Virgo Project, Botswana

The Virgo Project is located in the Kalahari Copper Belt, an emerging copper district that has seen significant recent discoveries.

The project sits within a highly prospective geological corridor, with mineralisation associated with a key contact horizon known to host sediment-hosted copper deposits. Arc Minerals holds a unique position within this corridor, providing direct exposure to an area of active exploration and development. Work to date has confirmed the presence of mineralisation and supports continued targeting along the contact zone, with further drilling planned to define scale.

208.3 km²

Licence area

Tier 1 region

Kalahari Copper Belt

Multi-target

Across broad trend

Overview

The 138.6km² Virgo Project is a highly prospective copper exploration asset located within Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB) – one of the world’s most exciting emerging copper districts. Positioned directly within the MMG Zone 5 corridor, Virgo sits in the same structural and geological setting that hosts multiple Tier 1 copper discoveries.

Arc Minerals is uniquely placed as the only junior explorer with tenure in this proven discovery corridor, providing rare early-stage exposure to a highly fertile mineral system.

Geology

Virgo targets sediment-hosted copper mineralisation along the D’Kar Formation (DKF) and Ngwako Pan Formation (NPF) contact – the key mineralised horizon across the KCB. This contact is directly associated with all major deposits in the belt and represents a clear, repeatable exploration target.

Initial work has confirmed the presence of this contact and demonstrated encouraging copper mineralisation, validating the geological model.

Exploration