Osino - Khan Water Scheme, Erongo Region (previously referred to as the proposed Surface Water and Sand Storage Dam)

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 Water Scheme option, to ensure water security owning to the fact that the Twin Hills Gold project is in a water scarce Central Areas Network of Namibia (CAN).

SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (“SLR”) are appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to undertake the Scoping and EIA process required to inform an ECC decision for the proposed project.

Status

The scoping report has been accepted by MEFT, specialist studies have been conducted, and a Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been prepared. The Draft ESIA Report (including all specialist reports) and the ESMP are now available for review at the links below.

The Draft ESIA is available for public comment until 26 June 2026. A full copy of the report is available for download below.

All comments received during this period will be included in a Comments and Responses Report and submitted to MEFT for review and a final decision regarding an environmental clearance certificate.