On 30 August 2021, Mount Burgess Mining N.L. released an announcement to the market confirming that it had engaged a contractor to conduct a drilling programme at its polymetallic Zn/Pb/Ag/V/Ge Nxuu Deposit in Botswana. One rig has now arrived on site, with a second rig expected around 4 or 5 October. Drilling will commence once drill crews return to site after the Botswana Independence Day celebrations on 30 September 2021.