By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala
A Canadian-listed gold exploration company, Ongwe, has reported this month that it stumbled upon one of the biggest gold-in-soil anomaly prospects.
The finding, which is termed the Nguni project, is 17km from the company’s Manga gold discovery at the Omatjete Gold Project and 55km from Wia Gold’s 2.93Moz Kokoseb gold project, all associated with the same structural trend.
According to the company statement, the assays from infill sampling confirmed the robustness of the Nguni gold prospect anomaly, with individual samples peaking at 730ppb Au.
The company said infill sampling on a 50 x 50m grid is currently ongoing.
The total strike length of the anomaly is approximately 5km. However, it remains open-ended to the north, east and west.
Soil samples assay up to 730ppb Au with multi-kilometre trends above 100ppb Au, similar in size and grade to the Kokoseb soil anomaly.
Ongwe has indicated that it is currently doing infill mapping and sampling to accurately define the mineralisation footprint for the drill program to start in Q2 2026, adding that the Nguni discovery validates their faith in the Omatjete Gold Project.
The company has noted that the newly discovered Nguni prospect is the biggest gold-in-soil anomaly they have encountered in Namibia since first embarking on exploration in 2008.
The tenor of the gold anomaly has been found to be promising, with 28 samples assaying above 300ppb Au and eight above 500ppb Au so far.
The company has noted that “although the grade of the soil anomaly doesn’t necessarily indicate the grade in the rocks below, it is promising that the gold numbers are similar to those at Kokoseb, when the discovery was announced in September 2021.”
Ongwe Minerals Inc. is a Canadian-listed gold exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of new gold systems in Namibia.
The Ongwe team, previously with Osino Resources (sold to Shanjin International for N$4.3 billion), has a history of making and advancing gold discoveries in Namibia, including Osino’s Twin Hills (currently in construction) and Eureka deposits.
Moreover, the advancement and sale of Auryx Gold’s Otjikoto gold deposit (in production, sold to B2Gold for N$2.1 billion).
The company’s current focus is on three gold projects in the emerging Northwest Damara gold belt in Namibia, with a focus on the Omatjete and Khorixas Gold Projects.
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