The Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery in southern Namibia is currently under care and maintenance, which is a mining terms used to describe processes and conditions when a mine is closed, but where there is potential to recommence operations at a later date.
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Rössing launches 45 years’ legacy book
Rössing Uranium launched its 45-year legacy book in Swakopmund earlier this month.
Nabirm focuses on offshore Namibia
Nabirm is an oil and gas explorer focused on projects in politically stable and technically de-risked countries. The company’s main focus in the immediate term is on exploration of the conjugate margin of the offshore Namibian continental shelf and onshore basins.
Uranium One assures farmers
A Russian company, Uranium One, exploring for uranium in the Omaheke region, continues to ruffle the feathers of local farmers. The company is expected to use the in-situ leaching (ISL) method to extract uranium.
ADB discusses energy transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank (ADB) brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to store energy and electrify the transport fleet.
Trevali’s US$110m loan to fund Rosh Pinah expansion
Trevali Mining Corporation recently confirmed credit approval from Standard Bank of Namibia and Standard Bank of South Africa for a Senior Secured Financing Facility of US$110 million to fund the expansion of the company’s Rosh Pinah mine in southern Namibia.
AfriTin’s financing to fund plant expansion
Standard Bank Namibia’s Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division recently confirmed a five-year agreement with AfriTin Mining.
Namibian discoveries alter high-impact well activity
While historically natural gas discoveries have vastly outnumbered liquids volumes, a reversal is expected in these results this year mainly due to two significant oil offshore discoveries in Namibia.
Benguela Gem steers local diamond mining growth
The debut of Debmarine Namibia’s N$7 billion state-of-the-art vessel, Benguela Gem, has already increased diamond recovery volumes by 67.2% when compared to production figures from the previous year.
Hyphen progresses on US$10bn Namibian project
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy is making positive progress on its discussions with the Namibian government as it moves towards signature of the Implementation Agreement before the end of the year for its planned US$10 billion Namibian green hydrogen project.