{"id":142285,"title":"Kendrick Resources reports rare earth grades of up to 6.51% at Teufelskuppe in Namibia","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-10-27T10:04:50+00:00","modified":"2026-10-27T10:04:50+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/kendrick-resources-reports-rare-earth-grades-of-up-to-6-51-at-teufelskuppe-in-namibia/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/kendrick-resources-reports-rare-earth-grades-of-up-to-6-51-at-teufelskuppe-in-namibia.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/kendrick-resources-reports-rare-earth-grades-of-up-to-6-51-at-teufelskuppe-in-namibia.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["Bonya Exploration Pty Namibia","Colin Bird","KEN","Kendrick Resources Plc","Kieshöhe","Lüderitz","Namibia","Rare Earth Oxide grades","SW Namibia","Teufelskuppe"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ece9cb07-537a-48b2-ba9b-c10d3295dd35.png?fit=1727%2C911&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"[Kendrick Resources Plc (LON: KEN)](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/kendrick-resources--ken/further-impressive-pxrf-analyses-at-teufelskuppe-/9842292) has reported further encouraging rare earth exploration results from its Teufelskuppe Carbonatite Complex in Namibia, with reverse circulation drilling identifying extensive mineralised intervals and light rare earth oxide grades exceeding 4% across several boreholes.\n\nThe latest portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyses cover **11 drill holes, TKRC021 to TKRC031**, and provide further evidence of continuity within the rare earth-bearing carbonatite bodies.\n\n**Among the strongest results was a 20-metre interval grading 4.62% light rare earth oxides (LREO) in hole TKRC021**, including a higher-grade section of **10 metres at 6.51% LREO**.\n\nOther notable intersections included **40 metres at 4.22% LREO in TKRC027**, **54 metres at 3.41% in TKRC028**, and **25 metres at 3.30% in TKRC030**.\n\nAdditional results included **21 metres at 3.13% LREO in TKRC026**, alongside intersections of **37 metres at 2.91% in TKRC031 and 37 metres at 2.86% in TKRC030**.\n\nThe company said all 11 holes returned mineralised intervals, with several demonstrating substantial widths of relatively consistent rare earth mineralisation.\n\n**The drilling results strengthen Kendrick’s geological interpretation of the Teufelskuppe complex**, particularly the potential for broad mineralised zones that could contribute significant tonnage to a future mineral resource estimate.\n\nKendrick has also been assessing the impact of using lower-grade cut-off thresholds of **2.5% and 2.0% LREO**, which indicate wider continuous mineralised intervals than those identified using higher-grade thresholds.\n\nThe company believes this provides flexibility when evaluating the relationship between mineralisation grade and potential resource tonnage.\n\n**Chairman Colin Bird** said the reverse circulation programme had enabled the exploration team to complete drilling coverage across the identified mineralised bodies within a relatively short period.\n\nPhysical exploration began in May 2026, and the company has now **completed more than 100 boreholes**, generating geological information intended to support an initial mineral resource estimate and metallurgical testing.\n\nBird highlighted the significance of identifying continuous mineralisation across substantial widths, particularly as broader zones could increase the overall scale of the potential deposit.\n\nHe said Kendrick would continue its programme of geological logging and sample preparation to allow **certified laboratory assays to be generated**, supporting the development of a more detailed geological model.\n\nThe company also intends to use bulk samples from the drilling programme for metallurgical test work, which will be important in determining how efficiently rare earth elements can be recovered and processed.\n\n**The latest findings are particularly relevant because Teufelskuppe forms part of Kendrick’s wider Bonya rare earth exploration project**, where the company is working to establish the grade, size and potential economic characteristics of the mineralisation.\n\nThe extensive drilling coverage should provide a stronger geological foundation for assessing the resource potential of the carbonatite complex.\n\n**For investors, the combination of high-grade intersections and broad mineralised intervals represents an encouraging exploration development**, particularly as Kendrick progresses towards formal resource estimation.\n\nHowever, the reported grades are based on **preliminary pXRF analyses rather than certified laboratory assays**. Portable XRF measurements provide useful exploration guidance but require independent laboratory confirmation before being relied upon for resource estimation.\n\nThe reported intersections also represent drilled intervals, and their relationship to true mineralised widths has not been established in the announcement.\n\n**Attention will now turn to certified assay results, completion of geological modelling, metallurgical testing and preparation of a mineral resource estimate**, as Kendrick Resources seeks to establish the scale and commercial potential of the Teufelskuppe rare earth deposit in Namibia."}