Cazaly Resources is advancing toward field exploration in Namibia as it targets copper and rare earth deposits in the Otavi Copper Belt, with the company confirming it is preparing to begin the next phase of work at its Abenab North project.
Next exploration steps outlined in the company’s latest report show that Cazaly is currently finalising access arrangements with landowners across the licence area, planning geophysical surveys and geochemical sampling, and preparing drill targets for testing during the coming exploration season.
The programme follows the granting of an Exclusive Prospecting Licence covering more than 790 square kilometres at the Abenab North project in northern Namibia, located between the towns of Tsumeb and Grootfontein and about 450 kilometres from Windhoek.
The licence is located within the Otavi Copper Belt, part of the broader Damara geological province and one of southern Africa’s most historically productive base-metal regions.
The project lies roughly 20 kilometres from the historic Tsumeb copper mine, which produced around 30 million tonnes of ore grading about 4.3% copper, 3.5% zinc and 10% lead during its century of operation.
According to the company’s latest investor presentation, Abenab North is a large-scale project covering about 790 km². It offers excellent infrastructure access, including sealed roads, rail connections to port facilities, high-voltage power and telecommunications networks, and nearby processing facilities in Tsumeb.
The company notes that the project sits within a proven mineral district and hosts multiple exploration targets. Historical drilling by previous operators intersected significant rare-earth mineralisation, including 45 metres grading about 0.73% total rare-earth oxides, with a higher-grade interval of 2.36% over 4 metres within that zone.
Further drilling by Avonlea Minerals returned additional encouraging intercepts, including 16.7 metres at 0.66% TREO and 39.7 metres at 0.55% TREO, confirming the presence of carbonatite-related rare earth mineralisation within the licence area.
The latest presentation also highlights that several magnetic anomalies remain untested. Reprocessed aeromagnetic data have identified a large 800-metre-diameter magnetic anomaly known as the Cadix target, which the company considers a priority exploration target for future drilling.
Cazaly says its exploration strategy will focus on defining these targets through additional geophysical interpretation, surface sampling and geological mapping before advancing to drilling.
Ground activities are expected to commence once access arrangements with landowners are completed and initial geophysical work is finalised, as the company moves to test what it describes as multiple prospective targets across the licence area.
The project forms part of Cazaly’s broader critical-minerals exploration portfolio. It reflects growing international interest in Namibia’s mineral sector, as demand for copper and rare earth elements linked to the global energy transition rises.
With the licence now granted and exploration programmes being prepared, the Abenab North project represents the company’s primary foothold in Namibia and its first opportunity to test the copper and rare-earth potential of the Otavi Belt under its ownership.
