Arc Minerals to Start 6,000m-plus Drilling at Virgo Copper Project

Published: Aug 18, 2026 09:52

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Arc Minerals said it is set to begin a diamond drilling campaign of more than 6,000 metres at its Virgo copper project in Botswana, targeting prospects in the Zone 5 corridor of the Kalahari Copper Belt near MMG’s Khoemacau mining project. The phased programme will test around 14 km of interpreted D’kar-Ngwako Pan Formation contact within licence PL135/2017, with priority areas including South Fold, the Central area and Zone 9. The project remains at the exploration stage, so there is no near-term impact on copper concentrate supply.

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