The EPL holder intends to implement an exploration programme aimed at searching or prospecting for possible economic base and rare metals, industrial minerals, precious metals, precious stones and semiprecious stones minerals groups within the EPL 6702 area. The exploration activities to be undertaken as assessed in this environmental assessment are as follows: (i) Initial desktop exploration activities; (ii) Regional reconnaissance field-based activities; (iii) Initial local field-based activities; (iv) Detailed local field-based activities including drilling of exploration boreholes; (v) Prefeasibility and feasibility studies to be implemented on a site specific area if the local field-based studies proves positive.