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Scot Evans, CEO of Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica), has confirmed his attendance and participation in African Energy Week (AEW), which will be held in Cape Town from November 9th to 12th. Evans and Diana McQueen, Senior Vice-President Communications and Stakeholder Relations, will both be in Cape Town not just to …

De Beers, a diamond miner and retailer, and National Geographic have announced the beginning of Okavango Eternal, a partnership aimed at protecting the Okavango Delta’s source waters and the people and livelihoods that depend on them. DeBeers said in a press release that the five-year commitment is a critical inward …

Following the official handover held on the 18th and 19th of August at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel, departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, where it will be fitted with mission equipment before beginning operations off the …

The village of Okombahe in the Erongo region is outraged by a proposed marble mining project in their territory, claiming that they will resist it with all their might. Residents have expressed their dissatisfaction with the planned mining of a 7 464-hectare plot of land on the /Khan-heb Mountain. Residents …

Namibia’s Oranjemund, where Namdeb’s mine is adjacent to the Orange River’s estuary, is a key location for diamond extraction. By the time it reaches the ocean, the river has travelled through most of southern Africa and is rich in minerals. The current slows and the rocky fragments settle out at …

Trigon Metals, a Canadian junior, intends to raise C$5 million to restart the Kombat copper mine in Namibia’s Otavi mountainlands. On Tuesday, the TSX-V-listed explorer and developer announced a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 12.5 million units at C$0.40 per unit. A common share and one-half of a …

Otesa Civil Engineering, which was fined N$668,000 by the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority for illegally extracting sand at Ohailulu village in the Ohangwena region, has paid N$300,000. Otesa Civil Engineering made the payment on June 8, according to the proof of payment seen by the media. Efraim Weyulu, the Oukwan-yama senior …

Osino Resources, a Toronto-listed mining company, has just released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Twin Hills gold discovery in Namibia, and it’s a beauty. What began as a near-hunch for CEO Heye Daun and his team has grown into the largest gold discovery in southern Africa in recent …

The Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted TSX-listed Namibia Critical Metals a 25-year mining license for its Lofdal heavy rare earth dysprosium-terbium mine. The mining license is valid until May 10, 2046, and is awarded to Namibia Rare Earths, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The business and Japan Oil, …

Bannerman Resources, an ASX-listed company, has reported that the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy has extended its exclusive prospecting license 3345 until April 25, 2023. EPL 3345 is an exploration license that includes potential satellite deposit possibilities for the company’s flagship Etango uranium project, of which it owns 95%. …