Namibia’s battery metal ambitions rest on infrastructure, miners say
Mining News Pro - Namibia’s ambitions to become a manufacturing hub for battery metals key to the global transition to clean energy will require huge investments in infrastructure to support processing facilities, mining executives said on Wednesday.
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Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports
Mining News Pro - Namibia’s government has ordered police to stop Xinfeng Investments from transporting lithium ore inside the country and from exporting it, accusing the Chinese miner of violating the country’s ban on critical raw mineral exports.
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Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals
Mining News Pro - Japan on Tuesday signed an agreement with Namibia to jointly explore for rare earth minerals as part of its broader plan to develop supply chains for cobalt and other minerals used in making electric vehicle batteries.
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Namibia considers taking stakes in mining and petroleum companies
Mining News Pro - Namibia is considering taking minority stakes in mining and petroleum production companies amid increasing concerns over local ownership of valuable resources.
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Namibia considers taking stakes in mining and petroleum companies
Mining News Pro - Namibia is considering taking minority stakes in mining and petroleum production companies amid increasing concerns over local ownership of valuable resources.
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B2Gold begins phased closure of Namibia mine
Mining News Pro - B2Gold said on Tuesday it had begun the phased closure of its Otjikoto gold mine in Namibia, once the country’s largest producer of the precious metal.
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Uranium investors await price rally to revive Namibia projects
Mining News Pro - Namibia’s finance minister said uranium miners are waiting for prices to recover before reviving projects in Africa’s biggest producer of the ore, which is needed for nuclear power in a world shifting away from fossil fuels.
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Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers
Mining News Pro - New research led by the UK’s University of St Andrews found that a special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries.
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Trigon produces first concentrate at Kombat mine in Namibia
Mining News Pro - Trigon Metals has succeeded in restarting copper and silver concentrate production at the Kombat mine in Namibia, placing the project on track to meet commercial production targets by March.
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De Beers to extend life of Namibia mines to 2042
Mining News Pro - Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and diamond giant De Beers, announced on Thursday the approval of new long-term business plan that will allow it to extend its land-based mines’ life by 20 years to 2042.
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Ramaphosa moots possible hydrogen partnership with Namibia as he punts Boegoebaai export hub
Mining News Pro - President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa stands ready to be a major exporter of green hydrogen and has described the special economic zone (SEZ) proposed for development at Boegoebaai, in the Northern Cape, as a major step towards realising the country’s potential to be a global leader in green hydrogen and derivative products, such as power fuels.
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Deep-South takes Namibia’s mining minister to court over licence refusal
Mining News Pro - Canada’s Deep-South Resources (TSX-V: DSM) is taking the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy to court as it refused in June refused to renew the company’s prospecting licence for its Haib copper project.
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Paladin cuts Namibian spend
Mining News Pro - Uranium hopeful Paladin Energy on Tuesday announced that capital expenditure (capex) at its Langer Heinrich mine, in Namibia, is expected to reach $9.5-million in 2021.
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Canada’s White Metal kicks off exploration program at Namibian project
Mining News Pro - Canada’s White Metal Resources announced that after receiving approval from the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy, it has started its 2020-21 exploration program on the Taranis copper-silver project.
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Namibian Marine Phosphate launches job registration drive
Mining News Pro - While it awaits a court ruling to declare the validity of its mining licence for the Sandpiper marine phosphate project off the Namibian coast, Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) has decided to embark on a job registration drive.
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Botswana, Namibia set to sign 5 GW solar energy plan
Mining News Pro - Botswana and Namibia are set to sign an agreement to develop solar projects of as much as 5 GW through installations built across their mostly flat, sunny landscapes.
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Teck Namibia to potentially gain 26.9% interest in Deep-South
Mining News Pro - Deep-South Resources and Teck Namibia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Resources, have agreed to amend the sale agreement of February 2017, whereby Deep-South acquired Teck’s interest in the Haib Copper project, in Namibia.
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Lepidico`s Namibian project proves positive
Mining News Pro - A definitive feasibility study (DFS) by Lepidico into an integrated mine, concentrator and chemicals plant has proven the economics of the Phase 1 development of its Karibib lithium asset, in Namibia.
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PEA estimates `robust` economics for Deep-South`s Namibia copper project
Mining News Pro - Deep-South Resources reports that, using a heap leach treatment operation, its openpit Haib copper project, in Namibia, demonstrates robust economics.
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Sandfire buys Namibian exploration tenements
Mining News Pro - Junior Kopore Metals has inked a binding agreement with a subsidiary of fellow listed Sandfire Resources to divest of its Namibian exploration assets.
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Namibia suspends mining operations as coronavirus lockdown takes effect
Mining News Pro - Namibia on Saturday ordered mining companies to cease operations for three weeks as the country entered its first day of a partial lockdown and stepped up measures to curb coronavirus infections which currently stand at eight people.
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De Beers Namibia diamond venture sells mine to local consortium
Mining News Pro - Namdeb Holdings Limited, a joint venture between the Namibian Government and Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers Group, said on Thursday that it has sold Elizabeth Bay Mine and its associated marine assets as a going concern to Lewcor, a 100% Namibian-owned consortium.
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AfriTin starts phased commissioning of pilot process plant at Uis tin mine in Namibia
Mining News Pro - AfriTin Mining has commenced a phased commissioning process for the pilot processing plant at its Uis tin mine in Namibia.
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De Beers approves custom built diamond recovery vessel for Namibia
Mining News Pro - Anglo American has announced the approval by Debmarine Namibia, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government of the Republic of Namibia, of the construction of a new custom built diamond recovery vessel.
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Namibia Critical Metals to start cobalt/copper drilling before end-Sept
Mining News Pro - TSX-V-listed Namibia Critical Metals has identified multiple prospective targets at its Kunene cobalt/copper project, in Namibia, following the completion of an airborne electromagnetic survey covering 4 200 line kilometers.
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