MINING metals beyond copper and silver .
Staying in the Kalahari region , the company holds 17 prospecting licenses ( 15,000 sq km ) as part of its manganese exploration work .
It has also carried out important preliminary exploration of Kraaipan gold in southern Bostwana , directly along strike from significant gold deposits in South Africa , including the well-known Kalgold deposit , which has over four million ounces of gold up to 150 metres underground .
Nickel is another area of interest for Discovery Metals , demonstrated by the Dikoloti Project , a joint venture with The Japan Oil , Gas and Metals National Corporation ( JOGMEC ) in the north east of Botswana .
The area in question covers 283 sq km and has four nickel-copper deposits with a combined historic resource of 182 million tonnes .
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Sustainable ethos What will enable Discovery Metals to make the most of its ongoing and planned exploration and production work in Botswana and beyond is its sustainable mantra , incorporating both the environment and local people .
In 2012 , the company published its first sustainability report , a detailed 11-page document outlining its efforts to create a sustainable and ethical operation .
On the environmental side it is committed to minimising harmful impacts in the short term by
‘ Staying in the Kalahari region , the company holds 17 prospecting licenses ( 15,000 sq km ) as part of its manganese exploration work ’
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