Excellent Drill Assay Results at Bonya REE project
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16 March 2026
Kendrick Resources PLC
("Kendrick" or the "Company")
Excellent Drill Assay Results at Bonya REE project
Kendrick Resources Plc (LSE: KEN), the mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce receipt of rare earth element ("REE") assay results for a drill hole completed by Bonya Exploration Pty Namibia ("Bonya") at the Bonya rare earth project. The hole was drilled on the Teufelskuppe rare earth carbonatite target TK1A and drill core had not been assayed at the time of Kendrick's acquisition.
Assays have significantly exceeded expectations with drill intercepts over notable mineralised widths and at grades that continue to place the Bonya carbonatite complexes at Teufelskuppe and Keishohe amongst the best rare earth projects worldwide, including those in both the exploration phase and operating mines.
Highlights
· Pervasive high-grade Total Rare Earth Oxide ("TREO") and Light Rare Earth Oxide ("LREO") mineralisation throughout drill hole TWDD001 drilled to a final depth of 80.66m;
· TWDD001 ends in mineralisation at a grade of 6.09 wt% TREO with expectations that mineralisation continues at depth;
· Notable intercept of 8.14 w% TREO over 21.16m from 59.5m depth with TREO wt% grades never dropping below 6 .0 wt% and peaking at 10.7 wt% TREO over the 21.16m run;
· Hole drilled on Teufelskuppe ("TK") carbonatite body TK1A, one of 8 defined mineralised bodies at TK where historic surface channel sampling returned grades ranging from 4.0 to 7.0 wt% TREO
· 48.66m of mineralisation over an 80.66m drill hole length provides compelling proof of continuity of mineralisation at depth;
· The average TREO and LREO wt% grades for all mineralisation in TWDD001 reported as 4.18 and 4.10 wt% respectively;
· The average grade of LREOs Praseodymium and Neodymium, the two most important rare earth elements associated with high intensity magnet manufacture have an average grade of approximately 1% combined (Nd2O3 & Pr6O11) placing Teufelskuppe amongst the highest grade deposits for these two REEs;
· TREO grades achieved reflect and improve on historic surface results providing further validation of historic data;
· With historic grab and channel sampling returning high grades on all of the 8 separate bodies at TK, the prospect of defining high-grade sub-surface mineralisation across the entire TK carbonatite landscape leading to a resource of note with the current drill programme remains high; and
· Average Thorium and Uranium grades reported at 0.019% and 0.000196% respectively indicating low levels of radioactive elements and therefore no perceived future penalties associated with final REE products.
Colin Bird Chairman commented "The results are extremely impressive and as good a start as the Company could wish for. What is particularly encouraging is the correlation between surface work and actual drill results since there is much channel sampling and trenching that we are able to use to target our future drilling. Table two clearly demonstrates that the project has the potential as previously stated to be in the top few producing and in development projects worldwide.
Grade is important, but tonnage is also a key factor and whilst it is too early to responsibly forecast tonnage the indications are that between Teufelskuppe and our neighbouring Keishohe carbonatite complex we have the potential to develop tonnages equal if not greater than the more outstanding projects currently in production or development. We now have our team on site and are about to commence further drilling to build up a resource and we plan to employ a second rig for reconnaissance drilling at both Teufelskuppe and Keishohe. As the capture of raw drilling data progresses our team will be assessing the database to fast track towards a Preliminary Economic Assessment. All in all, we are extremely satisfied with these results and could not have reasonably expected better and we will keep shareholders informed as we roll out our drilling, metallurgical and Resource estimation work programme"
Table 1: Drill Hole TWDD001 Mineralised Intercepts and corresponding TREO and LREO wt% Grades
|
Drill Hole |
Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Length (m) |
TREO1 (wt%) |
LREO2 (wt%) |
|
TWDD001 |
1.35 |
2.35 |
1.00 |
1.85 |
1.81 |
|
TWDD001 |
4.00 |
23.50 |
19.50 |
1.40 |
1.34 |
|
TWDD001 |
29.50 |
35.50 |
6.00 |
4.30 |
4.21 |
|
TWDD001 |
50.50 |
53.50 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.97 |
|
TWDD001 |
59.50 |
80.66 |
21.16 |
8.14 |
8.00 |
Notes:
1. REEs calculated as oxides and reported in weight ("wt")%
2. Light rare earth elements included in the calculation of LREO include the range Lanthanum to Gadolinium
Table Two below provides benchmarking of Teufelskuppe by TERO Ore Grade
Table 2: Benchmarking Teufelskuppe by TREO Ore Grade3
|
Project |
TREO Ore Grade (wt%) |
Resource /Reserve (Mt) |
Nd2O3 & Pr6O11 Grade (wt%) |
Status |
|
Mountain Pass (USA) |
7.06 |
18.9 |
Nd/Pr combined 1.08 |
Production |
|
Mt Weld (Australia) |
6.4 |
32.0 |
Nd/Pr combined 1.50 |
Production |
|
Teufelskuppe (Namibia) |
4.181&2 |
Unknown |
Nd/Pr combined 1.00 |
Resource Definition |
|
Longonjo (Angola) |
3.04 |
22.0 |
Nd/Pr combined 0.80 |
Construction |
|
Nolans (Australia) |
2.60 |
56.0 |
Nd/Pr combined 0.65 |
Construction |
|
Tanbreez (Greenland) |
0.55 |
28.0 |
Nd/Pr combined0.55 |
Resource Upgrade |
|
Phalaborwa (South Africa) |
0.44 |
35.0 |
Nd: 0.1 Pr: 0.025 |
DFS |
Notes
1 - Based on mean values from borehole TWDD001 and grade and channel samples from Teufelskuppe
2 - Excludes further contribution of 0.15% from the HREOs : Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Dy
3 - Information sourced from:
www.rainbowrarearths.com,
www.pensana.co.uk,
www.arultd.com
www. mpmaterials.com ,
www.lynasrareearths.com
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987115001310 (Baya Obo, China)
Hatch, G.P. (2014). TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index. Technology Metal Research.
www.techmetalsresearch.com/metrics-indices/tmr-advanced-rare-earth-projects-index
For further information, please contact:
|
Kendrick Resources Plc: Chairman |
Tel: +44 2039 616 086 Colin Bird |
|
AlbR Capital Limited Financial Adviser and Joint Broker |
Tel: +44 207 469 0930 David Coffman / Dan Harris Jon Bellis |
|
Shard Capital Partners LLP Joint Broker |
Tel: +44 207 186 9952 Damon Heath / Isabella Pierre |
Qualified Person
The technical information contained in this announcement has been reviewed, verified, and approved by Colin Bird, CC.ENG, FIMMM, South African and UK Certified Mine Manager and Director of Kendrick Resources plc, with more than 40 years' experience mainly in hard rock mining.
About Kendrick Resources Plc
Kendrick Resources Plc is a mineral exploration and development company whose strategy is to acquire and enhance the value of its mineral resource projects through exploration, technical studies and resource development and to bring projects to production through joint venture or other arrangements or their sale.
The Kendrick Board has extensive resource project experience in southern Africa and has gravitated back to the region with the acquisition of the Bonya Rare Earth Project located in Namibia and in late 2025 exercised an option in relation to the acquisition of the Blue Fox Licence, 34412-HQ-LEL located in northwest Zambia
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