Nzuri Copper Limited advise that the 2018 exploration program within the Fold & Thrust Belt Joint Venture (FTBJV) and at its 85%-owned Kalongwe Copper-Cobalt Project, located in the Western Katangan Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is underway following approval for the 2018 exploration budget and the re-commencement of drilling operations. Drilling has commenced at a newly-identified high-grade cobalt prospect at Kalongwe South West (Kalongwe SW), located approximately 800m from the Kalongwe deposit. The program is designed to target high-grade cobalt and copper mineralisation following encouraging recent trenching results, a number of Mine Series lithologies identified from recent geological mapping. The Nzuri Board has approved a $4 million exploration budget for the 2018 season, with a total of up to 7,250m of Reverse Circulation (RC) and diamond drilling, plus trenching and mapping, planned across at least eight priority near-mine and regional prospects within the FTBJV. The targets have been ranked and assessed against the results from Company's 2017 exploration program. Once the current phase of drilling is completed at Kalongwe SW, diamond drilling will commence at the Monwezi 2 and Monwezi 7 targets, part of the Monwezi area located 2-5km directly along strike from Kalongwe.