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Namibia set to a major player in rare earth elements supply-chain

Namibia’s mining sector is a major contributor to the country’s gross domestic product, and with the growing global push for a green revolution to prevent the earth’s surface from heating up more than 1,5 degrees Celsius in the next decade, the importance of the sector will be further highlighted. To …

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Element25 explains economic benefits of the proposed Asia project

ASX-listed Element25 (E25) has revealed that it is now moving to a definitive feasibility study for the high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) facility, which is likely to be finalised in the second half of 2022. A scoping study into the HPMSM plant has confirmed the economic benefits of the …

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‘International energy conference a great opportunity for private sector to participate in drive to highlight development and opportunities in the sector’

The 4th edition of Namibia’s International Energy Conference, which will take place in Windhoek from April 20 to 22, 2022, will bring together various perspectives from across the energy value chain to serve as a catalyst for critical conversations shaping the future of energy in Namibia and the rest of …

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Mining’s Energy Transition Dependent on New Copper Sourcing

As the demand for copper surges amid the energy transition, mining experts expect supply deficits to emerge in coming years, in part due to lacklustre investment in exploration and construction of new copper mines. Mining company executives’ preference for safe, short-term returns has led to a massive underinvestment in new …

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Osino completes deal to purchase Ondundu gold

Osino Resources president and CEO Heye Daun believes that Osino’s purchase of the Ondundu Gold project in Namibia presents a highly accretive transaction for the company. The Canadian gold mining firm has signed a $15.2m deal to acquire the Ondundu gold exploration property in Namibia from B2Gold. Osino will purchase …

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Namibia’s Haib license wrangle still ranges on

The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia’s legal counsel filed a filing earlier this month in which it agreed to ask the court to issue an order requiring TSX-V-listed Deep-South Resources to file additional documents to support its original affidavit by December 15. The filing lacked any documentation to …

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NAU applauds Ministry’s decision to rescind Stampriet Basin permits

The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has applauded the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform’s decision to revoke two permits for the drilling of 37 boreholes in the Stampriet Basin for exploration and hydrogeological purposes. According to an official letter from the ministry, the withdrawal was due to Headspring Investments, …

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Namibia well-positioned to become a global player in green hydrogen production

Namibia is well-positioned to become a global player in green hydrogen production, according to the Africa Green Hydrogen Forum’s virtual conference held on Monday when green hydrogen was highlighted as a key decarbonisation vector in the global fight against climate change. While Namibia was described as an attractive partner for …

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Ministry of Agriculture revokes prospecting permits granted to Headspring Investments

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reform has revoked two prospecting permits previously granted to Headspring Investments, which was looking for uranium in the Stampriet artesian basin. The corporation was on a mission to drill 37 boreholes for uranium prospecting, which has enraged southern farmers who rely on the basin …

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Deep-South Saga: Ministry of Mines to File Further Documents

Deep-South Resources Inc. (“Deep-South” or “the Company”) (TSXV: DSM) reports that at the Court hearing on November 11, 2021, the legal counsel of the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia (“Ministry”) requested an additional week to complete its filing of the documents supporting the decision of the Minister to …

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