Golden Empire Mineral Mining CC ( The Proponent), has applied to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and was granted the Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 8189 on the 15 June 2020. However, the approval and granting of the EPL is subject to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC), thus "pending ECC" status on the mining cadastre portal. The area of the EPL is 16 841.9961 ha, and is located within the Khorixas District, about 65 km north-west of Khorixas in the Kunene Region. The EPL has potential for commodities such as Base and Rare Metals, Industrial Minerals (applied for), Non-Nuclear Fuel Minerals (applied for), Precious Metals, Precious Stones (applied for) and Semi-Precious Stones (applied for). However, the targeted commodities of this project are: Base and Rare Metals and Precious Metals.