Osino - Proposed Water Pipeline from the Kranzberg Boreholes via Karibib to Twin Hills Mine, Erongo Region

Osino Gold Exploration and Mining (Pty) Ltd (Osino) is currently developing the Twin Hills Gold Project, located 25 km northeast of Karibib within the Erongo Region. Despite the success of the water supply investigations, undertaken to date, in the Karibib Marble Aquifer, Osino is still investigating other sources, including the Khan River Water Supply option, to ensure water security owning to the fact that the Twin Hilld Gold project is in a water scarce Central Areas Network of Namibia (CAN).

SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (“SLR”) was commissioned by Osino to undertake the EIA for the water pipeline proposed from the Kranzberg boreholes to the Twin Hills Mine in the Erongo Region.

Status

SLR compiled a Draft EIA Scoping Report, which was made available for public review from 6 February 2024 to 27 February 2024 (and further extended to 18 March 2024). The Draft EIA Scoping Report was updated to a Final EIA Scoping Report and submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) for decision-making. All comments received on the Draft EIA Scoping Report were collated and responded to in a Comments and Responses Report (CRR) which was appended to the Final Scoping EIA Report (see Appendix C6 Comments and Responses Report).

An Environmental Clearance Certificate was issued on 23 April 2025. Registered Interested and Affected Parties have been notified on 12 May 2025. A copy of the notice can be found below.