230509001448 - MINING AND EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES UNDER THE MINING CLAIMS 67126 IN ERONGO REGION

MR VON FRANCOIS IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ONE MINING CLAIM (MC) WITH THE NUMBER MC-67126 REGISTERED IN HIS NAME BY THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY (MME) SINCE 25 OCTOBER 2015. THE MC WAS PEGGED TO PERMIT MINING OF SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PREDOMINANTLY TOURMALINE. ASSAYING OF WASTE ROCK TAILINGS EXCAVATED DURING SEVERAL YEARS OF TOURMALINE MINING HAS REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (LITHIUM AND QUARTZ) WHICH CAN BE MINED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS. WITH THIS FINDING, THE SMALL-SCALE MINER HAS APPROACHED MME TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INCLUDED IN HIS MC FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT MINING AND EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO QUANTIFY THE SCALE OF BOTH LITHIUM AND QUARTZ MINERALS SECURED BY THE MC. MINING AND EXPLORATION ARE LISTED ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY NOT BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) HAVING BEEN GRANTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONER. GIVEN THE EXTENDED SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES, THE SMALL-SCALE MINER HAS REQUESTED EKWAO CONSULTING TO CARRY OUT AN EIA IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ECC FOR HIS MINING AND EXPLORATION OPERATIONS ON MC67126. THE MC IS LOCATED ON A COMMERCIAL FARM, OTJAKATJONGO IN THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF OMARURU.