Aldoro Resources has reported its strongest result yet from the Kameelburg carbonatite in Namibia, with diamond hole DD005C cutting an impressive 184.2 metres at 2.0 per cent total rare earth oxides (TREO), 0.23 per cent niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅) and 395 parts per million molybdenum in the upper zone.
Beneath this, a lower layer added 141 metres at 0.92 per cent TREO, 0.32 per cent Nb₂O₅ and 142 ppm molybdenum, extending mineralisation by about 300 metres to the north-west.
The hole ended in mineralisation, reinforcing Aldoro’s model that Kameelburg remains open at depth and that grades improve along the intrusive margins.
Assays from two further diamond holes supported the strong result.
DD008B intersected 204.4 metres at 1.63 per cent TREO, 0.24 per cent Nb₂O₅ and 298 ppm molybdenum in the upper zone, with a further 64.5 metres at 0.73 per cent TREO, 0.15 per cent Nb₂O₅ and 253 ppm molybdenum in the lower zone.
DD008C cut 101.8 metres at 1.57 per cent TREO, 0.14 per cent Nb₂O₅ and 299 ppm molybdenum in the upper zone, underlain by 114.4 metres at 0.73 per cent TREO, 0.17 per cent Nb₂O₅ and 301 ppm molybdenum.
Like DD005C, both holes ended in mineralisation, confirming the continuity of the system.
These results will feed into Aldoro’s updated Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, expected this month.
The company has already mapped a mineralised footprint measuring 1.35 kilometres long, 1.25 kilometres wide and up to 510 metres deep, with mineralisation open in multiple directions.
Chairperson Quinn Li said the latest assays are expected to drive “significant growth in the scale of the resource and an increase in grade of all three strategic metal categories.”
With Phase I drilling now complete, totalling 24 diamond holes and 9,525 metres, Aldoro is preparing to commence Phase II in early October.
Two larger rigs capable of drilling beyond 750 metres are being mobilised to test deeper extensions.
The program will target the nearby Omuronga Carbonatite for heavy rare earths and higher-grade niobium.
It will follow up on the high-grade niobium zone identified in hole DD005B, where drilling ended with six metres at 1.43 per cent Nb₂O₅, and extend drilling beneath the 500-metre horizon to define the full depth of the system.
Kameelburg’s carbonatite displays clear zoning, with rare earth-rich layers near the top, niobium enrichment at depth and along the edges, and molybdenum associated with later granitic intrusions.
Aldoro believes this supports the potential for a much larger niobium deposit at depth, which the upcoming deeper drilling will test.
