Australian explorer Cazaly Resources Limited has commissioned a high-resolution drone aeromagnetic survey at its Abenab North Project in northern Namibia, marking a major step towards its maiden drilling campaign scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.
According to Cazaly Managing Director Tara French, the specialised unmanned aerial survey will cover three priority magnetic targets, centred on the previously untested Cadix anomaly, which measures more than 800 metres in diameter.
Flying at a low, terrain-following altitude of approximately 30 metres with 50-metre line spacing, the drone survey is expected to deliver significantly higher-resolution data than historical surveys, allowing the company to map the geometry and internal structure of the anomaly more accurately and optimise drill hole locations.
“Having secured access to the project, we can now refine the original data that first revealed the high-priority Cadix target with this modern drone survey. The results from this work will allow greater drill definition and enable us to refine our maiden drilling programme.
“With confirmed carbonatite-hosted REE mineralisation on the adjacent magnetic anomalies and Cadix still untested at this scale, our focus is to rapidly test Cadix and review the many other pipe-like anomalies in the region. All these targets have the potential to host REE or base metal mineralisation, including Tsumeb-style copper-polymetallic mineralisation. We look forward to commencing field activities later this quarter and advancing these highly prospective targets,” she said.
The 790-square-kilometre project is located within the Otavi Fold Belt, approximately 20 kilometres from the historic Tsumeb Copper Mine, one of the world’s best-known polymetallic mining districts.
The company said the region is highly prospective for copper, base metals and rare earth elements (REEs), which are critical to the global energy transition.
Historical drilling on adjacent carbonatite bodies has already confirmed REE mineralisation, including intersections such as 45 metres grading 0.73% Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO).
Permitting and data acquisition for the 196-line-kilometre drone survey are expected to take approximately five weeks.
Following data processing and interpretation, Cazaly expects to finalise drill targets and commence its maiden drilling programme during the third quarter of 2026.
