Exclusive Prospecting Licenses

Metadata:


Identification_Information
Citation_Information:
Originator: Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Publication_Date:
1998 - 2002
Title: Exclusive Prospecting Licenses
Publication_Place:
Windhoek
Publisher:
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.dea.met.gov.na/programmes/eia/eia.htm>
       
Description:

Abstract:   List of licenses with environmental clearances in Namibia . These are information provided by companies and individuals applying for Exclusive Prospecting Licenses (EPL's) in Namibia . The information provided are regarded as commitments (from companies/individuals), which becomes part of the environmental contract between the holder and the Government Republic of Namibia, duly represented by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). Once the holder has provided the information MET and MME either accepts/reject/request further information regarding the environmental commitments made therein. MET and MME reserve the right to add further conditions.

                  An Access database as well as ArcView shape files is in place for the data sets.

Purpose:
The data is used by companies as a right to prospect. At the same time the data provides environmental information used for environmental impact assessments.

Time_Period_Information:
Beginning_Date: 1998
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
   
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.3941
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.189699
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -17.022699
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -28.906099
Keywords:
Theme:
   
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Prospecting Licenses
Place:
   
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Place_Keyword: Namibia
Constraints:
    Access_Constraints: Some data are restricted and are not given away.
    Use_Constraints: None

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
 
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector 
Datum name: Bessel
Projection: Geographic
Feature type: Points
Feature type: Polygon


Entity and Attribute Information

Holder: Name of the company/individual and full address
Reference number of license: EPL number 
EPL grant  date: Date in which the EPL was granted by Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Expiring date: EPL expiry date
Minerals: Minerals to be explored
Location: Locality of prospecting area, district and region 
Employment: Number of people to be employed, the work they will do, will people live on site, if non-resident - how often will they visit?
Holder's environmental commitments: Intention of using any toxic or hazardous substances at the site. The holder provides names of toxic and hardous substances intended to be used and purpose for using them. The holder provides explanation on how the substance will be stored and disposed.
Issued environmental clearance
: Date in which the environmental clearance was issued to the company.


Distribution_Information
Distributor:
           Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization:
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
                 Contact_Person: Connie Claassen
         Contact_Address:
   
         Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: Private Bag 13306
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 249 015
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 240 339
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: connie@dea.met.gov.na
 
Resource_Description: MS Access and Excel tables, ArcView shape files
 
Distribution_Liability:

When requesting  the data, please provide description of intended use. Once obtained from  the distributor this data may only be used for research purposes and under no circumstances should this data be used for commercial purposes.  

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism and our partner organization cannot ensure the reliability of the spatial and non-spatial data layers for any particular purposes. In some cases, original data has been compiled from various sources and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will not be held liable in any event for any consequences of using this data. Data sets may be updated without notification.


Metadata_Reference_Information
Metadata_Date: 2002/01/24
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization:
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
                 Contact_Person: Ndaendelao E. Noongo
         Contact_Address:
   
         Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: Private Bag 13306
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 249 015
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 240 339
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: enn@dea.met.gov.na
 
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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