Sandpiper phosphate project, Namibia

A number of key activities remain ongoing and are intended to be completed at the Sandpiper project in 2012.

Company Announcement: Sandpaper Marine Rock Phosphate Project Positive Feasibility Study Results And Resource Upgrade

Minemakers Limited is pleased to announce the results of the Feasibility Study on the Sandpiper marine phosphate project.

Sandpiper phosphate project, Namibia

The project tenements lie in waters about 60 km off the coast of Namibia and cover a combined area of about 7 000 km2.

EIA submitted for Namibia marine phosphates project

ASX- and TSX-listed Minemakers has submitted a draft environmental-impact assessment (EIA) and draft environmental management plan (EMP) for the marine component of its proposed Sandpiper phosphate project, in Namibia. The report, lodged with the...

Exploration company seeks Namibia JV partner to develop prospects

Australia-based exploration company Avonlea Minerals is keen to bring in a joint venture (JV) partner to assist it in developing its Namibian iron-ore assets

Sandpiper-Meob joint venture phosphate project, Namibia

The Sandpiper Meob joint venture is an 8 000-km2 marine phosphate project.

Minemakers increases Namibian phosphate deposit’s resource

ASX-listed phosphate explorer Minemakers on Monday reported that the joint ore reserve committee compliant resource at its newly acquired Namibian marine joint venture (JV) deposit had been increased. Current estimates for the indicated resources...

Bonaparte likely to receive second takeover offer

ASX-listed Bonaparte Diamonds on Friday advised shareholders that Union Resources would lodged a takeover bid for the company in the coming week. Union had advised that the proposed bid would be by way of an all-scrip offer, and would be subject...

Bonaparte establishes task team to study Minemakers’ offer

The board of ASX-listed diamond-miner Bonaparte has set up a takeover response committee, which would comprising independent directors, to study the unsolicited take over offer from exploration company Minemakers. Last week, Minemakers made a...

Bonaparte shelves diamond projects, shifts focus to Namibia’s phosphates

A significant drop in rough diamond prices over the past three months has led to ASX-listed exploration company Bonaparte Diamond Mines suspending its South African diamond mining and exploration operations. It would now focus on developing its...

Bonaparte defines Namibian offshore phosphate resource

ASX-listed marine diamond explorer Bonaparte Diamond Mines on Friday stated that the inferred mineral resource for its Meob marine project, off the coast of Namibia, was estimated at around 196,1-million tons, at 15,8% phosphate. In its quarterly...

Bonaparte sees potential for accelerated development at Namibian phosphate project

ASX-listed marine explorer Bonaparte Diamond Mines' Meob marine phosphate project, off the coast of Namibia, had the potential for "rapid development into production", MD Michael Woodborne said on Monday. In a statement to shareholders, the...