Documents cannot be offloaded from EIA-MET Site. The applicant wishes to apply and obtain an Environmental Clearance, this clearance will allow exploration work on the Exclusive Prospecting Licenses (EPLs) No. 10040 and 10454. The primary interest will be to seek for for base and rare metals, dimension stone, industrial minerals, nuclear fuels and precious metals mineral groups within the license area. Under the 2012 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations of the Environmental Management Act (EMA) (Act No. 7 of 2007) the Government has made a list of projects which need an environmental clearance like mining, thermal power plants, infrastructure etc. In order to fulfil the requirements of the EMA and its 2012 EIA Regulations Onkandja Mining Close Corporation appointed SS Consultants CC, an independent Environmental Consultant to conduct an Environmental Scoping Assessment (ESA), inclusive of public consultation for the proposed exploration activities on EPLs 10040 and 10454 in the Karas Region.
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