The Kokoseb Gold Project is located in north-west Namibia approximately 320km by road from the capital city of Windhoek lying within the tenure held by WIA across 2,700 km2 of the prospective Damaran Belt. Exploration at Kokoseb commenced in late 2021 with soil sampling and trenching which, following two years of drilling, has delineated an Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.1 Moz at 1.0 g/t Au (with a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off grade). The Kokoseb deposit boasts one of the lowest discovery costs globally, standing at less than US$3/oz of MRE contained gold.
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Resource in-fill drilling and exploration drilling is ongoing at Kokoseb and the mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth with several depth extensions, sub-parallel zones and along strike extensions already identified.
Namibia is a leading African mining jurisdiction, being politically and socially stable, and possessing well-developed infrastructure including roads, rails and ports. It has a long and established history as a major producer of uranium, diamonds, and base metals, as well as hosting several high-quality gold mines including Otjikoto (B2Gold) and Navachab (QKR). Namibia also consistently ranks as one of the premier African investment jurisdictions in the annual Fraser Institute Mining survey.
Environmental and social baseline studies and scoping is underway as WIA aims for an accelerated development program.
SUMMARY
Dhamana has been engaged to support WIA across most aspects of the development of the Kokoseb Project. The first aim of these activities is the delivery of a high-quality Scoping Study for the Project which clearly outlines the project potential and defines the key Project aspects. The plan is to build on this high-quality Scoping Study and move through to deliver a Definitive Feasibility Study in as short a timeframe as possible.
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In parallel with the feasibility studies, the Environmental and Social Baseline studies are being undertaken utilising Namibian and other specialist consultants to prepare and submit an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to prepare the pathway for granting of a mining licence.
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Aspects of the Project being managed by Dhamana include:
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Mining and mine geotechnical studies.
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Metallurgical test work and process plant design including tailings filtration.
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Tailings storage in a dry-stacked tails facility.
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Hydrogeology for the project water supply looking to access multiple sources of supply in a challenging arid environment.
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Hydrology for surface water management.
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Non-process infrastructure including site geotechnical investigation, bulk earthworks and power supply through connection to the Namibian grid.
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Capital and operating cost estimation and development scheduling.
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Environmental and social baseline studies, impact assessment and approvals.
KEY SERVICES
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Metallurgical test work planning, interpretation and flowsheet development.
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Feasibility study planning and management.
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Feasibility study management.
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Management of environmental and social baseline surveys and specialist studies.
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Management of the development of the ESIA, peer review and review against international performance standards.
LOCATION
Namibia
YEAR
2025 - present
