Noronex Limited is accelerating exploration across its Namibian portfolio as drilling intensifies in the Kalahari Copper Belt, with multiple rigs now turning across priority copper-silver targets.
Two diamond drill rigs are currently operating at the T-13 deposit, while a reverse-circulation rig is active at the Spaatzu prospect, also known as Monty.
The company has confirmed that follow-up drilling is planned at the Deblin Segen, Devon and Hartebeespoort prospects as results are assessed and targets refined.
The dual-rig diamond programme at T-13 marks a significant step in advancing one of Noronex’s more mature prospects.
Diamond drilling is being used to improve geological confidence by defining the thickness, continuity and structural controls of copper-silver mineralisation, work that is critical for determining whether the deposit can ultimately support a mineral resource.
By running two diamond rigs simultaneously, Noronex aims to shorten timelines and build a more detailed geological model that covers both strike and depth extensions.
At the Spaatzu (Monty) prospect, RC drilling is focused on testing shallower mineralised zones identified through earlier exploration work.
The programme is designed to quickly evaluate priority targets and guide decisions on where to deploy further drilling.
Results from Spaatzu will feed directly into planned follow-up programmes at Deblin Segen, Devon and Hartebeespoort, where surface sampling, geophysics and earlier reconnaissance work have outlined copper-silver anomalies warranting further investigation.
Noronex operates in the Kalahari Copper Belt of eastern Namibia, part of a broader mineral province that extends into neighbouring Botswana and has emerged over the past decade as one of southern Africa’s most prospective regions for sediment-hosted copper systems.
The belt hosts several significant discoveries and has attracted sustained exploration investment as global demand for copper continues to rise, driven by electrification, renewable energy infrastructure and the energy transition.
In Namibia, Noronex controls a large and contiguous land package across the belt, giving it the flexibility to advance multiple targets at different stages of maturity. The company has spent several years building its exploration pipeline through airborne geophysics, soil geochemistry and systematic target generation, rather than relying on a single discovery.
This approach is now reflected in the current drilling campaign, which balances more advanced work at T-13 with earlier-stage testing at Spaatzu and other prospects.
While the project remains firmly at the exploration stage, the scale and breadth of the drilling programme underline Noronex’s ambition to establish a material copper-silver position in the Kalahari Copper Belt.
As assays and geological interpretations are delivered in the coming months, the results will determine which prospects move forward into more intensive drilling and which are deprioritised, shaping the next phase of exploration in one of Namibia’s most closely watched emerging copper provinces.
Beyond the current drilling focus, Noronex has also reported results from other Namibian exploration programmes that underpin its broader copper strategy. At the Fiesta prospect, the company has previously completed reverse-circulation and diamond drilling that confirmed copper mineralisation at depth, supporting geological continuity beneath earlier near-surface intersections and helping refine structural interpretations.
Noronex has also been advancing its Powerline Copper Project, where drilling has targeted the prospective D’Kar–NPF contact horizon across domal structures typical of sediment-hosted copper systems in the Kalahari Copper Belt.
A large-scale RC drilling programme has been used to test extensions of this horizon, with results contributing to the prioritisation of follow-up targets across the company’s licence area.
These earlier drilling campaigns form part of Noronex’s strategy to build a pipeline of copper prospects at various stages of evaluation.
The knowledge gained from Fiesta and Powerline has informed target generation and drill planning at T-13, Spaatzu, and other prospects now being advanced, reinforcing the company’s view that its Namibian ground holds potential for multiple copper discoveries rather than a single standalone deposit.
