Petra and Plutus, Sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposit

Petra and Plutus

Sediment-hosted stratabound copper (Reduced-facies) deposit in Ngamiland, Botswana

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	10873
Alternate names	Boseto project
Tract name	Northwest Botswana Rift (002rfCu2002)
Site status	deposit

Geographic location

Country	Botswana
State or province	Ngamiland
Geographic location	22.9608, -20.5431 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	22.9608, -20.5431
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Sediment-hosted stratabound copper
Deposit subtype	Reduced-facies
Age (Ma)	750Ma
Minerals	chalcocite, bornite, chalcopyrite

Commodity and development information

Major commodities	Cu, Ag
Tonnage (Mt)	67Mt
Cu grade (%)	1.4%
Ag grade (g/t)	22.3g/t
Contained copper	940,000t

Reference information

References	Discovery Metals Ltd. (2011)
Site reference	Zientek and others (in press)

Discovery Metals Ltd., 2011, Mining Indaba, Cape Town: Discovery Metals Limited presentation, 28 p., accessed July 25, 2011, at http://www.discoverymetals.com/files/media/mining_indaba_presentation_february_2011.pdf.