Eastport Ventures Advances Matsitama Copper Project as Exploration Drilling Begins in Botswana

Eastport Ventures Advances Matsitama Copper Project as Exploration Drilling Begins in Botswana. Eastport Ventures has taken a significant step forward in its Botswana operations as the company begins exploration drilling at the Matsitama Copper Project, shortly after securing a listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. The listing marks an important milestone for the minerals developer, which has been working on several projects in Botswana over the past six years.

The Matsitama Copper Project covers 1,845 km² within the Matsitama Schist Belt, an established copper-bearing region. The permits sit near well-known operations, including the producing Kopano Mine, previously known as Mowana, as well as the Thakadu and Makala deposits. These neighbouring mines have collectively produced substantial copper volumes, placing Matsitama in a region with a proven mineralisation trend.

Following its public listing, Eastport launched a multi-asset drilling programme that begins with activity at its flagship Matsitama property. According to the company, exploration drilling has commenced at the NAK Deposit, with the goal of defining mineralisation that will support future resource estimation. In parallel, reconnaissance drilling is underway at Copper-Cobra and Kopano South, both aimed at testing geological structures that may hold additional copper potential.

Eastport CEO Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi noted that while the company is newly listed, its operational groundwork has been underway for years. He stated that the listing represents a continuation of planned development rather than the start of new activity, allowing the company to move directly into structured exploration.

The Matsitama Project includes three primary targets at different stages of advancement. These are the NAK Deposit, which has previously recorded extensive drilling over a 1.3 km strike; the Copper-Cobra area, identified as a large copper-in-soil anomaly; and the Kopano South target, which follows the southern extension of the nearby Kopano Mine.

Eastport expects the current drilling and reconnaissance work to be completed by the second half of December, with additional drilling phases scheduled to continue into the new year. The company plans to issue further updates as results become available throughout 2026.