{"id":138508,"title":"Arkle Expands Namibia Uranium Drilling After Visual Carnotite Logged","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-07-17T07:02:37+00:00","modified":"2026-07-17T07:04:09+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/arkle-expands-namibia-uranium-drilling-after-visual-carnotite-logged/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/arkle-expands-namibia-uranium-drilling-after-visual-carnotite-logged.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/arkle-expands-namibia-uranium-drilling-after-visual-carnotite-logged.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["airborne radiometric","ARC","ARK","Arkle Resources","Arkle Resources plc","Erongo uranium project","magnetic surveys","Namibia","Rory Harding","URANIUM"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Uranium-13_12_23.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"[Arkle Resources (LON: ARK)](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/arkle-resources-cdi---ark/namibia-uranium-drilling-underway/9673552) said its maiden reverse circulation drilling programme at the Erongo Uranium Project in Namibia is progressing as planned and has now been expanded.\n\nThe initial programme of around 1,500 metres is taking place on EPL8995, with 52 holes completed to date for 1,017 metres.\n\nCarnotite, a secondary uranium mineral and the principal ore mineral in regional surficial uranium deposits, has been visually logged in RC drill chips in three holes across two fence lines.\n\nThe mineralisation was observed at downhole depths of between 4 metres and 15 metres, although Arkle stressed that laboratory assay results are required to determine uranium content.\n\nThe company has collected 1,016 one-metre samples so far under its QA/QC protocols, with selected intervals to be sent to Actlabs in Windhoek for laboratory analysis.\n\nDownhole gamma ray spectrometer surveying has also begun and will be used alongside geological logging to determine which drill intervals are submitted for assay.\n\nArkle said programme efficiencies have allowed it to add further drilling while the rig and field team remain mobilised.\n\nThe expanded programme will include the western paleochannel target previously mapped by HLEM, step-out holes on the eastern paleochannel target, and the first drill test of the primary ULG target exposed by recent trenching.\n\nChief executive Rory Harding said the decision to expand the programme reflected both operational efficiency and the opportunity to test the company’s two principal uranium target styles within a single field season.\n\nHe added that shareholders should expect steady news flow through the second half of 2026 as results are received.\n\nFirst assay results from the drilling programme are expected in early September 2026.\n\nNo assay results have yet been received, and no conclusions on grade or continuity can be drawn until laboratory results have been validated and reported."}