Noronex Limited has begun its maiden uranium drilling programme at the Etango North Uranium Project in central Namibia, marking a key step in the company’s exploration activities in the country.
The programme is being carried out by Ferrodrill, a Namibian drilling contractor, and represents the first subsurface testing of several high-priority uranium targets within the Etango North licence area, EPL 6776.
Noronex said the reverse circulation drilling will target uranium and thorium anomalies identified during ground spectrometry surveys completed in September 2025. The programme will also test interpreted extensions of alaskite-hosted mineralisation and favourable structural settings defined through remote sensing, geological mapping and geophysical interpretation.
“The start of drilling at Etango North marks our first uranium-focused drilling campaign in Namibia,” said managing director and chief executive officer Victor Rajasooriar. “The combination of strong surface uranium anomalism, favourable geology and the project’s location in a world-class uranium district makes Etango North a compelling exploration opportunity.”
Rajasooriar said previous geological work had highlighted conditions favourable for uranium mineralisation, including domal closures and flat-lying alaskite sheets, which are consistent with known mineralisation styles in Namibia’s hard-rock uranium province.
The initial drilling programme is designed as a first-pass test to validate the company’s geological model and to guide follow-up exploration work. Results are expected to inform the next phase of drilling, alongside Noronex’s ongoing copper exploration activities in Namibia and Botswana.
“We look forward to receiving results from this maiden programme and advancing Etango North alongside our copper projects in the region,” Rajasooriar said.
The Etango North Project lies along strike from Bannerman Energy’s Etango uranium development and close to the operating Rössing Uranium Mine and Husab Uranium Mine, placing it within one of Namibia’s most established uranium-producing regions.
