Category: Mining
Capital and Legislative Support to be Provided to Epangelo Mining
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala To address the limited participation of Namibians in the mining sector, the Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy has committed to supporting local businesses and developing and implementing local content policies for the sector. …
Four Local Contractors Constructing Etango Mine
As of the end of March 2026, the Etango Uranium Mine contractor workforce on site has crossed more than 560 people. These employees are employed across four local Namibian contractors, Namibbeton, K Neumayer, Tulela Mining, and AN…
China Owns Stake in Every Operational Uranium Mine in Namibia
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Chinese companies own either majority shares or second majority shares in the country’s three active major uranium mines as of 2025, shows the Chamber of Mines Annual Review Report. Latest updates indicate that China’s…
Namibia Lacks Comprehensive Mineral Reserves & Resources Data
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy (MIME) has confessed that the country lacks adequate geological knowledge and baseline data on its natural resources. As a result, affecting understanding and managing Namibia’s resources and…
Proposed US-Funded Paramilitary for DRC Mines Sparks Controversy
By: David Shoombe The General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced plans to create a paramilitary special unit to protect the nation’s mining sites. The move has sparked discourse around…
Navachab to Supply BoN with Gold for Reserves
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has signed a gold purchase agreement with QKR Namibia Navachab Mine for its reserve management. The central bank announced this yesterday in fulfilment of its 2025 decision to make gold…
Previous Agriculture Ministry Blamed for Omaheke Uranium Stalemate
By: Dwight Links In a report by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources, the committee indicated that a variety of factors hampered the second half of uranium exploration activities, where the In-Situ Recovery/Leaching(ISR/ISL) method was used…
Uranium Continues to Lead Namibia’s Export Portfolio in January 2026
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), in its monthly report on trade statistics for January 2026, indicates that Namibia’s export portfolio remains predominantly mineral-based. Uranium, gold, diamonds, and ores and concentrates of base metals continue to serve as the…
Country Fails to Adequately Collect from Gold Mines…OAG points finger at Mining Directorate and NamRA
By: Dwight Links Between 2020 and 2023, it was found that Namibia failed to adequately collect taxes from gold mining in line with its production. This is according to the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) through a…
Diamond Output Rises, Gold Falls
The latest production figure for December 2025 shows that the diamond production index rose by 47.6 percent in December 2025, rebounding from a 23.9 percent decline recorded in the prior month. On a year-on-year basis, no changes were indicated…