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Namibia

Namibia is a country in south-western Africa, bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the south and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The capital and largest city is Windhoek. With a population of about 2.6-million spread across 825 000 km², Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. The economy is heavily dependent on mining and mineral exports, particularly diamonds, uranium, gold, copper and zinc. Namibia is one of the world's leading uranium producers, with major operations including the Rössing and Husab mines in the Erongo region and the Langer Heinrich mine. The country also has significant fishing, agriculture and tourism sectors. Namibia uses the Namibian dollar, which is pegged one-to-one with the South African rand, and both currencies circulate as legal tender. The country is a parliamentary republic and a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990, having previously been administered as South West Africa under a League of Nations mandate and later a disputed United Nations trusteeship.

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Andrada reports record tin output, advances lithium and tungsten projects

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a 20% increase in quarterly tin production to 286 t at its Uis mine in Namibia, driven by plant upgrades and improved mining performance, with CEO Anthony Viljoen highlighting the potential for further gains once ore sorting is completed at the operation, which has a potential 100-year mine life. Drilling at Lithium Ridge has returned high-grade lithium intersections of up to 3.46% lithium oxide across near-surface zones, with significant associated tin and tantalum mineralisation, while early studies at Brandberg West indicate ore sorting could achieve more than 90% mass reduction and improve grades by up to seven times for tin, six times for tungsten and four times for copper.

Rosh Pinah commissions SAG mill to double zinc and lead output

Rosh Pinah Zinc and Appian Capital Advisory have commissioned a new semi-autogenous grinding mill at the underground zinc and lead mine in south-western Namibia, the final major processing component of the RP2.0 expansion project that will double throughput to 1.4-million tonnes of ore a year and deliver a step-change in yearly concentrate production. The project, now more than 95% complete and on schedule and budget, has been executed with over two-million lost-time injury-free hours to date.

Namibia Updates


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Celsius Resources concludes sale of cobalt and copper asset in Namibia
Updated 7 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Celsius Resources has concluded a binding share sale agreement with Chinese State-owned mining, smelting and processing company Chinalco Mining for the sale of its 95% interest in the... 


Andrada's Uis mine
Andrada records strong quarterly results across its Namibian assets
29th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a strong first quarter, ended May 31, including an increase in quarterly tin production, positive drill results and significant processing development across... 


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RPZ, Appian commission SAG mill for Namibia project
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining company Rosh Pinah Zinc (RPZ) and investment advisor Appian Capital Advisory have announced the commissioning of the new semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill at the miner’s underground... 


Manufacturing Indaba 2026 to Spotlight Africa's Industrial Future as Leaders Unite to Accelerate Growth, Investment and Job Creation
Manufacturing Indaba 2026 to Spotlight Africa's Industrial Future as Leaders Unite to Accelerate Growth, Investment and Job Creation
29th June 2026

Africa's manufacturing sector stands at a defining moment. With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opening unprecedented opportunities for regional trade and industrialisation,... 


Investors’ African blind spot
26th June 2026 By: Tara O’Connor

One of the many pertinent questions a panel interviewer asked me at the recent Cambridge Africa Business Conference was what has changed, and what do global investors consistently get wrong, about... 


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Angola emerged as Africa’s second largest diamond producer by value in 2024, with a total diamond output worth $1.41-billion
Angola rivals Botswana as top diamond supplier
26th June 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

Angola emerged as Africa’s second largest diamond producer by value in 2024, with a total diamond output worth $1.41-billion, marking a significant shift in the global diamond landscape that has... 


Stuart Heather-Clark, SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead Middle East and Africa
Exciting gigawatt-scale projects across Africa, SLR reports
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

To combat climate change, the world needs green molecules in addition to green electrons. “If we look how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the... 


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Lotus Resources outlines operational, funding challenges in Malawi
25th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has temporarily halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, owing to equipment damage and a supply disruption in a third-party acid supply chain linked... 


Haib copper project
Koryx Copper progresses exploration at Zambia projects
24th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper reports that while the company’s focus remains on its Haib copper project, in Namibia, it continues to carry out systematic exploration at its Zambian assets, with the aim... 


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Arkle describes its foray into Namibian uranium as an important development
23rd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Arkle Resources last year continued its strategy as a gold, zinc and lithium explorer, working in Ireland and Botswana, but highlights in a preliminary results statement for the year... 


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Orion CMC in advanced discussions for three Asian partnerships
23rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), a minerals investment group backed by the US government, is in advanced discussions to establish three new public-private partnerships in Asia as it... 


Kazera, Hebei reach settlement in Namibia tantalum arbitration matter
22nd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kazera Global has executed a definitive settlement agreement with Hebei Xinjian Construction in respect of a previously announced arbitration award concerning African Tantalum (Aftan),... 


Robin Birchall
Serval sets out exploration work programmes in Namibia, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire
19th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mineral exploration and development company Serval Resources has set out work programmes for its copper exploration projects in Namibia and Botswana. Following a budgeting review, the company has... 


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Kokoseb gold project, Namibia – update
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Wia Gold has released assay results from 19 819 m of recent drilling. 


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Namibia targets industrial growth through investment reform
19th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Namibia is positioning its oil, gas and mining sectors as catalysts for industrialisation, beneficiation and infrastructure development under its National Development Plan Six (NDP6), with... 


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Lofdal heavy rare earths project, Namibia – update
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Namibia Critical Metals has started a five-month drilling programme. 


Askari expands Namibian project pipeline
18th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals’ in-house hyperspectral study has identified seven new high-priority pegmatite targets at the Uis project, in Namibia, materially expanding the project’s target pipeline... 


Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
17th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Toronto- and New York-listed Forsys Metals has announced proposed changes to its board and executive leadership team, with John Borshoff to join Forsys with a strategy focused on growing the... 


De Beers CEO Al Cook
De Beers CEO sees sale of diamond firm in 'weeks not months'
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks. Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading... 


Wia drill results identifies new deep target at Namibia gold project, DFS due soon
Wia drill results identifies new deep target at Namibia gold project, DFS due soon
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Wia Gold has released assay results from 19 819 m of recent drilling at its Kokoseb gold project, in Namibia. Wia notes that results from 29 diamond drill holes have identified a new... 


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