Lodestone Namibia has secured approval for the renewal of its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the Dordabis Iron Ore Mining Project in the Khomas Region, covering the proposed development of an open-pit mine and processing plant to produce iron concentrate.
The project, situated on Mining Licence 182 (ML182), is located approximately 20 kilometres north-west of Dordabis and 75 kilometres south-east of Windhoek, along the C23 tar road.
The approved renewal application covers the development of the open-pit mine, processing plant and associated infrastructure and activities required for the production of iron concentrate.
The project is intended to extract iron ore through open-pit mining and process the material into iron concentrate, which is produced by upgrading mined ore to increase its iron content.
The environmental clearance renewal is recorded under application number 230526001512, with the project’s status listed as approved.
The approval represents a regulatory development for Lodestone’s proposed mining operation, although it does not necessarily mean that construction or commercial production has commenced.
The information provided does not specify the renewed certificate’s validity period, the project’s planned production capacity, development costs or anticipated commencement of mining operations.
The renewal relates to the environmental authorisation for activities associated with the existing ML182 mining project rather than the granting of a new mining licence.
