221101000234 - The exploration of rare and base metal , industrial minerals and precious metals on EPL 8570 within the //Kharas Region, Namibia.

LISTED ACTIVITY EIA SCREENING FINDING MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES (3.1) The construction of facilities for any process or activities which requires a licence, right or other forms of authorisation, and the renewal of a licence, right or other forms of authorisation, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining Act), 1992. (3.2) Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. (3.3) Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation, and related activities • The proposed project has obtained an EPL from MME; now requires an environmental clearance certificate from DEA/MEFT for the search of base and rare metals, industrial minerals and precious metals. • The proponent will be undertaking exploration activities on EPL 8570, which will include: geological mapping, geochemical sampling, remote sensing, airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, reverse circulation drilling and diamond drilling. WASTE MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT, HANDLING AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (2.1) The construction of facilities for waste sites, treatment of waste and disposal of waste. (2.3) The import, processing, use and recycling, temporary storage, transit or export of waste. • Waste generated which will mainly consist of solid waste and general waste during the exploration phase will be removed by a skip and will be disposed of at the nearest registered landfill site. • Waste will be recycled, where possible. • A portable chemical toilet, long drop hole for a toilet or chemical toilets will be used during the exploration phase by the drill crew. FORESTRY ACTIVITIES (4.) The clearance of forest areas, deforestation, aforestation, timber harvesting or any other related activity that requires authorisation in term of the Forest Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001) or any other law. • Limited vegetation clearing may be required for tracks and survey access creation, and possibly for the setup of survey and drilling teams’ field camps. Clearing of large trees will be avoided. WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS (8.1) The abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes. • For the drilling of exploration boreholes, groundwater may need to be abstracted, or water will be carted/transported from nearby approved sources. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TREATMENT, HANDLING AND STORAGE (9.2) Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorisation, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires an amendment of an existing permit, licence or authorisation or which requires a new permit, licence or authorisation in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste. • Portable chemical toilets, long drop hole for toilet will be used during the exploration activities. • Chemical toilets can be used during the Project • Bulk fuel may be required for the onsite generation of electricity, and for refuelling the prospecting crews and fleet. • Consumer installation certificates are required for bulk fuel storage and dispensing. • Smaller volumes of hazardous chemicals (oil, grease, diesel etc.) will be stored in drip trays to avoid contamination/pollution. • MSDS sheets will be kept onsite, accessible and used for all dangerous materials, chemicals, solvents, lubricants and related substances. The MSDS sheets ensure proper transport, handling, storage, use, disposal and response in the event of an incident. The proposed exploration and prospecting activities will entail: • Geological mapping - Revision of geological maps of the area and additional mapping where required - Non-invasive exploration, usually conducted by a small team of geologists measuring and recording rock types, structural readings and potential showings of mineralisation • Geophysical surveying - This will be carried out by collecting information through remote sensing and electromagnetic surveysactive and passive means, meaning some surveys measure passively signatures (magnetic intensity, gamma emissions etc.) from natural sources in the ground (passive), while other surveys send a signal into the ground and measure the “echo” from anomalies underground (active). This alsoThese surveys includes airborne and ground surveys. Airborne surveys are done by fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters or drones, while the ground surveys are conducted by a small team of technicians in the field.Geochemical surveying • Soil samples will be collected in the field and taken to a central location for analyses., and the bulk samples will be stored, while Aa small subsample will may be dispatched to a laboratory further analysis. As with geological mapping, geochemical surveys are largely non-invasive, with individual samples typically not exceeding 1kg. Drilling: RC and diamond drilling - Holes are drilled and drill samples are collected for analysis of major and trace elements.

Prpject status APPROVED

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