Investor interest is sharpening around Aldoro Resources’ Kameelburg rare earth and niobium project in Namibia, where the company has unveiled a maiden resource that confirms the scale of its recent discovery.
In August 2025, Aldoro announced an initial resource estimate of 279.9 million tonnes grading 2.45 per cent TREO equivalent.
This includes an average of 1.16 per cent total rare earth oxides, 0.18 per cent niobium, and 177 parts per million molybdenum, hosted within a vast carbonatite complex. The figures put Kameelburg firmly on the radar of investors seeking exposure to large, undeveloped critical minerals deposits in southern Africa.
The project’s potential has been underlined by the consistency and thickness of mineralisation outlined to date.
Deeper drilling is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025, a step expected to confirm the depth extensions of the orebody and potentially add further tonnes to the already significant resource.
Metallurgical testwork is also underway to determine processing options, with initial results expected in September.
Aldoro has additionally flagged a trial drilling program at its nearby Omuronga tenement, following up on geophysical survey work aimed at identifying heavy rare earth and niobium targets.
Kameelburg’s combination of rare earth elements, niobium and molybdenum makes it strategically important in the context of the global energy transition, where demand for these minerals is surging.
Rare earths underpin the manufacture of permanent magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines, niobium is critical for strengthening alloys in aerospace and energy systems, and molybdenum is a key component in high-strength steel.
Aldoro Resources, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, is a junior exploration company with a portfolio of projects in both Namibia and Western Australia.
Focused initially on rubidium and lithium exploration in Australia, Aldoro’s pivot into Namibia through the acquisition of the Kameelburg project has transformed its profile.
By securing one of the most promising undeveloped carbonatite-hosted deposits in Africa, the company has attracted a new wave of investor interest and positioned itself as an emerging player in critical minerals with global relevance.
Logan Exploration & Investments CC and Okonde Mining & Exploration CC previously held the Kameelburg project. In March 2023, Aldoro agreed to acquire an 85 per cent interest in the project through these entities for N$4.4 million, structured as an upfront payment of N$0.5 million, a further payment of N$2.5 million upon completion, and 500,000 Aldoro shares.
The transaction was completed in October 2024 following licence renewals and due diligence.
The licences, covering approximately 1,017 square kilometres within the Damara Orogenic Belt, host a 1.4-kilometre-wide carbonatite intrusion that was first investigated in the late 1960s and early 1970s by AMCOR geologists.
Their work identified rare–earth–bearing rocks, phosphatic zones and ring dykes, laying the foundation for Aldoro’s modern exploration success.
