Askari Metals Limited (ASX: AS2) (“Askari” or the “Company”) is accelerating exploration at its Uis Critical Metals Project in Namibia, with multiple exploration programmes progressing simultaneously across the project area.
The Company’s latest update highlights continued progress in soil geochemical sampling, trenching, geological mapping and rock-chip sampling, while planning for reverse circulation (RC) drilling advances across several high-priority targets.
The Uis Project is emerging as a polymetallic pegmatite opportunity offering potential exposure to tin, tantalum, lithium, rubidium and caesium. Askari is using a systematic exploration strategy to expand its pipeline of drill-ready targets and improve its understanding of the broader mineralised system.
Figure 1: Completed trenching work at the Uis Polymetallic project’s K9 target. Trenches are dug using a mechanised excavator until bedrock is reached, then manually cleaned and mapped by a geologist to document the target pegmatite and host rock geology. [Askari Metals Limited]
Key exploration developments include:
- Soil geochemical sampling at EPL 7626 approaching 75% completion.
- First-phase trenching advancing at the Kestrel Pegmatite Target.
- Detailed geological mapping and rock-chip sampling continuing across EPL 7345 and EPL 8535.
- RC drilling planning underway for the DP, PS, K9 and OP Targets.
- Several large-scale pegmatite targets identified, including K10, GP and Tawny.
Soil Sampling at EPL 7626 Nears Completion
Askari has advanced its soil geochemical survey across EPL 7626, with the programme now approaching 75% completion.
The Company designed the survey to identify and prioritise concealed pegmatite targets within the broader Uis Project area. The results should provide geochemical vectors that help Askari generate new targets and define areas for follow-up mapping, trenching and drilling.
Once fieldwork concludes, the Company will submit the samples for laboratory analysis and integrate the results with geological, geophysical and hyperspectral datasets. This approach should allow Askari to refine existing exploration targets and identify additional priority areas.
The Company’s work at EPL 7626 therefore represents an important component of its broader target-generation strategy.
Figure 2: Map showing the progress of the soil sampling survey at EPL 7626, Amasbank. [Askari Metals Limited]
Kestrel Trenching Advances Towards Drilling
At the Kestrel Pegmatite Target within EPL 8535, Askari has made significant progress towards completing the first phase of trenching.
The programme aims to expose fresh pegmatite material beneath surface cover, improve geological understanding of the mineralised system and generate channel-sampling opportunities to support drill targeting.
Preliminary observations continue to support the prospectivity of Kestrel, with the Company encouraged by the scale and continuity of pegmatite development identified to date.
Askari expects to complete 89 planned trenches covering 7,675 metres of trench lines. The trenching programme will test the continuity of the pegmatite target and provide additional geological information ahead of potential RC drilling.
Kestrel programme objectives:
- Expose fresh pegmatite beneath surface cover.
- Improve understanding of the geological and mineralised system.
- Generate channel-sampling opportunities.
- Strengthen drill targeting and future RC drilling plans.
Figure 3: Planned trenching at EPL 8535, Uis Polymetallic Project, Namibia. Map shows Kestrel Target geology and planned cross-strike trenches to test pegmatite continuity ahead of RC drilling. [Askari Metals Limited]
Mapping and Rock-Chip Sampling Expand the Target Pipeline
Askari’s field teams are also continuing detailed geological mapping and rock-chip sampling across multiple priority targets on EPL 7345 and EPL 8535.
The programmes aim to refine target geometry, assess pegmatite zoning and identify favourable geochemical signatures associated with critical minerals mineralisation. The results will contribute to a growing inventory of targets that Askari can rank and prioritise for future drilling.
Several targets have already demonstrated substantial interpreted strike lengths:
Target | Licence | Estimated Strike Length |
| K10 | EPL 7345 | 3.1km |
| GP | EPL 7345 | 2.4km |
| Tawny | EPL 8535 | 2.2km |
| EVE | EPL 7345 | 1.7km |
| Martial | EPL 8535 | 1.7km |
| Zebedeus-1 | EPL 8535 | 1.4km |
| MW | EPL 7345 | 0.9km |
The scale of these targets adds to the Company’s exploration pipeline and supports its strategy of identifying multiple prospective pegmatite systems across Uis.
