Katoro Gold PLC (LON:KAT) is to carry out a pulsed light survey at Imweru in Tanzania to create high-resolution, detailed topographical maps of the gold prospect.
Louis Coetzee, executive chairman, said the LiDAR survey would add integrity and confidence to the ongoing pre-feasibility study (PFS).
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“Thanks to completing previous milestones at Imweru ahead of schedule, we can deliver this supplementary survey without compromising the timeline for the PFS and at no additional cash cost.”
The airborne LiDAR survey will cost US$14,000 (to be paid in shares) and create a highly accurate data set over the entire envisaged Imweru mining area.
LiDAR works by illuminating a target with a pulsed laser light and measuring the reflected pulses with a sensor.
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Additionally, Katoro said it had completed the second phase (of three) of its environmental and social impacts assessment for Imweru and will now start work on the final phase.