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Walkabout applies for Namibian licences
Perth-based, African-focused energy miner-
als developer Walkabout Resources, which
is listed on the ASX, has filed applications
for three Exclusive Prospecting Licences
(EPLs) in a known lithium-spodumene set-
ting 120 km north of Walvis Bay in Namibia.
The Cape Cross-Uis pegmatites are in
a north-east trending zone up to 120 km
long and 25 km wide. The company’s ten-
ure applications of approximately 304 km
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lie 40 km to the north-east of the coastal
town of Henties Bay in the Erongo Region.
Pegmatites up to 120 m in length
and 40 m wide outcrop at surface within
the Strathmore swarm and have been
mined intermittently for Sn-Nb-Ta and
Li-Be but the area has not been subjected
to modern exploration for lithium.
Allan Mulligan, Managing Director of
Walkabout Resources, commented, “This
historic pegmatite and tin mining area has
a long history of localised, opportunistic
mining. Lithium, while present, has never
previously been the focus of exploration
and we believe much can be achieved
through the introduction of a fresh explora-
tion approach targeting these lithium and
pegmatite ranges. Much of the unexplored
potential may be located under shallow
cover. One site in particular has also been
identified as a potential lithium brine site.
This consolidates our plan to further diver-
sify into the fast developing supply chain for
lithium ion batteries.”
AvengGrinaker-LTA’sMechanical & Electrical
Engineering division, working in partner-
ship with Aveng Botswana, was selected as
the preferred Electrical and Instrumentation
(E&I) contractor for the Letlhakane Mine
Tailings ResourceTreatment Plant (LMTRTP)
project. The scope of work includes
the supply and installation of electrical
and instrumentation equipment at the
Debswana mine. The contract commenced
on 25 September 2015 and is expected to
complete by December 2016.
“We were up against some fierce com-
petition and being awarded this contract
was a great achievement. Aveng Grinaker-
LTA, together with Aveng Botswana, has the
expertise and the capability to successfully
execute this project to the highest standard
and in accordance with client specifica-
tions,” says Shawn Shanahan, Operations
Manager for Aveng Grinaker-LTA.
The Letlhakane mine is situated
approximately 50 km from the Orapa mine
and 220 km east of Francistown and is
Aveng companies busy at Lethlakane
the second oldest – it was opened in the
mid-1970s – of Debswana’s four diamond
operations. The mine is approaching the
end of its life in terms of its economically
viable open-pit resources but the LMTRTP
will ensure that it continues to operate for
at least another 20 years, producing up to
800 000 carats a year from the treatment
of tailings through the use of new and
improved recovery technologies.