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Ongwe Minerals has completed a strategic expansion in Namibia through the acquisition of new licenses that strengthen its position in the northwest of the Damara Belt.
Expansion at the Damara Belt’s Omatjete project
With a clear view of the region’s geological potential, the company has increased the area of its Omatjete project by 42%. This move was executed by securing a 90% interest in license EPL7400, covering 36,600 hectares, along with the application for the additional license EPL11268.
In this way, the technical team led by David Underwood secures control of 50 kilometers of strike length along the influential Okondeka fault zone. This structural corridor is critically important, as it hosts both the Kokoseb deposit of WIA Gold and the company-owned Manga prospect.
A recent reinterpretation of crustal structures in the area has made it possible to identify the parallel Okakongo fault zone. This discovery suggests the presence of a second, 25-kilometer-long fault system that could act as a critical trap site for auriferous hydrothermal fluids.
Likewise, internal studies indicate that the Okondeka fault system interacts with local granitic bodies, creating transfer and relay structures that are often associated with high-grade mineralization in the Swakop Sedimentary Group.
With direct experience in the Twin Hills development and the sale of Otjikoto, the company is now applying that proven methodology across its three main assets: Khorixas, Omatjete, and Outjo.
Fieldwork is currently focused on defining the extent of gold in the bedrock at the Manga prospect, leveraging the fact that the geological setting shows direct similarities to other world-class deposits in the region. The integration of these new hectares enables systematic, uninterrupted exploration of one of Africa’s most promising orogenic belts.
Source and photo: Ongwe Minerals