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Identified as a goal at its Uis tin mine in Namibia, AfriTin Mining is pursuing a metallurgical test work program to explore the by-product potential of ancillary metals. The 2012 Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant mineral resource estimate for the Uis mine contains ancillary metals with inventories of 6 091 t …

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted an extension of the term for exclusive prospecting licence (EPL) 4346 of the Opuwo Cobalt Project, till March 2023. The Opuwo Cobalt Project is 95 percent owned by Celsius Resources and located in northwestern, approximately 800 km by road from the Windhoek, …

Trevali, a Canadian base metals company, has committed to achieving an overall Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction target of 25% by 2025 from its 2018 baseline. “With the signing of this agreement with EMESCO we have taken a major step towards delivering on our commitment by securing renewable energy …

New fuel prices are on the radar, according to the latest announcement from the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The authorities say the fuel price review for April 2021 has resolved to increase the price of petrol by 50 cents per liter and diesel by 50 cents per liter. The …

Since 2011, Namibians have been debating whether or not to mine for marine phosphate. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has declared itself neutral on the topic after ten years of the country’s most contentious debate. Despite this, government leaders, billionaire capitalists, and activists have been treading a fine …

The Namibian High Court has deferred its decision on an application filed by the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations and three other parties questioning the validity of Namibian Marine Phosphate’s (NMP) Sandpiper mining license to April 12. The judgment was scheduled to be delivered on March 8 after a hearing …

The details of China’s new 5-year plan, released earlier this month, suggest China has put off the difficult steps necessary to become carbon neutral by 2060. President Xi Jinping had announced that goal last fall, reflecting the Chinese Communist Party’s pursuit of “Ecological Civilization,” a vision of environmental sustainability both …

Namibia, a major producer of diamonds and uranium, announced on Wednesday that locals who hold mineral exploration licenses would no longer be able to sell them to foreigners, in an effort to reduce speculation in the field. Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo revealed that effective April 1, Namibian mining …

According to the Bank of Namibia (BoN), diamond output was down 14,7 per cent in real terms in 2020, and growth is projected at 2,8 per cent in 2021 and 16,9 per cent next year. Namibia expects robust growth in diamond and uranium mining this year after the two sub-sectors …

While giving one of the most bullish forecasts yet for copper, a leading metals trader said copper could surge above a record to $12 000 a ton in 18 months on new demand from green initiatives. The bellwether material has already doubled since a nadir in March to reach a …