Aldoro Resources (ASX:ARN) has completed its maiden two-hole diamond drilling programme at the Avondschaduw copper-gold prospect in Namibia, with both drillholes — AD001 and AD002 — intersecting visible sulphide mineralisation across target depth zones predicted by the 2026 Induced Polarisation survey, for a combined total of 866.20 metres drilled.
Key Points
- Drillhole AD001 on IP Line 5500 reached a final depth of 532.70m and AD002 on IP Line 6200 reached 333.50m, located 700m east along strike, for a combined 866.20m.
- Both holes intersected visible pyrrhotite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite mineralisation across target depths predicted by the 2026 IP survey.
- AD002 intersected a continuous 41.80m main sulphide zone from 182.70m to 224.50m, directly coinciding with the Line 6200 IP chargeability peak.
- 47 half-core samples from AD001 have been delivered to the analytical laboratory in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, for gold and multi-element assay; 62 half-core samples from AD002 have been cut and prepared on site ahead of dispatch.
Drilling Parameters and Geological Observations at AD001
Drillhole AD001, drilled at an azimuth of 180° and dip of −85°, was completed on 30 October 2026 at a final depth of 532.70m on IP Line 5500. Preliminary geological logging confirmed the hole intersected 19 silicified felsic dykes with a cumulative thickness of 131.78m, intruding sericite- and chlorite-altered syenogranite host rocks exceeding 250m in combined hydrothermally altered zones. Visual inspection identified disseminated, fracture-hosted, and blebby sulphide mineralisation including coarse aggregate pyrite at 25.70m, coarse blebby pyrrhotite and pyrite at 107.00–108.00m and 205.00–206.00m, and intergrown chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite at 334.10–335.00m.
AD002 Intersects 41.80m Main Sulphide Zone on IP Line 6200
Drillhole AD002 was spudded on 2 November 2026 on IP Line 6200, drilled at an azimuth of 180° and dip of −80°, and completed at a final depth of 333.50m. The hole intersected visible chalcopyrite at 62.60m, semi-massive pyrrhotite bands at 164.10–164.70m, and a continuous 41.80m main sulphide zone from 182.70m to 224.50m within strongly altered, quartz-veined syenogranite, directly coinciding with the Line 6200 IP chargeability peak at approximately 190–200m apparent depth. Deeper quartz-vein-hosted pyrrhotite was also recorded down to 314.20m. The Avondschaduw prospect holds exploration licence EPL 7895 and is located northeast of the company's Kameelburg Project in central Namibia.
Core Sample Dispatch and Laboratory Assay Programme
Following completion of drilling, 47 half-core samples from AD001 have been cut, bagged, and delivered to the analytical laboratory in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, for gold and multi-element assay. A further 62 half-core samples from AD002 have been cut and prepared on site ahead of laboratory dispatch. The company noted that all reported thicknesses and intervals are downhole drilled lengths and that true widths are not yet known. Visual mineralogical observations reported are based on preliminary visual assessment by the company's technical specialists and are not a substitute for laboratory analyses where metal concentrations or grades are of principal economic interest.



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