240120002694 - Application for renewal of ECC for Bohale Investment cc Application for Environmental Clearance Certificate in Respect to the Expansion of its Mining Quarry for Dimension Stone and Continued Exploration on Farm Okongava Ost No.72 within its Mining License

Bohale Investment cc (herein referred to as the Proponent, ), a sister company of BC Stone Products (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and Best Cheer Investments Namibia) intends to apply to obtain an Environmental Clearance Certificate for the establishment of a second marble quarry within its Dimension Stone mineral right on ML No. 190 totaling an area of 3986 Ha. While the other quarry’s (on Farm Okatjimukuju No. 55) operation continues, the proponent wishes to also expand and establish a second quarry on the Farm Okongava No. 72 section of the same ML 190 (for which approval also previously (ECC obtained on 19 October 2020), although the development was halted). The Group of companies, current operates a number of quarries and two (2) stone processing Plants in Karibib and Walvis Bay and has made significant investments in the Namibian economy and in particular the Erongo Region. Principally, Best Cheer proposes to further develop it’s mining license into sustainable Marble Quarries while they continue to explore (desktop geological study, collection of bulk and or geological samples and identification of previous activity in the area where similar mineral mining were conducted) and to obtain bulk-samples for further laboratory analysis by use of hand-held equipment and to small degree drilling.

Prpject status APPROVED

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Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Department of Environmental Affairs

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