Faster mobilisation
Our team is on the ground, permanently. When a drill contractor is ready to turn, or a structural geologist is needed at short notice, we respond in hours rather than weeks.
About the firm
Who we are
Local knowledge. Global standards. Namibian ownership.
Independent · Namibian · Registered
An advisory firm built where the work is
Nearly two decades of continuous exploration experience across Namibia and Southern Africa, under professionally registered geoscientific leadership.
GeoMine Consulting is an independent Namibian geoscience exploration and mineral development advisory firm. We are locally owned, permanently based, and led by professionally registered geoscientists.
We serve exploration companies, mining houses, private investors, development finance institutions and governments — advising at every stage of the mineral development lifecycle, from first-pass target generation through to resource definition, project development and responsible project closure planning.
What distinguishes GeoMine from international consultancies is not merely geography. It is depth: deep knowledge of Namibia's basement geology, its regulatory environment, its logistical realities, and the stakeholder relationships that determine whether an exploration programme advances or stalls.
Geology creates opportunity. People create mines.
The right technical team, with the right local knowledge and the right professional standards, is the difference between a prospect and a project.
Willem Kotzé · Senior Consultant
In the field
Mapping and sampling on licence — where every project we take on begins.
The Namibia advantage
Practical, and commercial
Four reasons companies entering Namibia engage a permanently based, locally owned technical advisor.
Regulatory fluency
Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy framework has its own rhythm and conventions. Our team navigates it daily, from prospecting licence applications through to environmental clearance.
Geological context
Namibia's polydeformed basement geology and the structural controls on its ore systems require contextual understanding that only sustained in-country field experience provides.
Cost efficiency
A locally based team eliminates the international travel, per diem and logistical overhead that accumulates rapidly when a firm mobilises from overseas for each field campaign.
Leadership & technical team
Registered expertise, under one roof
Our work is delivered to the evidentiary standards expected by institutional investors, development finance institutions, stock exchanges and regulators worldwide. The team combines registered geoscientific expertise, field operations leadership, mine development advisory and deep Namibian regulatory knowledge.
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Willem Kotzé
Senior Consultant · Technical lead
Namibian geoscientist with decades of continuous in-country exploration experience. Leads technical delivery across uranium, rare earths and base metals.
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Claudia Mouton
Managing Director
Corporate governance, client mandates and stakeholder relations. MSc Geology; oversees investment readiness and reporting engagements.
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Hilbert Msati
Operations Director
Field operations, logistics and drilling supervision. Runs campaign planning, contractor management and on-site QA/QC.
Investing in Namibian geoscientists is not a footnote.
Building the country's next generation of exploration professionals is the firm's founding purpose, and it is integral to every engagement we undertake.
See current opportunitiesCore competencies
What the team actually does
| Geological mapping | Structural interpretation, geochemical targeting, remote sensing |
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| Drilling management | Programme design, contractor supervision, QA/QC, core logging |
| Resource estimation | JORC / SAMREC / NI 43-101 compliant Competent Person reporting |
| Project advisory | Investment readiness, stakeholder engagement, regulatory liaison |
Considering a Namibian programme?
Speak to the team on +264 61 000 0000.