PR4 (Namaqua)

Strata Energy Minerals & Resources (Pty) Ltd applied for a prospecting right and associated environmental authorisation over ±21 217 ha of land situated on the farms Tusschen-In No. 143, Aardvark No. 164, Steenbok No. 165, and Farm No. 166 (Gifkop) in the Namakwa District, Northern Cape. The application targets the prospecting of base and industrial minerals including Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Silver (Ag), Lithium (Li), Baryte (BaSO₄), Sillimanite-corundum (Al₂SiO₅), Wolframite (W)/Tungsten, and Feldspar (Fsp).
The proposed prospecting will be conducted in seven phases over a five-year period and includes both non-invasive (desktop studies, field mapping, geophysical surveys) and invasive (exploratory drilling) components. No bulk sampling will take place, and no permanent infrastructure is required. Temporary site camps will be established on landowner-approved areas using mobile containers and chemical ablutions, all of which will be fully rehabilitated.
Prospecting activities will only advance to invasive drilling upon confirmation of mineralisation during earlier phases. The design and layout of drill sites will depend on the findings of the non-invasive surveys and will be subject to ecological and hydrological review and approval. Namakwa District, Northern Cape.
Province(s): Northern Cape