Frequently asked questions

An EPL is an Exclusive Prospecting Licence, issued in Namibia by the Ministry of Mines and Energy. It gives the holder the exclusive right to prospect for specified minerals in a defined area for a set period. EPLs are often the earliest stage at which a project can attract investment, before a mining licence is granted.

Two kinds of members. Holders of mineral rights — individuals or companies holding EPLs, mining claims or mining licences in Namibia and Southern Africa — can list their projects. Investors, from private individuals to funds, can join to browse verified projects and request introductions. You can also join as both.

When you list a project, we check the licence details you provide against the Ministry of Mines and Energy cadastre: holder name, licence number, commodity, area and validity dates. Projects that pass are marked as verified. Verification confirms that the listing matches public records; it is not legal advice or a title guarantee.

If you close an investment, sale or joint venture with a party you were introduced to through OreBridge within 24 months of the introduction, you pay a success fee as a percentage of the deal value. If no deal closes, nothing is owed. The exact rate is shown when you sign up and in the terms of membership.

No. Transfers of mineral licences require the Minister’s consent, and we are not a transfer agent. What we do is introduce holders to investors so the parties can negotiate a deal and run the required consent process with their own legal advisers.

Yes. Holder contact details are never published on listings. Investors only see your project details; if they want to go further, they request an introduction and you decide whether to accept it before any contact details are shared.

Yes. The projects page is open to browse, so you can see how listings are presented — commodity, location, stage and deal type — before you create an account. Full project details are reserved for members.

An investor saves a project and requests an introduction. We notify the holder, and if the holder accepts, we connect the two parties directly by email. From there the parties negotiate on their own terms, with OreBridge staying available to help until close.

No. The mineral trading membership (currently NAD 250 per year) covers introductions between buyers and sellers of physical minerals only — concentrates, ores and bullion. It does not include investor or project-owner membership, which cover verified mineral-rights listings and introductions to licence holders.

Membership and placement fees are paid by card through Stripe, in NAD, from the Pricing page or your Membership tab in My activity. Paying activates your membership automatically.

Automatically, usually within a few minutes of your Stripe payment. If your membership has not activated within the hour, contact us with your payment reference.

You choose yearly or monthly. A yearly membership runs for 12 months and does not auto-renew: we e-mail reminders 30 and 7 days before it expires, and you renew from the Membership tab in My activity. A monthly membership is charged automatically each month until you cancel; you can update your card or cancel from the Manage billing link in My activity. After expiry there is a short grace period before listings are withdrawn.

Your listings stop appearing in search and you can no longer request or receive introductions until you renew. Nothing is deleted: renewing restores everything as it was.

Membership and placement fees are refundable only as described in our refund policy. Read it at /refunds before paying.

We answer listing submissions and enquiries usually within two working days. Verification depends on how well the licence details you submit match the Ministry of Mines and Energy cadastre.

The member who closes a deal with a party we introduced pays the success fee: a percentage of the deal value, agreed at sign-up and payable only after a close, under the published success-fee agreement. The exact wording in the terms of membership applies.

Physical minerals only, such as concentrates, ores, cathodes and refined metals. uranium and rough diamonds flows need compliance review. Full rules at /trading-rules.

Yes, where they apply, and arranging them is the members responsibility, as are permits, AML and sanctions checks. OreBridge introduces parties only. See the mineral trading rules.

Yes. Trading membership is open to buyers and sellers from any country. Project listings and the regulations summary currently focus on Namibia and five neighbouring countries.

No. Contact details are only shared with another member when you accept an introduction, and only with that party. They never appear on public pages.

Email info@orebridge.africa or use the form on the Contact page. We reply to serious enquiries usually within two working days.

No. OreBridge only introduces parties; every sale is concluded between the buyer and the seller. We hold no goods or funds and do not guarantee quality, quantity, price, permits or payment.