Bezant (AIM: BZT), the copper-gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the commencement of diamond drill target testing over the Kalengwa exploration project area in Zambia (the Kalengwa Exploration Project ).
Highlights
· Maiden Bezant diamond drill programme of about 800m at Kalengwa to test the first two priority exploration targets based on review of extensive historic exploration datasets
· The Kalengwa SW2 target, with strong coincident magnetic and copper geochemical anomalies straddles the major Kalengwa Lineament structure just 2.5km southwest from the former mine
· Previous Aircore/RAB drilling within the weathered profile at the SW2 target reported intervals returning 19m @ 1,259ppm Cu and 4m @ 1,962ppm Cu - no recorded historic bedrock drilling