Namibia stops at four new uranium mining licences

Four new uranium mining licences had been granted in Namibia, which wanted to become the fourth-largest supplier of uranium by 2012, Namibia Chamber of Mines advisor Dr Wotan Swiegers said on Thursday. Swiegers said that the government of Namibia...

Increased Namibian ownership of Rosh Pinah mine

Diversified South Africa-based resources company Exxaro Resources (Exxaro), the Namibian Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Rosh Pinah) and the Namibian empowerment company PE Minerals, announced in June this year that Exxaro has divested a 43,8%...

On-The-Air (25/07/2008)

In this broadcast: South Africa’s Free State province is all set to get its first hydroelectric power station before Christmas; Namibian government has approved the construction of a tall solar power tower at the cost of R1-bn; A newly arrived...

Namdeb to spend R750m on coastal exploration as inland deposits decline

Namibia’s largest diamond-miner, NamDeb, says it is investing R750-million in new exploration activities along the shores of the Atlantic coast as it shifts its focus from declining inland diamond deposits.

Construction on new Namibian uranium mine to start on July 1

Uranium and nuclear energy giant Areva says work on its Trekkopje uranium mine, in Namibia, will start on July 1, after it was granted a mining licence by the Namibian government.

Exxaro sells stake in Rosh Pinah mine to Namibian shareholders

JSE-listed diversified-miner Exxaro Resources on Monday announced that it had divested a 43,8% stake in its Namibian Rosh Pinah zinc mine, to Namibian shareholder groupings, which reduced Exxaro's shareholding at the mine to 50,04%.

UK company, Namdeb to scour Namibia’s surf zones for diamonds

UK-based Subsea Minerals has entered into an agreement with Namdeb Diamond Corporation to sample the surf zones along the Namibian coast for diamonds.

Diamond-miner finds ancient shipwreck, treasures in Namibia

Gem-miner Namdeb, which searches for diamonds along the south-western coast of Nambia, said on Wednesday that its geologists had uncovered a shipwreck with a wealth of treasures that could date back to the late 1400s or early 1500s in its mining...

Canadian uranium explorer to trade on Namibian bourse

TSX-listed uranium development and exploration company Forsys Metals will begin trading on the development board of the Namibian Stock Exchange on December 11, under the symbol FSY, the company announced on Wednesday. Forsys will be only the...

Exploration at Skorpion Zinc picks up copper traces west of pit

Namibia-based zinc oxide producer Skorpion Zinc says it will start a major exploration drilling exercise in 2008 in an effort to extend the life-of-mine beyond 2016, when reserves will be exhausted if the current mining rate is maintained.

Namibia preparing empowerment road map

Namibia is in the process of drawing up an empowerment scorecard for the mining industry, as well as other economic sectors.

'De Beers-Namibia sales pact could threaten long-term sustainability'