Figure 4: Uis Project showing newly identified and existing pegmatite targets over Sentinel-2 multispectral satellite imagery. [Askari Metals Limited]
Figure 5: Selected newly identified pegmatite targets on an MNF RGB composite. Deep pink/red indicates granitic pegmatite, while teal-blue/green represents host-rock schist. Top left: GP and OP; top right: EVE and MW; bottom left: Martial; bottom right: Zebedeus-1. [Askari Metals Limited]
RC Drilling Planning Underway at Four Priority Targets
Askari has moved towards the next major stage of exploration, with planning for RC drilling well advanced across several high-priority targets at EPL 7345.
The Company is currently focusing its drilling preparations on:
- DP Target
- PS Target
- K9 Target
- OP Target
These prospects emerged as priority drill candidates following the integration of geological mapping, geochemical sampling and previous exploration datasets.
The planned RC programme should provide the first systematic subsurface assessment of these targets and represents a significant upcoming exploration catalyst for Askari.
Final drill designs and programme scheduling will follow the receipt and interpretation of the remaining exploration data currently being generated across the project.
Gino D’Anna Highlights Growing Exploration Pipeline
Askari Executive Director Gino D’Anna said the Company is building momentum across several exploration fronts at Uis.
“The Uis Project continues to deliver a growing pipeline of high-priority targets as multiple exploration workstreams progress simultaneously across the project area. With the soil sampling survey at EPL 7626 nearing completion, trenching advancing at the Kestrel Pegmatite Target and RC drilling planning underway across the DP, PS, K9 and OP Targets, Askari is rapidly building momentum toward the next phase of value-generating exploration.”
Mr D’Anna also highlighted the potential for multiple mineralised systems across the project.
“Importantly, our field teams continue to identify and refine new opportunities across EPL 7345 and EPL 8535, reinforcing our belief that Uis has the potential to host multiple mineralised pegmatite systems. We look forward to updating shareholders as assay results are received and drilling preparations advance.”
Strategic Location Supports Uis Development Potential
Askari’s Uis Project sits within the Cape Cross–Uis Pegmatite Belt in west-central Namibia.
The project comprises EPL 7345, EPL 8535 and EPL 7626, with Askari holding 100% of EPL 7345 and EPL 7626 and an 80% interest in EPL 8535.
The project is located less than 5km from the township of Uis and less than 2.5km from the operating Uis Tin-Tantalum-Lithium Mine operated by Andrada Mining. The broader Uis area contains more than 100 mapped pegmatites, many of which have historically been mined for tin and semi-precious stones.
The geological setting also hosts pegmatites containing minerals including cassiterite, lepidolite, petalite, spodumene, tantalite and columbite, highlighting the region’s polymetallic and critical-minerals potential.
Why Uis remains an important exploration focus:
- Exposure to multiple critical and strategic minerals.
- More than 100 mapped pegmatites across the broader Uis area.
- Proximity to the operating Uis Tin-Tantalum-Lithium Mine.
- A growing inventory of targets across Askari’s licences.
- Multiple exploration pathways advancing towards drilling.
Exploration Roadmap Ahead
Askari has outlined several activities that it expects to progress over the coming months.
These include:
- Completing the remaining soil sampling at EPL 7626.
- Finalising first-phase trenching at Kestrel.
- Continuing detailed mapping and rock-chip sampling.
- Receiving and interpreting assay results.
- Finalising RC drill targeting at DP, PS, K9 and OP.
- Preparing for the next phase of drilling across Uis.
The Company’s exploration strategy is therefore moving progressively from regional target generation towards detailed target definition and subsurface testing.
Investors’ Outlook
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| Market Cap | $4.73 Million |
Askari enters the next phase of its Uis exploration campaign with several potential catalysts ahead. Completion of the EPL 7626 soil survey, Kestrel trenching, assay results and RC drilling preparations could provide a steady flow of exploration news.
The immediate focus for investors will likely remain on whether the Company can convert its expanding target inventory into drill-ready prospects and establish meaningful subsurface mineralisation.
Disclaimer
This article has been prepared by Colitco in collaboration with Askari Metals Limited (ASX: AS2) as part of a commercial content and investor communications arrangement. Colitco may receive compensation for the production and distribution of this content. This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial product advice, investment advice, or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. The content reflects information available at the time of publication and may not be updated. All figures, data and statements have been sourced from Askari Metals’ official ASX announcements and publicly available sources. Readers should conduct their own independent research and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decisions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Exploration results are not a guarantee of future resource definition or commercial production.
