Aldoro Resources Ltd has commenced exploration activities at its Omuronga Project (EPL4933) in Namibia, marking the start of a maiden drilling programme aimed at identifying a potential heavy rare earth and niobium discovery.
According to the company, preliminary findings from soil sampling and aeromagnetic surveys have identified a one-kilometre circular magnetic anomaly consistent with a buried carbonatite intrusive.
Laboratory assays from 40 soil samples revealed elevated rare earth element (REE) concentrations, with heavy rare earths accounting for 18% and neodymium-praseodymium (Nd+Pr) comprising 26% of total REEs.
The results indicate significant supergene enrichment within the weathered upper layer of the intrusive.
“Commencing exploration at the Omuronga heavy rare earth project is a major milestone for the company. The anomaly shows all the hallmarks of a buried carbonatite system, analogous to known REE-niobium intrusives nearby,” said Aldoro Chairperson Quinn Li.
Li added that the company’s forward work programme includes a ground magnetic survey to refine drill targets, followed by Phase 1 drilling to test the anomaly’s lithological source. He said success at Omuronga would strengthen Aldoro’s position in Namibia’s expanding critical minerals sector and reinforce its strategic role in the global rare earth supply chain.
“With ground surveys already commenced and drilling commencing shortly, we are excited to unlock the potential of this highly prospective Namibian project,” Li said.
Situated within Namibia’s fertile carbonatite corridor, Omuronga lies near three known Cretaceous carbonatite complexes — Kameelburg, Kalkfeld, and Osongombo — which are globally recognised for hosting rare earth elements, niobium, and phosphate.
These critical minerals are essential for clean energy technologies, defence applications, and high-tech manufacturing.
Aldoro Resources Ltd is an ASX-listed (ASX: ARN) mineral exploration and development company with a portfolio of critical mineral assets, including rare earth, lithium, rubidium, and base metal projects.
The company’s suite includes the Kameelburg REE & Niobium Project in Namibia, the Wyemandoo lithium-rubidium-tungsten project, the Niobe lithium-rubidium-tantalum project, and the Narndee Igneous Complex project in Western Australia.
Following recent disposals, the Kameelburg REE & Niobium Project in Namibia will remain Aldoro’s sole focus.
