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ASX-listed Bannerman Resources has announced intentions to update the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for Etango uranium project. The company said the development comes following the conclusion of the heap leach demonstration plant programme. According to the company the updated DFS will target capital and operating cost reductions, with the demonstration …

The MUN says nationalisation of mines would ensure decent jobs, job security and maximum benefits to the country from its natural resources. The Mineworkers Union of Namibia’s Namdeb branch at Oranjemund has called on the government to consider nationalising mines in light of intended retrenchments of workers at the Skorpion …

Norwegian supplier of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, BW Offshore has confirmed involvement in the Kudu gas field as BW Kudu Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BW Offshore. BW Kudu Limited has entered into a Farm-Out Agreement for a 56% stake of the Kudu license …

The Namibian government recently announced the lifting of a 10-year moratorium on new applications for exploration licences on nuclear fuel minerals. The Ministry of Mines and Energy announced in a statement that it is withdrawing the reservation of any area in Namibia from any prospecting and mining operations in respect …

Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb recently signed a service contract for two years with the Konecranes Cape Town branch, to undertake necessary repairs on their cranes. The immediate repairs include getting the cranes up to standard as soon as possible. This meant refurbishing the old cranes at the Receiving Bay and …

The first Sandvik AutoMine Loading installations were delivered more than 10 years ago and the automation system continues its success story today. More and more mines globally are discovering how Sandvik AutoMine can improve their operations. “This year seems to be a turning point with many new Sandvik AutoMine Loading …

A multi-billion dollar sulphuric acid plant was opened in Tsumeb, as part of a new business venture of copper smelting company Dundee Precious Metals. The plant is expected eliminate about 95 percent of hazardous emissions in the air. Construction started in 2013 with N$2.6 billion having been committed to the …

The environment ministry approved an application by an Arab-majority owned company to extract marine phosphate from the sea, despite concerns about a lack of consultations and the danger to the ocean ecosystem. Phosphate, which will be used to make fertilisers, is expected to be extracted around 120 kilometres into the …

South Africa-based condition monitoring company, WearCheck has opened two more cross-border laboratories recently bringing to thirteen the number of laboratories operated by the company, in nine countries. The recent addition to their operations is an on-site condition monitoring laboratory at the Husab Uranium Project. Swakop Uranium, the owners of the …

Swakop Uranium has announced that production at its Husab mine in Namibia would commence late next month. Local media reports said the planned operationalisation of the mine was disclosed by company CEO Zheng Keping when he paid a courtesy call on VP Nickey Iyambo in Windhoek recently Keping said once …