Power Metal Resources PLC (AIM:POW) said contractor Discovery Drilling Contractors Africa has started mobilisation for the next program at Molopo Farms in Botswana.
Drilling is expected to commence in the coming days targeting the high-priority conductor at nickel target area T1-14, it added in a statement.
Subsidiary Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration has also received extension documents granting the right to prospect for metals for two years at licences 310/2016 and 311/2026, while also completing ground Audio-frequency Magnetotelluric (AMT) as well as magnetics over target areas T1-14 and T1-9.
Sean Wade, chief executive, commented: "We are very excited to be getting this work underway, which is a testament to an immense amount of technical analysis and preparatory work completed by the team.”
Power Metal holds an 87.71% interest in Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration, a Botswana private company, which holds a 100% interest in the Molopo Farms Complex Project.