AFRIMINTEL · decision layer

The decision view

Motheo

Kalahari Platform · Cu · Sandfire Resources Limited (ASX:SFR) 100% via Tshukudu Metals (Botswana)

intelligence-gradeproducing

Derived from the deployed data layer at build · dataset v2.4.3 · record reviewed 2026-05-02 · machine-readable: /api/v1/deposits/motheo.json

Investment screen

DFI · investment house — is this fundable, watchable, or a pass?

Life-cycle stageproducing Derived
Operating statusT3 + A4 producing; A1 in study; maiden Reserve targeted Jun 2026 Sourced
Reserve scale (P+P)42.4 Mt @ 0.9% Cu ≈ 0.4 Mt contained Sourced
Reserve basis (verbatim)100% project basis
Risk-adjusted rate (§10)not published — asset-level screening not yet worked (base formula is public; see gaps below) Absent

Value anchors

advisory · corporate development — what does the record support?

Resource (M+I+I)59.5 Mt @ 1.0% Cu Sourced
Resource basis (verbatim)100% project basis
Primary sourceSandfire ASX Update Aug 2025 (JORC 2012); supersedes 2023 NI 43-101 [Sourced 2026-05-02] Sourced
Comparables (Cu-matched)5 African M&A · 1 intl · 1 financing/benchmark — set spans, not market curves · deals Sourced

Risk read

mining major · insurer — what is the exposure?

Province IC compositeKalahari Platform — 8.6/10 Derived
Ownership structureWholly owned via Tshukudu Metals Botswana subsidiary. MMG has no equity stake; conflation with Khoemacau confirmed. Sourced
Recent events (record)Feb 2026 21 MW solar deal (online late 2026, 30% of power needs); Q3 2026 record annualised processing rate; YTD March 2026 = 37.1 kt Cu; A4 mining commenced Oct 2023; A1 maiden Reserve targeted June 2026 Sourced

What this record does not yet support — disclosed, not estimated