A maiden drilling program at the Etango North-East project has found numerous instances of stacked alaskites (leucogranite) sheets for Connected Minerals.
Connected completed 15 reverse circulation (RC) holes for 2688m at Etango North-East, targeting high-priority zones identified through previous rock-chip sampling.
Fourteen of the 15 holes returned economic uranium grades, reinforcing the project’s strong geological potential and similarity to Bannerman Energy’s neighbouring Etango uranium project.
Standout intercepts include 5m at 358 parts per million (ppm) uranium oxide (U₃O₈) from 88m (including 1m at 814ppm), 4m at 230ppm from 47m, and 3m at 312ppm from 68m.
Mineralisation remains open at depth and along strike, with planning for a follow-up Phase 2 drilling campaign already underway.
Meanwhile, the maiden RC drilling campaign at the Swakopmund uranium project (EPL 9162) consisted of 22 RC holes for 105m.
The company tested targets identified by an earlier geophysics survey, which revealed several potential paleochannels, including a prominent 600m-wide anomaly.
“At Swakopmund, we will assess the results we have received and then commence planning our next steps,” Connected Minerals managing director and chief executive officer Warrick Clent said.