Connected Minerals Limited has commenced its Phase 2 Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling programme at the Etango North-East Project in Namibia, starting on 18 August.
Managing Director Warrick Clent said the programme is focused on the Ondapanda Prospect and will include up to 18 holes, totalling 2,800 metres.
Phase 2 drilling follows strong results from Phase 1, conducted in May, where 14 of the 15 holes drilled returned economic uranium grades.
“We are pleased to report that Hammerstein Drilling is on site at Etango North-East and the Phase 2 programme has commenced. This drilling programme will comprise 18 holes of extensional and infill drilling at the Ondapanda Prospect and we are eager to see the results from Phase 2 given our initial success in Phase 1 which delivered highly promising uranium results,” he said.
The Phase 1 results indicated multiple stacked and mineralised alaskites (leucogranite), supporting the view that Etango North-East’s geology mirrors the model of Bannerman Energy’s nearby Etango Uranium Project, which hosts 429 million tonnes at 225ppm U3O8.
Connected Minerals’ Namibian assets include two granted exclusive prospecting licences: the Etango North-East Project and the Swakopmund Project. The portfolio provides a strategic position in Namibia’s uranium-producing province, with proximity to existing uranium mines and deposits, and access to well-developed regional infrastructure.
In April, the company reported the start of a ~3,050-metre RC drilling programme across its Namibian assets, beginning at Etango North-East before moving to Swakopmund. Hammerstein Drilling was appointed to carry out the campaigns.
