Australian exploration company Aldoro Resources has commenced its maiden diamond drilling programme at the Avondschaduw volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) copper-gold prospect in Namibia’s Damara Belt.
According to Aldoro Executive Chair Quinn Lee, the company is undertaking a two-hole drilling programme totalling 1,080 metres at the prospect, located within Exclusive Prospecting Licence (EPL) 7895.
The first hole, AD001, is planned to reach a depth of 680 metres and will test a broad, deep chargeability anomaly identified at an apparent depth of approximately 450 metres. The target also coincides with a low-resistivity zone.
“Maiden diamond drilling at Avondschaduw has commenced, marking an important milestone in executing the Namibian copper-gold exploration portfolio strategy we outlined to shareholders in February. Following ground magnetic and IP surveys across the prospect, our technical team has delineated two priority chargeability anomalies supported by strong structural features,” Lee said.
The second hole, AD002, is planned to reach a depth of 400 metres and will test a shallower chargeability peak at an apparent depth of between 190 and 200 metres, as well as a low-resistivity zone below 250 metres.
The drilling targets were identified through geophysical surveys, including a gradient-array induced polarisation (IP) survey covering 8.76 square kilometres, comprising 34 lines and 2,252 stations, alongside six IP sounding lines.
Ground magnetic surveys also identified distinct magnetic lows coinciding with the chargeability anomalies. Aldoro interprets these features as potentially indicating magnetite-destructive hydrothermal alteration associated with VMS-style sulphide mineralisation.
The prospect lies in the Central Zone of the Damara Belt, where metasedimentary rocks, including marble, calc-silicate, schist and quartzite, are intruded by granitoids and partly covered by colluvium and alluvium.
Drilling will focus on identifying host rock types, hydrothermal alteration and sulphide mineralisation. Assay results are expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to laboratory turnaround times.
The programme marks the first diamond drilling campaign at Avondschaduw, with the results expected to help assess the prospect’s copper-gold mineralisation potential.
“This programme advances our strategy to diversify Aldoro’s critical minerals portfolio through copper-gold exploration in Namibia, alongside the continued development of our flagship Kameelburg Project. We look forward to updating shareholders as the programme progresses,” Lee said.
