5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (257+ words) Yet the success of small-scale miners depends on more than access to mineral resources. Many still operate without reliable access to formal markets, finance, appropriate equipment, or technical and business support. Building sustainable enterprises requires closing these gaps, and doing…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (496+ words) Namibia’s domestic economic pressures have highlighted the need to accelerate value addition and ensure that the benefits of mineral resources reach the people through value extraction. Commenting on the recently concluded 13th Mining Expo 2026, Professor of Economics, Roman Grynberg indicated that,…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (499+ words) Raw Minerals Exploitation Fuels Conflicts – UN The United Nations Security Council Meeting on Natural Resources Governance has taken a stand in stopping the exploration of raw materials and promoting local beneficiation. UN Chief António Guterres has stated that the growing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Mining is often judged by what happens at the rock face: drilling, blasting, hauling and processing. These visible activities shape public perception of the industry. Yet behind every successful mining operation lies a quieter force that determines whether production targets…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (630+ words) The European Union will no longer buy Sudanese gold, according to a press release published on Monday this week. The decision to ban the purchase, import or transfer of gold originating from Sudan is intended to strengthen the EU’s restrictive…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (342+ words) The 2026 Mining Expo, which is scheduled for the first week of August, will provide a platform to update the Nation on how the mining sector will account for its 2025 Namibia Public-Private Sector Forum (NamPPF) commitments. This was revealed by the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (286+ words) During the first three months of 2026, Namibian gold mines have produced 2,723 bullion of gold. This was exported to South Africa for further refining. This is according to the various monthly mining sectoral reports compiled by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)....

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) Helvi Fillipus, economic advisor to the Bank of Namibia’s governor, has projected that Namibia’s economy will gradually strengthen over the medium term. This improvement will be supported by increased uranium production, recovery in tourism and financial services, and continued investment…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (645+ words) 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. China General Nuclear owns 90% of the Husab Uranium Mine, located near Swakopmund,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (526+ words) The Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy (MIME) has confessed that the country lacks adequate geological knowledge and baseline data on its natural resources. MIME revealed this in its Ministerial 5-year Strategic Plan, which was released last month. “There is…...