Namibia – M i N M E T

AfriTin forecasts output of 9,000 tonnes tin-in-concentrate

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 admin 0 Comments AfriTin, Namibia, Tin

AfriTin Mining has announced the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of its Phase 2 expansion at its Uis mine. With forecast

Africa Non-Metal

Anglo American commissions the Benguela Gem diamond recovery vessel

Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022 admin 0 Comments Diamond, Namibia

Anglo American announces the commissioning – ahead of schedule and below budget – of the Benguela Gem diamond recovery vessel

Africa Base Metals

First shipments of copper concentrate from Kombat mine in Namibia

Mar 2, 2022Mar 1, 2022 admin 0 Comments Copper, Namibia

Trigon Metals has announced the first shipments of copper concentrate from its Kombat copper mine in Namibia. The company said

Africa Base Metals

Trigon Metals produces first concentrate at Kombat Mine, Namibia

Jan 23, 2022Jan 21, 2022 admin 0 Comments Namibia

TORONTO, ON – Trigon Metals has announced the first copper concentrates production at the Kombat Mine in Namibia on Thursday. Teams

Africa Base Metals

First copper concentrate produced in Namibia by Trigon Metals

Dec 23, 2021Dec 22, 2021 admin 0 Comments Copper concentrator, Namibia, Trigon Metals

Trigon Metals has announced today that Friday, 17 December 2021, marked the first flotation of copper concentrate at the newly

Africa Base Metals

AfriTin breaks Uis production record

Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021 admin 0 Comments AfriTin, Namibia

AfriTin Mining has been operating its Uis tin mine in Namibia since late 2019, but results from the most recent

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AfriTin begins Namibian resource expansion

Nov 9, 2021Nov 7, 2021 admin 0 Comments AfriTin, Namibia, Tin

AfriTin Mining has begun the first of multiple exploration programmes at and around its Uis mine in Namibia. AfriTin has

Africa Base Metals

Namibia court vetoes Haib copper-molybdenum mining license

Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021 admin 0 Comments Copper, Haib Copper, Molybdenum, Namibia

VANCOUVER, BC – Deep-South Resources Inc. has announced that the High Court of Namibia has decided to interdict and restrain the Ministry

Africa Other Metals

Rare Earth project in Namibia issued 25 Year Mining Licence

Jul 27, 2021Jul 26, 2021 admin 0 Comments Namibia, Rare earth metals

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Namibia Critical Metals has announced that the Mining Licence (ML 200) has been issued for the

Africa News

Namibia’s 2021 Mining Expo cancelled amid Covid-19 fears

Jul 14, 2021Jul 13, 2021 admin 0 Comments Namibia

The 2021 Mining Expo will no longer be taking place from 1 to 2 September 2021, in a physical or

Africa Base Metals

N$6,5 billion approved for Skorpion Zinc revival

Jun 16, 2021Jun 14, 2021 admin 0 Comments Namibia, Vedanta, Zinc

According to The Namibian, Vedanta Zinc International, the parent company of Skorpion Zinc Mine, plans to invest N$6,5 billion into

Africa Other Metals

Namibia rare earth project reports over 650% increase in mineral resources

May 25, 2021May 24, 2021 admin 0 Comments Namibia, Rare earth metals

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Namibia Critical Metals Inc. (NMI) has pleased to announced an updated of its mineral resource estimate

Africa Base Metals

AfriTin quarterly production exceeds expectations

Mar 15, 2021Mar 12, 2021 admin 0 Comments AfriTin, Namibia, Tin

AfriTin Mining has announced that it produced some 300 tonnes of concentrate from its Uis tin mine in Namibia in

Africa Non-Metal South Africa

DE BEERS: Rough diamond sales continued to improve

Feb 1, 2021Jan 30, 2021 admin 0 Comments Botswana, De Beers, Namibia

De Beers has reported that rough diamond production decreased by 14% to 6.7 million carats (Q4 2020), driven by continued

Other Metals

Paladin continues restart of Langer Heinrich Uranium

Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Langer Heinrich Mine, Namibia, Paladin Energy, Uranium

Paladin Energy in its update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 says the Company continued restart planning activities at

Non-Metal

De Beers keeps diamond production guidance unchanged

Oct 26, 2020Oct 25, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Botswana, Canada, De Beers, Diamond, Namibia, South Africa

Rough diamond production decreased by 4% to 7.2 million carats driven by planned reductions in production to reflect the lower

Non-Metal

De Beers’ diamond eighth sales cycle of 2020 at $467m

Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Anglo American, Botswana, De Beers, Diamond, Namibia, South Africa

Anglo American has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ eighth sales

Base Metals

Vedanta Zinc produces 36% less zinc in Q1FY2021

Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020 admin 0 Comments Namibia, South Africa, Vedanta, Zinc

Vedanta Zinc International has reported that total production for the first quarter of FY2021 was 38,000 tonnes, lower by 36%

Ferrous Metals

Africa builds new steelmaking plants

Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Namibia, steelmaking

According to OECD Steel Committee, several new investment projects for steelmaking plants are already underway or planned in Africa, mainly

Base Metals

AfriTin eliminates bottleneck, increases production

Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, AfriTin, Dewatering circuit, Namibia, Uis processing plant

Modifications to address bottlenecks in the fines dewatering circuit of the Uis processing plant in Namibia are now complete. As

Base Metals

Skorpion Zinc project on care and maintenance

Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Namibia, Refinery, Skorpion Zinc, Skorpion Zinc Mine, Vedanta

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has recently announced that due to pit failures, which paralyzed a significant portion of the open-cast

Other Metals

Paladin ready to supply recovering uranium market

Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Langer Heinrich Mine, Namibia, Uranium

Paladin Energy Ltd has restarted its Langer Heinrich Mine during the 2nd quarter confirming restart capital, costs and operational performance.

Non-Metal

De Beers diamond production dived by 54%

Jul 23, 2020Jul 23, 2020 admin 0 Comments Africa, Botswana, De Beers, Diamond, Namibia, South Africa

Rough diamond production decreased by 54% to 3.5 million carats, primarily due to the Covid-19 lockdowns in southern Africa. Mining

Other Metals

Paladin to restart uranium mine in Namibia

Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020 admin 0 Comments Langer Heinrich Mine, Namibia, Paladin Energy, Uranium

Paladin Energy Limited has announced the results of the Langer Heinrich Mine Restart Plan. The Restart Plan marks the completion

Base Metals

COPPER: Deep-south project in Namibia

Jun 16, 2020Jun 13, 2020 admin 0 Comments Deep South, Haib Copper, Mintek, Namibia

The Haib Copper project hosts a resource of 850 million tonnes at a grade of 0.31% Cu. In 2003, the