Labat Africa moves into Namibia oil and gas

JSE-listed Labat Africa on Monday said it aimed to invest in five oil and gas leases in Namibia. Labat Africa had executed a letter of intent with Amicitia Holdings to purchase all the issued shares in Palatina Petroleum, thereby acquiring a...

BME increases in-house manufacture of mobile mining units

Increasing the in-house manufacturing of its mobile mining units (MMUs) is helping explosives supplier BME to further improve its client service levels and market penetration in Africa.

Company awarded JV contract for largest Namibian uranium project

Engineering, procurement and construction management services provider to the mining and minerals industry Tenova Bateman’s sub-Saharan Africa division was awarded a joint venture (JV) contract with engineering consulting and project management...

Company highlights importance of water reuse for Namibian mining industry

Water recycling is of the utmost importance in the Namibian mining industry, as the country is severely affected by drought and shortages of potable water, says water and chemical treatment solutions provider Aqua Services & Engineering (ASE) MD...

Engineering solutions provider focuses on growth of Namibian mining industry

Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) Namibia says its focus this year is on growing the Namibian mining industry through its integrated solutions. The company has had a presence in the country since 1996 and currently employs...

Environmental group says marine phosphate mining cannot be sustained by Namibia

The Namibian marine environment cannot accommodate a viable fishing industry and the disruptive exercise of marine phosphate mining, says environmental lobby group Swakopmund Matters. “Either one or the other can thrive – not both,” says the...

Husab uranium project, Namibia

Work formally began at the Husab project on April 18

Mining consultancy opens Namibian office, a first outside South Africa

Mining consultancy firm VBKom Consulting Engineers (VBKom) will open its first office outside South Africa in Windhoek, Namibia, this month, after operating in Namibia as a registered company for two years. “We have been promising this office to...

Namibian industry set for growth – investment adviser

The Namibian mining industry is set to be worth about N$37.8-billion by 2017, says investment and development adviser Africa Practice. An initial study in October showed the industry would be worth about N$40-billion by 2016; the revised figures...

Projects in Namibia to boost economy

The Namibian mining industry is set for substantial growth in the future, with a number of projects at various stages of development in progress. Earlier this year Mining Weekly reported that international gold miner B2Gold’s Otjikoto gold...

Uranium explorer pleased with Namibian results

Uranium exploration and development company Forsys Metals announced positive drilling results from an extension exploration programme on its fully permitted Valencia mining licence in Namibia, earlier this year. The new discovery, Valencia East,...

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