By:Staff writer Upskilling and empowerment company Dyna Training Namibia says there is an increase in demand for supervisory skills training in the country’s mining industry. Although its core clients focus on the gold and copper sectors, the company has recently started engaging with clients in the uranium and zinc sectors. “Mining houses are putting the […]

By:Staff writer Namibian Uranium Institute (NUI) Executive Director Dr Gabi Schneider says the local uranium sector has seen an increase of about 191% since the post-Fukushima low of $18.00 in October 2016. Schneider said this is evident that the sector is not only recovering from global slump, but is growing as uranium prices are improving […]

By: Staff writer The Indian government has opposed Hindustan Zinc’s planned $2.98 billion acquisition of zinc assets from top shareholder Vedanta Ltd, amid concerns over valuations and the deal being a “related party transaction”. Vedanta’s sale of its zinc assets in Namibia and South Africa to Hindustan Zinc is critical to ensuring liquidity at parent […]

By:Staff writer With Namibia’s energy sector on the precipice of rapid transformation on the back of recent oil and gas discoveries, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) will establish an office in the country dedicated to promoting local content development efforts. The AEC firmly believes that Namibia needs to move beyond free markets and work with […]

By:Staff writer A decision from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the Hope and Gorob mining licence application ML 246 remains pending, Colin Bird, executive chairman of Bezant Resources, said last Friday. “Exclusive Prospecting Licence 5796 has been extended to 19 October 2024. EPL 5796 is the licence within which the area of mining […]

By:Staff writer Public–private partnerships (PPPs) will be crucial in building awareness and implementing the broad array of mutual advantages between Namibia and South Africa that are needed for developing green hydrogen opportunities for the benefit of the Southern African region, Freeport Saldanha CEO Kaashifah Beukes has said. Freeport Saldanha, in partnership with Siemens Energy Southern […]

By: Staff writer Mines minister Tom Alweendo says that Namibia is going to insist on local processing with regard to its lithium. Alweendo said this while attending the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. A number of companies in Namibia, including Xinfeng Investment and Askari Metals, have stakes in the resource as lithium-rich […]

By:Staff writer Namibia is showcasing investment opportunities at the 2023 Invest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. The 4-day event, which ends tomorrow, is the world’s largest mining investment conference, dedicated to the capitalisation and development of mining in Africa The mining indaba is taking place at a time when Namibia’s mining […]

By:Staff writer Askari Metals on Monday confirmed high lithium and tin mineralisation in rock samples from a promising tenement the company recently acquired in Namibia. Headline results from the samples, analysed as part of due diligence for the acquisition, include 3.3% lithium oxide, 3.2% tin, 4280 parts per million tantalum and 7980ppm rubidium. The samples […]