230720001758 - MINERAL EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES UNDER EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING LICENCE (EPL9422), OPUWO RURAL CONSTITUENCY, KUNENE REGION

THE ECC IS REQUIRED TO PERMIT A LISTED ACTIVITY, NAMELY EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO DISCOVER MINERAL DEPOSITS. THE PROPONENT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED AN EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING LICENSE WITH THE NUMBER 9422 (EPL 9422) BY THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY. EPL 9422 IS SITUATED ON STATELAND (COMMUNAL LAND) IN THE OPUWO RURAL CONSTITUENCY AND BORDERING THE SKELETON COASTAL PARK TO ITS WESTERN SIDE. THE MINERAL GROUPS TARGETED FOR EXPLORATION UNDER EPL 9422 ARE: BASE AND RARE METALS, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NON-NUCLEAR FUEL, PRECIOUS METALS, PRECIOUS STONES, SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, ETC. EPL 9422 HAS A TOTAL FOOTPRINT OF 57 000 HA AND COVERS PART OF THE PUROS CONSERVANCY. EXPLORATION WILL MOSTLY BE CONDUCTED BY WAY OF A DRONE WITH AREAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING MINERAL POTENTIAL FOLLOWED BY FIELD WORK.