Kgwakgwe Hill Manganese Mine, Botswana

Giyani Gold Corporation has announced the acquisition of six new prospecting licenses that encompass the past producing Kgwakgwe Hill Manganese Mine located in the Kanye Basin, south-eastern Botswana. The Kgwakgwe Hill project covers a supergene system containing high-grade manganese nodules. Manganese ore mined from 1957 to 1967 at Kgwakgwe Hill consisted almost entirely of such high-grade manganese oxide nodules grading 40-50% total manganese. The deposit lies within the Kanye Basin, which is underlain by rocks of the Transvaal Supergroup (“Transvaal”). The Transvaal hosts roughly 80% of the world’s manganese reserves and has been identified in Botswana both under cover beneath Kalahari sands and in local outcrop within the project area. This deposit is of particular interest to Giyani because it is proof of concept that manganese deposits exist in Botswana. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is lat: -24.6723763; long: 25.9382034.