Category: Mining
B2Gold Targets 30% Reduction In GHG Emissions By 2030 …announces expansion ofFekola Solar Plant
By:Staff Writer B2Gold says it has set a target to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions by 30% by 2030 against a 2021 baseline, the company’s president and chief executive officer, Clive Johnson has announced on…
Trigon Metalslists company’s shares on the OTCQB
By:Staff writer Jed Richardson, president and CEO of Trigon Metals last week provided an update on company activities and shared its plans for 2023 for its Kombat mine, some 37 kilometres north of Otavi as well asthe high potential Silver…
Shell, Total Appraisals Underway Off Namibia – Says Petroleum Commissioner
By:Staff writer Shell’s Jonker-1 exploration well is “going very well”, Namibia Petroleum Commissioner Maggy Shino said last week Thursday, highlighting the country’s potential. Shell and TotalEnergies made discoveries offshore Namibia at Graff and Venus in 2022. “I am proud to…
Trigon’s Kombat Trend Drilling Continues To Reveal Growing Magnitude Of East 400 Area at Kombat Mine
By:Staff writer Trigon Metals announcedlast Thursday the first concentrates were produced at the Kombat mine, after 14 years of closure. “This is just one of Trigon’s achievements and milestones that would not be possible without your support,” said Jed Richardson,…
Sintana Energy Announces Extension To PEL 87, Offshore Namibia
By:Staff writer In its year-end review and 2023 outlook, Canadian oil and gas exploration company, Sintana Energy, said the Namibian government has approved extension to its Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87). “2022 was a seminal year in Sintana’s history…
Namibia’s Great Uranium Stampede, Boon Or Bane?
By: Staff writer The idea of mining Leonardville’s uranium-rich soil has raised many questions among communities both in the Hardap and Omaheke region. Some are concerned of the risk of underwater pollution while others welcome the idea as an opportunity…
Africa Should Be Vigilant In The Era Of “Rare Earth Metals”
By: Ananya Sharma The global demand for rare earth elements or rare earth metals has significantly increased in recent times. These rare earths comprise 17 minerals that are indispensable to the manufacturing of smartphones, electric vehicles and countless other…
Mining Giant Newmont Dabbles In Namibia
By: Staff Writer Osino Resources Corporation last Thursday has announced that Newmont Corporation (Newmont) has completed a geochemical orientation programme during October 2022 to test their proprietary Deep Sensing Geochemistry (“DSG”) technique over known covered mineralization at Osino’s Twin Hills…
Trevali Gets Buyer For Rosh Pinah Mine Stake
By: Staff Writer Embattled base metals miner Trevali Mining Corporation will sell its 90% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine to Appian Natural Resources Fund III and Appian Natural Resources (UST) Fund III. Trevali is a Canadian base-metals mining company with four producing operations…
Askari Metals Acquires Second Lithium Project
By: Joe Toft Askari Metals Limited, an Australian based exploration company with a portfolio of battery metals (Li +Cu) and precious metals (Au + Ag) projects across Namibia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales, has announced that it…