Bezant Resources PLC (AIM:BZT) said initial results from field work completed at its Kanye manganese project in Botswana confirm the possibility of a target of significant size.
It completed a trenching and soil sampling programme from the Loltware prospect to the Moshaneng Borrow Pit to establish the continuity and extent of the manganese mineralised zone between the two target areas lying almost 4km apart.
Based on preliminary evaluation, it appears that Loltware is a distinct manganese sub-zone, with the larger target located around and southeast of the Borrow Pit, said the AIM-traded company.
"We are very pleased with these initial results which have provided us with increased confidence that there is potential within the project area for a large manganese deposit,” said executive chairman Colin Bird.
“Once laboratory assay results for the trench channel samples are received we will proceed to a drilling programme to define the continuity and extent of the zone."
It expects the assay results to be completed in about four to six weeks.