230324001174 - RUACANA CLAY PRODUCTS

THE ECC IS TO PERMIT QUARRYING OF SHALE CLAY FROM NINE MINING CLAIMS PEGGED BY THE PROMOTER IN THE RUACANA DISTRICT OF OMUSATI REGION. THE MINING CLAIMS HAVE THESE NUMBERS ALLOCATED TO THEM BY THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY : 68318, 68584-68586, 71581-71584 AND 71604. QUARRYING IS DONE WITHOUT DRILLING AND BLASTING. THE ECC IS ALSO TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A BRICK FACTORY WHERE THE RAW MATERIAL IS BENEFICIATED INTO CLAY BASED BUILDING MATERIALS CONSISTING OF STANDARD BRICKS, FACING BRICKS, HOLLOW BLOCKS, PAVING BRICKS AND DECORATIVE BRICKS. THE BUILDING MATERIALS WILL USED IN THE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CLINICS, ETC. THE FACTORY IS BUILT UPSTREAM ABOUT 18 KM FROM THE MINING CLAIMS.