Kavango Confirms Shear Zone Gold Targets at Hillside Project in Zimbabwe’s Filabusi Greenstone Belt
London-listed Kavango Resources has released its first technical update on the structural geology of its Hillside gold project, located in Zimbabwe’s Filabusi Greenstone Belt.
The analysis, conducted in collaboration with Murgana Structural Consulting of Sofia, Bulgaria, provides valuable insight into the geological setting of three priority prospects: Nightshift, Bill’s Luck, and Steenbok.
At all three sites, gold-bearing quartz veins have been confirmed within well-developed shear zones. These findings represent significant structural controls on mineralisation.
Preliminary interpretations emphasize the importance of understanding the broader kinematic framework of these shear zones, which governs how and where mineralisation occurs.
This structural insight is expected to influence future exploration strategies, improve the ability to identify mineralised zones in drill core, and enhance predictions about the geometry of ore bodies.
According to Kavango, the orientation and movement of fluids during mineralisation—particularly those influenced by stretching lineation—may also help determine the plunge direction of potential orebodies.
“As Kavango continues contributing to the development of Zimbabwe’s goldfields, we will begin publishing more technical updates in parallel with our standard market announcements,” said CEO Ben Turney. “These updates are designed primarily for geologists, mining professionals, and exploration specialists.”
“In this first update, we have successfully constrained the structural controls on gold mineralisation in three key shear zones within the Filabusi Belt.
Understanding these controls is essential to discovering and developing gold deposits.”
Turney further noted that the oblique-dominated shear zones and reactivated structural fabrics identified at Hillside represent promising exploration targets.
“We’re encouraged by what we’ve confirmed so far. This work will help accelerate development of our Bill’s Luck, Nightshift, and Steenbok prospects.”
