Arc Minerals Ltd (LON:ARCM) rose on Wednesday after news the firm has has kicked off its initial 7,500-metre drilling programme Zamsort/Zaco, the company's copper projects in Zambia.
Two diamond drill rigs will test the large Cheyeza anomaly as well as the Lumbeta and Muswema targets.
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Nick von Schirnding, executive chairman, said detailed geophysical surveys and extensive soil sampling programmes had highlighted a number of potential prospects at Zamsort.
Cheyeza is one of our highest-priority targets, he said.
In afternoon trading, shares in ARC Minerals were 2.1% higher at 2.40p.
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