250618005943 - Renewal of environmental clearance certificate for exploration activities on EPL 2410 for rare and base metals, industrial minerals, precious metals, and precious stones within the Otjozondjupa region, Namibia

Listed activities triggered by the project include: LISTED ACTIVITY EIA SCREENING FINDING MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES (3.1) The construction of facilities for any process or activities which requires a licence, right or other form of authorisation, and the renewal of a licence, right or other form of authorisation, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining Act), 1992. (3.2) Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. (3.3) Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation, and related activities. • The proposed Project has obtained an EPL from MIME; now requires an environmental clearance from DEAF/MEFT for the search of base and rare metals, industrial minerals and precious metals. • The Proponent will be undertaking exploration activities on EPL 2410, which will include rock chip sampling, RAB and diamond drilling. WASTE MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT, HANDLING AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (2.1) The construction of facilities for waste sites, treatment of waste and disposal of waste. (2.3) The import, processing, use and recycling, temporary storage, transit or export of waste. • Waste generated which will be mainly solid waste and general waste during the exploration phase will be removed by a skip and will be disposed of at the Otjiwarongo Municipal Dump. • A portable toilet, long drop hole for a toilet will be used during exploration activities. FORESTRY ACTIVITIES (4.) The clearance of forest areas, deforestation, aforestation, timber harvesting or any other related activity that requires authorisation in term of the Forest Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001) or any other law. • Limited vegetation clearing may be required for tracks and survey access creation, and possibly for the set up for survey and drilling teams’ field camps. Clearing of large trees will be avoided. WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS (8.1) The abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes. • For the drilling of exploration boreholes, groundwater will be abstracted • The proponent is expected to use 20m3 per month for their exploration activities. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TREATMENT, HANDLING AND STORAGE (9.2) Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorisation, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires an amendment of an existing permit, licence or authorisation or which requires a new permit, licence or authorisation in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste. • Portable toilets, pit latrine toilet will be used during the exploration activities.

Commenting of the public on this project will expire at 12h00 on the 2025-07-14

Projects Documents

• Updated EMP to effect amendment
• Confirmation of screening notice received (through email) in terms of assessment procedures (Section 35 (1)(a)(b) of the Environmental Management Act, No 7 of 2007)
• Preliminary Site Map (Project boundaries) with coordinates (decimal degrees) and a Legend
• Copy of the previous Environmental Clearance Certificate issued in terms of Section 37(1)(a) of EMA
• CV of Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP)
• Declaration for the Submission of Assessment Reports and other Support Documents (upload Declaration Form from www.eia.meft.gov.na (downloads)

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