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Prelim Evaluation of Airborne EM Survey at Hope
Prelim Evaluation of Airborne EM Survey at Hope.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 6183A\n Bezant Resources PLC\n 02 June 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 02 June 2021\n \n \n Bezant Resources Plc\n \n \n (\"Bezant\" or the \"Company\") \n \n \n Preliminary Evaluation of Airborne EM Survey Data at Hope Cu-Au Project \n \n \n \n \n \n Bezant (AIM: BZT), the copper-gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that preliminary evaluation of data from its' recently completed\n airborne electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic survey over a large part of its Hope Copper-Gold licence block in Namibia has provisionally highlighted several potential strong drill targets.\n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights:\n \n \n \n \n \n · \n The helicopter-borne survey, covering about 3,000 line kms along a 130km strike extent of the Matchless Copper Belt has highlighted up to eight potential drill targets, based on first-pass overview\n \n \n · \n The survey was designed to look for buried extensions of the Hope and Gorob-Vendome deposit cluster on EPL 5796, as well as testing the extensive underexplored potential through EPLs 7170 and 6605\n \n \n · \n Three previously undrilled anomalies with similar signatures to established deposits are located along strike to the southwest of the Gorob-Vendome deposit cluster on EPL 5796\n \n \n · \n To the northeast of Gorob-Vendome a >5km linear anomaly located adjacent to a relatively high magnitude magnetic trend requires further evaluation to establish the anomaly source\n \n \n · \n On EPL 6605, a strong, late-time >3km long EM anomaly is associated with the historically known Aros 4km long bedrock and soil copper occurrence, which was never drill-tested\n \n \n · \n To the southeast of Aros, a discreet, circular, strong, late-time EM anomaly also requires further evaluation\n \n \n · \n Detailed data processing by the survey contractor is currently under way, with the final data and report expected in approximately six weeks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Colin Bird, Executive Chairman of Bezant, commented\n \n : \n \n \n \n \n \n \"This is a very pleasing result that shows the benefit of investing in airborne geophysics in this terrain. The survey covered areas suspected to be prospective and has also identified further prospective EM and magnetic targ...