Title:

APP-003187: Environmental Scoping Assessment (ESA) for base and rare metals on Exclusive Prospecting Licence (EPL) No. 8137 located northwest of Khorixas in the Kunene Region, Namibia

Publication Year:
2022
Abstract:

Sebulon Orrens Huiseb (hereinafter referred to as The Proponent), has applied to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) to be granted the Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 8137 on the 08th of May 2020. However, the approval and granting of the EPL is subject to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC), thus the "pending ECC" status on the mining cadastre portal. The area of the EPL is 19, 899.4175 ha, and is located within the Sesfontein District and about 65km northwest of Khorixas in the Kunene Region (Figure 1). The EPL has potential for commodities such as Base & Rare Metals, Dimension Stone, Industrial Minerals, Precious Metals, and Semi-Precious Metals. However, the target commodities of this project are: Base & Rare Metals (Copper) only.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Last date for commenting on this EIA: Thursday, 10 March 2022

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