Sultan Resources has submitted an application for an additional 171.2 square kilometres of exploration ground in Namibia, targeting a promising but underexplored area approximately 5km south of Kalkfeld. The new licence, EPL 11820, named the Kaalkop Project, lies within Namibia’s Central Damara Belt and is expected to be granted next quarter.
The Kaalkop licence area presents Sultan with exposure to historical copper, lead, and zinc exploration sites, alongside geological features believed to have potential for gold mineralisation. Previous exploration focused mainly on base metals associated with carbonate rocks, while key structures and granite-carbonate contacts have seen limited modern investigation.
Historical work by Aquitaine in 1975 and B&O Mineral Exploration in 1982 involved rock-chip and stream sampling for copper, lead, zinc, tin, and tungsten but did not specifically target gold. Sultan has identified the Abbabis Lineament, a major regional structure running through the area, as a key feature supporting gold exploration potential.
Other prospective targets include late-stage granitic intrusions, deformed schists, and carbonate units. Sultan plans to prioritize initial fieldwork on granite-carbonate contact zones, aiming to compile historical data and conduct geological mapping and rock-chip sampling. Follow-up soil geochemistry surveys will be planned based on early results.
The project’s potential is reinforced by recent exploration successes in the broader Damara Belt region, including Kaoko Metals’ copper results at Karibib and WIA Gold’s Kokoseb Gold Project, which boasts an updated resource of 113 million tonnes grading 1.0 g/t gold for 3.78 million ounces. The Central Damara Belt also hosts several notable gold deposits, such as Twin Hills, Ondundu, Navachab, and Eureka.
Sultan obtained the Kaalkop opportunity without issuing shares or equity, avoiding dilution for existing shareholders. As an early-stage exploration project with no current mineral resource, Sultan will keep the market informed as the licence application progresses.
