Canadian firm uncovers “significant” critical minerals in north-west Botswana

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Homesoils: Tsodilo is hunting for rare earths and critical minerals in the north-west PIC: TSODILORESOURCES.COM

Canadian minerals firm, Tsodilo Resources, reports that it has discovered “significant critical minerals and rare earth element mineralisation” in its prospecting licence in north-western Botswana.

Tsodilo wholly owns the Gcwihaba Metals Project in the north-west of the country where the discoveries were made.

In a statement to the Toronto Stock Exchange where Tsodilo is listed, the company said recent results from a drilling programme had uncovered various metals including 15 rare earth elements and critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, nickel, vanadium, and silver.

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