Noronex Limited has appointed a drilling contractor to carry out its maiden drilling programme at the Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia, the company said.
The Australia-listed explorer said the initial reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme is expected to begin shortly and will focus on testing several high-priority uranium and thorium targets identified during a ground spectrometry survey completed in September 2025.
According to Noronex, the survey outlined strong anomalies and confirmed extensions of alaskite-hosted mineralisation into the company’s licence area.
Etango North, held under exploration licence EPL 6776, is located along strike from Bannerman Energy’s Etango uranium development and close to the Rössing and Husab uranium mines, placing it within Namibia’s established uranium belt.
“The appointment of a drilling contractor marks an important milestone as we advance Etango North towards its first drill testing,” said Noronex Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Victor Rajasooriar.
“The targets defined from the spectrometry survey and AI-assisted modelling represent a compelling opportunity for a greenfields uranium discovery in one of the world’s premier uranium districts.”
Noronex said recent advances in remote sensing and lithostratigraphic interpretation have further strengthened the project’s geological model. The work, completed over the past two months, refined target geometry and confirmed favourable structural and stratigraphic settings consistent with uranium-bearing alaskite emplacement.
The company said the interpretation highlights key contacts between the Khan, Chuos and Arandis formations, as well as domal structural closures considered favourable for mineralisation.
According to Noronex, the planned drilling will provide the first sub-surface test of several geological features identified from recent geophysical and remote sensing data, including domal closures and flat-lying alaskite sheets that may thicken in structurally favourable zones.
The programme will also follow up on historical anomalous drilling immediately adjacent to the licence boundary, where uranium values exceeding 100 parts per million were previously reported.
The initial RC programme has been designed as a first-pass test to validate the company’s geological model and assess the depth potential of the identified anomalies, including areas under surface cover where mineralisation may be more extensive than currently mapped, Noronex said.
“We look forward to commencing drilling shortly and advancing Etango North alongside our copper exploration programmes in Namibia and Botswana,” Rajasooriar said.
Etango North is a joint venture in which Noronex may earn up to an 80% interest, subject to meeting agreed exploration milestones. The company said the upcoming drilling programme will play a key role in determining the project’s future exploration direction.
