Aldoro Resources is expanding the Phase 1 diamond drilling program at its flagship project, the Kameelburg REE‐Niobium Carbonatite Project, with an additional 2,700 metres encompassing two deviated holes to test the potential of mineralisation at depth.
The Kameelburg project is about 60 km southwest of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region.
Aldoro-owned rigs will drill these two holes to test the potential mineralisation width extent.
A specialist drill contractor will drill these two diamond holes with a rig capable of drilling up to 800 metres.
Initially, the company planned to drill seven diamond holes ranging from 200 to 400 metres.
The initial seven diamond holes allowed the company to understand better the carbonatite’s resource potential and the potential of commercial grade at depth while paving the foundation for the subsequent stage of resource drilling.
During the March quarter, Aldoro Resources continued with the drilling program to test the positive indications of mineralisation, as confirmed by the magnetic survey, rock chip, geochemical, and trenching surveys during the quarter, utilising company-owned drilling rigs.
In addition, on January 30, the company received and announced the assay results for Line 6 and Line 4 of the pre‐drill sampling program, which confirmed continued niobium mineralisation across 436 meters of Line 6 at an average grade of 0.45% Nb₂O₅ and highlighted by a 186‐meter intercept with an average grade of 0.81% Nb₂O₅; and continued niobium mineralisation across 126 meters of Line 2 at an average grade of 0.42% Nb₂O₅.
Line 6 is between the previously reported assays for Line 3 (388 metres at an average grade of 0.52%) and Line 4 (262 meters at an average of 0.52%).
Line 2 is located 200 metres to the east of Line 3. The assay laboratory has received samples for Lines 1, 5, and 7 and results for Nb₂O₅ and the associated rare earth suite of elements will be reported once received.
The Nb2O5 values were back‐calculated from the Nb content from the assay report. Given the extensive magnetic, soil, rock chip and trenching surveys conducted by Aldoro Resources over the Kameelburg project, the company has elected to log the diamond drilling program in a manner that will satisfy JORC reporting audit requirements.
The company plans to be in a position to announce a maiden mineral resource estimate over Kameelburg in
the 2nd Quarter of this year.
The expanded pre‐drill trenching program was also completed during the quarter.
A total of 5,160 metres of carbonatite was trenched across 22 trenches ranging in length from 70 metres to 600 metres.
Mineralisation at Kameelburg appears to have a clear zonation pattern, with the upper layer enriched in rare earths, forming a REE‐Niobium‐Molybdenum deposit and the lower layer niobium‐rich, forming a Niobium‐REE deposit.
Niobium deposit is near the surface, with mineralisation beginning at 0 metres. Drill holes indicate that this mineralisation type has an average thickness of 350 metres, extending over 400 metres to the north.
Niobium‐Rare Earth Ore Deposit transitions from the upper rare earth‐niobium deposit as depth increases, with niobium content gradually rising while rare earth content decreases.
Given the Kameelburg project’s scale and grade, Aldoro understands that Kameelburg can potentially become a significant source in the global supply of REE and Niobium.
