Gecko Namibia Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Gecko Namibia Holdings is a fully integrated Namibian exploration and mining company. It has a proven track record of dozens of greenfield discoveries across a wide range of commodities and owns several fully licensed mining projects. The company currently offers advanced projects for direct sale: the Ondoto Rare Earths Mine, featuring unusually high grade bastnaesite ore with 18% TREO and near completion front end mining infrastructure; and the brownfield Okorusu Fluorspar Mine, with total resources of about 20 Mt at 40% fluorite, plus an additional exploration target for future underground development of similar scale.

Management Profile

Morné J. du Toit, Chief Executive Officer

MMorné J. du Toit is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gecko Group in Namibia, a role he has held since 2015. He earned his B Compt degree from UNISA in 2001 and has complemented his education with various diplomas and leadership training. With over two decades of experience across diverse industries—including fishing, logistics, warehousing, and clearing and forwarding—he brings a wealth of expertise to his position. His broad professional background provides vital infrastructure and strategic insight, enabling him to effectively support the entrepreneurial vision of Gecko’s directors and drive the company’s continued growth and innovation.

Rainer H. Ellmies (PhD, MSc, GeoFA, AusIMM

Rainer is a German geologist with 40 years of professional experience across academia, mineral economics, and the exploration industry. He has worked with diverse metallogenetic concepts and complex deposits across a wide range of commodities, applying innovative models and out-of-the-box thinking. His passion for boots-on-the-ground geology, combined with decades of managerial roles, has led to significant discoveries, including the Lofdal HREE deposit, Ondoto REE, Opuwo Cobalt, Epembe Ta-Nb, Keishöhe/Dicker Willem REE, Okanihova copper, and Okorusu Fluorspar Mine. Since 2015, Rainer has served as Gecko’s General Manager Exploration, leading the group’s technical teams.

What are your key goals for the next 3, 6 and 12 months?

3 Months:

Gecko is a privately financed integrated mining company. Its projects are systematically developed based on expected outcomes and return on investment by the group’s expert teams with excellent track records.

6 Months:

Gecko is a privately financed integrated mining company. Its projects are systematically developed based on expected outcomes and return on investment by the group’s expert teams with excellent track records.

12 Months:

Gecko is a privately financed integrated mining company. Its projects are systematically developed based on expected outcomes and return on investment by the group’s expert teams with excellent track records.

What do you think makes your company such a compelling investment?

The projects offered by Gecko Namibia, Okorusu Fluorspar and Ondoto Rare Earths, were thoroughly explored and developed by the group and represent fully licensed advanced mining projects at a very fair valuation and for a short-term actual supply of these critical raw materials.