Noronex has started its first-year exploration program, testing several targets at its Kalahari Copper Belt projects.
The company’s exploration package in Namibia covers an area of more than 9,035km2 (including 3,047km2 of applications) across the highly prospective but relatively under-explored Kalahari Copper Belt.
South32 is providing A$3 million for the exploration over five years.
The exploration program consists of a detailed in-fill gravity survey undertaken over four main project targets and a drilling program, initially at Fiesta and then at the Damara Zone.
A 5,000m reverse circulation drilling program funded by South32 has commenced at the Fiesta Project, west of Noronex’s Humpback tenements.
Following completion of the Fiesta program, drilling will then move to the highly prospective Damara prospects to the north, which have never been drill-tested.
The Fiesta Project lies on the western closure of a domal structure at the prospective NPF-D’Kar contact.
The anomalous intercepts recorded previously appear to have many hallmarks of the deposits defined in Botswana over 400km to the east, including Zone 5.
The historical drilling has defined a series of steeply dipping sheets of mineralisation over four kilometres long, corresponding to several shears.
Previous drilling has returned numerous highly encouraging intercepts, which the current program will aim to extend.
The Damara Zone encompasses the northern margin of the Kalahari Copper Belt, which generally has between 0-100m of Kalahari cover and has never been drill tested.
A detailed gravity survey has been completed across the three project areas – the Okatumba Gate, Otjozondera and Otjiuapehuri prospects – to enhance understanding of the complex aeromagnetic targets.
Drilling will commence at the Damara Zone following the completion of the Fiesta drilling program.
