Work on the contentious Xaris Power Project appear to be going well. This was the indication given by its Managing Director, Hennie Steyn recently when he explained, in detail, the formalities surrounding the project. “There will be the opportunity for other natural gas consumers such as independent power producers, factories, …

Vancouver based B2Gold will in the foreseeable future set its focus on the development of the Ondundu project which could be B2Gold Namibia’s next project according to its president and CEO, Mr. Clive Johnson who was recently in the country to share the developments the mining company had made. High …

With the recent turmoil from media reports and all vested parties giving multiple angles on the prospect of Phosphate mining, a statement from the Chairman of the Confederation of Namibian fishing Association re-affirmed that phosphate mining is not implementable not only due to environmental risks, but also due to the …

Marenica Energy will test its proprietary U-pgrade process technology on uranium ore samples from Deep Yellow Limited’s Tumas project. Tumas is located in the same region as the Marenica project and shares many similar metallurgical properties. The test-work will be undertaken as part of a Services Agreement and Statement of …

The current slump in commodity prices spells a sombre outlook for the global mining industry, yet Namibia is well-placed to weather the storm, said Chamber of Mines Chief Executive Officer Veston Malango at the launch of the 2016 Mining Expo and Conference on Thursday. This year, the Mining Expo and …

Engen has just completed this facility to honour their commitment to the Husab Mine that it will not run out of diesel. The Husab Mine, currently under development by Swakop Uranium, needs about 80 million litres of diesel per year. Engen has just completed this facility to honour their commitment …

Production at the Langer Heinrich Mine in the Erongo region slowed down this year. Chairman Rick Crabb said recently that the slowdown was due to ‘temporary technical issues’. Crabb said the problem has since been rectified and a solid production outlook is expected. “In addition to cost reduction initiatives during the …

Leaders in the diamond industry will come together in Windhoek next week for the two-day International Diamond Conference 2015. The conference, which will take place from 23 to 24 November, is themed: ‘Omugongo, A Cut Above The Rest.’ Omugongo by definition is a great tree under which society comes together …

Rössing Uranium Namibia is not backing down from its intention to construct its own desalination plant and recently lodged an appeal with the Environmental Commissioner, according to Rössing spokesperson, Botha Ellis. Responding to enquiries by the media, Ellis in a written statement said that, “as a result of the rejection, …

The diamond industry must take action and tackle synthetic diamonds as was done with illicit diamonds through the Kimberly Process, Zimbabwe’s minister of mines and mining development Walter Chidakwa said recently. Chidakwa told a diamond conference in Windhoek that if African countries, which he said produce 65% of natural diamonds, …