Category: Mining
Uranium One of the Hot Commodities for 2026
By: David Shoombe While the value of diamonds is faced with pressure from international competition, the uranium trade has continued to be a major commodity in Namibia, competing with gold for the top export commodity spot. In 2025, uranium…
Uranium Production Slows In November 2024 as Bullion Rises
Sectoral updates from the extractive sector show that Namibia extracted an amount of 870 tonnes of uranium during the month of November 2025. This is, however, lower compared to the previous month’s production of 970 tonnes. Meanwhile, gold…
AU Promises to End Africa’s Raw Material Supply Role
By: David Shoombe Just one day after the end of the G20 Summit, African and European heads of state gathered in Luanda, Angola, to strengthen trade relations, claim funding for climate change impacts, and to end…
Mineral Royalty-Based Sinking Fund to Reduce Borrowing Suggested
By: Mathias Hangala and Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Economic researcher Josef Sheehama has urged the government to establish a sinking fund, suggesting that royalties generated from the mining sector could be channelled into it to reduce borrowing for debt repayment. Speaking to…
Critical Raw Materials and Minerals Found in Household Waste
By: Dwight Links Most of the e-waste generated by households and businesses contains a number of critical minerals such as copper in cables, aluminium in casings, rare earth elements in magnets, fluorescent powders, and platinum group metals. These minerals are…
N$345,000 in Prizes up for Grabs at 11th Navachab Half Marathon
By: Hee-Dee Walenga During the final press conference before the 11th edition of the Navachab half marathon taking place this Saturday in Karibib, race director Berthold Karumendu revealed that nine companies have been added to the existing slate…
Etango Secures One Million lbs Uranium offtake Agreements
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Etango Uranium Project, currently under development in the Erongo Region, has signed two offtake agreements to supply two North American electricity producers with uranium once operational. The mine developer and main shareholder, Bannerman Energy, announced in…
Haib Copper Project Will Need 150MW and 20 Million m3 of Water Per Year
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus According to the released Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the Haib Copper Project in southern Namibia, the project will require 20 million cubic metres of water, and this can potentially be piped from Namibia’s Neckartal storage…
Mineral License/Rights Hoarding Will Not Be Allowed- Ithete
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala and Patemaoshela Lukolo The government has informed foreign and local investors interested in the exploration and mining or speculators that it will no longer tolerate the hoarding of licences for purposes unrelated to national development. The country’s…
Exploring Namibia’s Economic Potential Through Mining (Thought Leadership)
By: Lukas Nanyemba Namibia’s mining sector is a cornerstone of its economy, contributing about 50% of merchandise exports and 12% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), driven by diamonds, uranium, gold, zinc, copper, lithium, and rare earth minerals. In 2024…