Ferrodrill has started drilling at Noronex Limited’s Etango North Uranium Project in central Namibia, marking the company’s first uranium-focused drilling campaign in the country and a key step in advancing its exposure to Namibia’s hard-rock uranium district.
Noronex appointed Ferrodrill on 22 January to undertake the reverse circulation drilling program on Exclusive Prospecting Licence 6776, selecting the well-established Namibian contractor to execute the maiden subsurface testing of multiple high-priority uranium targets.
The program represents the first drilling designed to test targets identified through ground spectrometry, remote-sensing lithostratigraphic interpretation, and detailed field mapping.
Etango North is strategically located in the heart of Namibia’s uranium province, immediately along strike from Bannerman Energy’s Etango development, which hosts a 207-million-pound U₃O₈ resource, and in proximity to the long-operating Rössing and Husab uranium mines.
The project lies within a geological corridor known for alaskite-hosted uranium systems, the dominant mineralisation style underpinning large-scale uranium production in central Namibia.
Recent geological interpretation has identified favourable structural and stratigraphic settings for uranium mineralisation within Noronex’s licence area, including domal closures and flat-lying alaskite sheets.
These features are consistent with known uranium deposits in the district and are considered highly prospective, particularly where mineralisation may be concealed beneath shallow cover.
Noronex managing director and chief executive officer Victor Rajasooriar said the commencement of drilling marked a major milestone for the company.
“The start of drilling at Etango North marks a significant milestone for the Company, representing our first-ever uranium-focused drilling campaign in Namibia,” Rajasooriar said.
“The combination of strong surface uranium anomalism, favourable geology and its location in a world-class uranium district makes Etango North a compelling opportunity for discovery.
“We look forward to receiving results from this maiden program and advancing Etango North alongside our ongoing copper exploration activities in Namibia and Botswana,” he said.
The current program has been designed as a first-pass campaign to validate the geological model and assess the potential for subsurface uranium mineralisation. Results from this phase will be used to refine targets and guide follow-up drilling as exploration progresses.
Etango North adds a new uranium dimension to Noronex’s broader southern African exploration portfolio at a time when global interest in secure uranium supply is intensifying.
With Namibia already established as one of the world’s leading uranium producers, early-stage drilling success in proven districts is increasingly viewed as strategically significant for junior explorers seeking to build long-term project pipelines.
