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Gratomic has revealed that its Windhoek facilities will be used as an office as well as lodging for the company’s Canadian executives visiting Namibia. The property in Lüderitz will also be developed into a second graphite processing and warehousing facility, according to the company. Gratomic, the owners of the Aukam …

Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP) in a company statement announced that the high court of Namibia on Wednesday 30th June declared that NMP’s Mining Licence ML170 and the rights conferred to NMP thereunder are not affected by the findings of the court and remains valid. The legal proceedings were aimed at …

Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) has questioned the objectives of a Chamber of Mines news release that incorrectly referred to a recent report titled “The Mineral Sector of Namibia: A Nuanced Overview of Selected Key Aspects.” The Johannesburg-based advocacy and research organization has responded to Namibia’s Chamber of Mines with …

After successfully serving markets throughout the continent from its headquarters in Coega, Gqeberha, Port Elizabeth for a number of years, commercial vehicle manufacturer FAW Trucks has reintroduced the brand in Namibia, reinforcing its steadfast commitment to clients. FAW Trucks found a dependable home with Africa Commercial Vehicles (ACV), a dominant …

Mergence Unlisted Investment Managers (Namibia) has increased its shareholding in the two Ejuva renewable energy projects in Gobabis from 17% to a majority stake of 66% having acquired the 49% previously held by co-developer and initial part-financier, CIGenCo, a subsidiary of South Africa-listed Consolidated Infrastructure Group (CIG). The two adjacent …

Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), based in Canada, recently announced the acquisition of INV Metals, adding an advanced-stage Ecuador gold project to its portfolio of assets, which already includes two Bulgarian mines and a Namibian copper smelter. Each of the issued and outstanding shares of INV that DPM did not already …

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, …

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 Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy is empowered to approve an application submitted by a licensee for the transfer of mineral licenses, or the cession or assignment of interest in a mineral license, on the terms and conditions agreed by the Minister under section 47(2)(a) of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 (Act no. 33 of 1992). In terms of the powers vested in the Minister under section 47(2)(a) of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act 1992 (Act No. 33 of 1992), the Minister has determined that as of 1 April 2021, applications submitted by Namibian license holders for the transfer of mineral licenses, or the …