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deep tech iAfrica.com June 30, 2026

Botswana Minerals Uses AI to Uncover Concealed Copper in 50-Year-Old Drill Records

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AIM-listed Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-driven review of legacy geological records has identified primary copper sulphide and altered copper minerals in historical drill cores from holes originally drilled in search of uranium and diamonds. The AI identified and connected the copper evidence by analyzing more than a gigabyte of legacy reports — some over 50 years old — that had never been integrated into a modern copper model, demonstrating the power of AI to unlock value from vast

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