Connected Minerals is reviewing exploration results from its Namibian uranium assets as it assesses the next phase of work across two Exclusive Prospecting Licences in the country’s central uranium province.
The Australian-listed explorer’s Namibian portfolio comprises two granted licences covering the Etango North-East Project and the Swakopmund Project, both located in Namibia’s prolific uranium-producing Erongo region.
The company says the portfolio represents a strategic land position in Namibia’s central Namib uranium province, close to several known uranium deposits and supported by established regional infrastructure.
During the latest reporting period, Connected Minerals reported results from a Phase 2 reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at the Ondapanda Prospect, located within the Etango North-East project area.
The programme consisted of 23 drill holes totalling 3,134 metres, which began in August and was completed in late September.
Results showed encouraging uranium mineralisation, with 17 of the 23 holes returning economic uranium grades, bringing the overall drilling success rate across the first two phases of drilling to more than 80%.
Both drilling phases intersected multiple stacked alaskite-hosted uranium zones, a geological feature common in Namibia’s central uranium province.
Connected Minerals said the geology encountered at Etango North-East appears consistent with the mineralisation style found at Bannerman Energy’s Etango deposit, which hosts a mineral resource of about 429 million tonnes grading roughly 225 parts per million U₃O₈.
Significant drill intercepts from the Phase 2 programme included:
Hole OPRC0020 returned 3 metres grading 265 ppm eU₃O₈ from 34 metres, including 1 metre grading 435 ppm, and 6 metres grading 295 ppm from 42 metres, including 2 metres at 485 ppm.
Hole OPRC0024 intersected 2 metres grading 467 ppm eU₃O₈ from 14 metres, including 1 metre at 635 ppm, and 12 metres grading 190 ppm from 141 metres, including 4 metres at 302 ppm.
Hole OPRC0035 returned 4 metres grading 456 ppm eU₃O₈ from 36 metres, including 1 metre at 716 ppm.
Additional results included 8 metres grading 199 ppm eU₃O₈ from 66 metres in hole OPRC0016, and 5 metres grading 249 ppm eU₃O₈ from 33 metres in hole OPRC0017.
Mineralisation identified within the central zone of the Ondapanda Prospect also included hole OPRC0038, which intersected 18 metres grading 209 ppm eU₃O₈ from 1 metre depth, representing the widest mineralised intersection reported by the company to date.
Earlier drilling at the prospect also returned encouraging grades, including hole OPRC0008, which intersected 5 metres grading 358 ppm eU₃O₈ from 88 metres, including 1 metre grading 814 ppm.
Connected Minerals said the results suggest localised enrichment of alaskite-hosted uranium mineralisation, indicating potential for further exploration.
Following the completion of both drilling phases, mineralisation at Etango North-East remains open along strike and at depth, with additional exploration programmes currently under review.
The company previously completed a maiden RC drilling campaign at the Ondapanda Prospect in May 2025, comprising 15 holes totalling 2,688 metres, of which 14 intersected economic uranium grades.
Connected Minerals is also reviewing results from its Swakopmund Project, which covers approximately 125 square kilometres.
The project lies along trend with the Trekkopje and Klein Trekkopje uranium deposits owned by Orano, which together host an estimated 340 million tonnes grading about 140 ppm U₃O₈.
Connected Minerals completed its maiden RC drilling programme at the Swakopmund project during the June 2025 quarter and is currently reviewing the results to determine future exploration activities.
The company said the proximity of its licences to established uranium deposits strengthens the geological potential of its Namibian portfolio.
Namibia remains one of the world’s leading uranium producers, hosting major operations including the Rössing Uranium mine, the Swakop Uranium-operated Husab mine and the Paladin Energy-owned Langer Heinrich mine.
