Aldoro Resources Ltd has delivered high-grade niobium of 0.76% over 11 metres and rare earth grades of 2.94% TREO in new drilling at its Kameelburg project in Namibia, alongside a separate 74-metre mineralised intercept, confirming the growing scale of the deposit.
Results from two Phase II diamond drill holes — DD003A and DD018A — show wide, high-grade rare earth, strontium and niobium mineralisation extending across both the northern and southern flanks of the carbonatite system.
The most significant result came from DD003A on the northern flank, which returned 11 metres at 0.76% Nb₂O₅ from 102 metres, supported by additional intercepts of 5.8 metres at 0.43% and 31 metres at 0.32% niobium, positioning the area as a potential standalone niobium domain.
The same hole also delivered a near-surface high-grade interval of 5 metres at 2.94% TREO and 7.64% SrCO₃ from 64 metres, among the strongest combined rare earth and strontium results recorded at Kameelburg to date.
Mineralisation in DD003A remains open at depth, with grades strengthening below 200 metres, including 31 metres at 0.79% TREO and 35 metres at 0.91% TREO, indicating a potential higher-grade core yet to be fully tested.
On the southern margin, DD018A intersected a combined 74 metres of mineralisation across two stacked zones. The upper layer returned 23 metres at 0.98% TREO and 4.19% SrCO₃, while the lower zone delivered 51 metres at 0.70% TREO, 3.10% SrCO₃ and 0.32% Nb₂O₅, confirming consistent mineralisation and a transition into niobium-rich zones at depth.
The results bring assays received to seven out of 15 holes drilled under the 7,190-metre Phase II programme, with mineralisation now confirmed across the entire carbonatite system, which spans a magnetic anomaly of about 1.4 square kilometres.
Strontium carbonate, occurring consistently above 3% in broad zones, is emerging as a significant secondary commodity at Kameelburg, while niobium grades on the northern flank suggest the potential for a separate high-value resource stream.
The project hosts a multi-layered mineral system, with rare earth and strontium-rich zones overlying deeper niobium-enriched horizons — a configuration that could strengthen processing economics and product diversification.
Further assay results from the remaining eight holes are expected through May, while deeper drilling is being planned to test the high-grade zones identified below 200 metres in DD003A.
An updated mineral resource estimate, incorporating strontium for the first time, is expected in the coming weeks as Aldoro moves to define the full scale and economic potential of the Kameelburg project.
