The separatist Polisario group has “granted exploration permits” to Australian company Nomad Exploration Pty Ltd, for an area to the east of the Sand Wall buffer zone.
The region of Oum Abana in Western Sahara, according to a release from the Polisario, will be the subject of the 2,000 square kilometer exploration permit.
The Australian company plans to start exploring the permission area using satellite-based remote sensing.
The aforementioned statement claims that Nomad Exploration will begin field operations after the initial targeting work, which will include geophysical and geochemical surveying.
The new license is the fifth Exploration Permit issued by the Polisario, in addition to the four current licenses for collaborative mineral exploration owned by Hanno Resources Pty Ltd and Serenity Exploration Pty Ltd.
The Polisario has already announced that it has granted four mining exploration licenses east of the Sand Wall.
In 2006, the separatist front launched a call for interest in on-shore oil exploration, which prompted Morocco to respond.
Morocco’s then Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Benaïssa, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, which failed to prompt the UN to take any action.
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