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Namibia Rare Earths Inc. - Environmental Clearance Certificates Issued for Lofdal Heavy Rare Earth Project
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNamibia Rare Earths Inc. - Environmental Clearance Certificates Issued for Lofdal Heavy Rare Earth Project\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nHALIFAX, Dec. 18, 2017\n\n\n\n\nEnvironmental Clearance Certificates issued by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism for proposed mining and processing operations at Lofdal, and for proposed power and water line corridor \nCertificates have a three-year period of validity and provide environmental clearance for the proposed Mining Licence application lodged with the Ministry of Mines and Energy \nProposed Mining Licence application remains pending \nExchange conditional approval received for acquisition of critical metals property portfolio from Gecko Namibia (Pty) Ltd.\n\n\nHALIFAX, Dec. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Namibia Rare Earths Inc. (\"Namibia Rare Earths\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV: NRE) today announced it has received Environmental Clearance Certificates (\"ECCs\" or \"the certificates\") pertaining to its application for a Mining Licence on the Lofdal Heavy Rare Earth Project (\"Lofdal\") in northern Namibia. The certificates, which are issued by the Office of the Environmental Commissioner in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (\"MET\") are required in support of the Mining Licence application for Lofdal which is being processed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (\"MME\"). The certificates have a three-year period of validity from date of issue.  The Mining Licence application (ML 200) was submitted to the Ministry of Mines and Energy in late 2016 and remains pending.  The issuance of an ECC is a condition precedent for the granting of any Mining Licence in Namibia and represents an important step in the overall process undertaken by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in making a determination for the granting of a Mining Licence.\n\nNamibia Rare Earths engaged SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty. Ltd. in early 2015 to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (\"EIA\") for Lofdal to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and to develop appro...