EIA has not yet appeared on EIA MEFT-Website. Putupara Mining and Investment cc (herein referred to as The Proponent), has applied to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) for the proposed small-scale mining activities on Mining Claims (MCs) No. 78521-75823. However, the approval and granting of these MCs is subject to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MEF). The three MCs cover 35,915 hectares in total and are located north east of Opuwo in Kunene Region as shown in Figure 1. The MCs lies in the communal land within the Ombombo conservancy as shown in Figure 2. The proponent applied to conduct small-scale mining activities of Base and Rare Metals (applied for), Precious Metals (applied for) and Semi-Precious Stones as commodity of interest.