QUARRIES
The stone quarries in Namibia provide nine unique materials: Atlantic White, Namibia White, African Statuario, Mistery White, Misty White, Karibib White, Platinum Blue, Aus White, and Sky Blue. The company has secured vast exclusive exploration licenses in Namibia to search for the latest natural stone market trends. Mingjie Stone has a ...Web
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Namibia targets stakes in resource companies, miners' shares fall
Namibia is considering taking minority stakes in mining and petroleum producers to reap more value from its mineral wealth, the African country's mining minister told lawmakers, weighing on shares ...Web
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Ministry of Mines and Energy
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has compiled a brochure on potential dimension stone occurrences throughout the country (dimenstone brochure). This document is updated on a regular basis. The Namibian dimension stone industry is dominated by international companies like R.E.D Graniti Ltd, Marline Granite Ltd, Eastern Granite and Stone Africa.Web
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Mining In Namibia – Chamberofmines
Commercial mining commenced in 1856 with the opening of the Matchless Copper Mine, followed by the Pomona Silver Mine in 1864. Namibia's mining sector has since grown into a world-class producer of gem quality rough diamonds, uranium oxide, special high-grade zinc, gold bullion, blister copper, lead and zinc concentrate, salt and dimension stone.Web
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Interview with Stephan Reif
Interview with Stephan Reif, Sales Executive, Green Dragon Mine. Mr. Reif came to the Tucson Gem Show to promote his mine's product: demantoid garnet, "one of the rarest stones alive.". His excitement is obvious as he talks about the Green Dragon Mine, located in Central Namibia. It was discovered by accident when a Namibian goat-herder ...Web
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Large Namibian Demantoid Garnet | Gems & Gemology
It was an exceptional stone of intense vibrant green with a touch of blue. According to Reif, the original rough weighed approximately 46 ct—about 9 grams—making the yield a little over 25%. This is an exceptionally large gem for Namibia's Green Dragon mine, where the bulk of production is suitable for small calibrated gems.Web
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Effects of stone mining on woody plant species diversity and …
Stone mining is one of the main livelihood activities in areas close to major cities in Ethiopia. Mining tends to make a notable impact on woody plant species and soil properties. Information regarding the effect of stone mining on woody plant species diversity and soil properties is limited in Ethiopia. It is also less known how people …Web
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Diamond Mining in Namibia
The History of Diamond Mining in Namibia. Diamonds have been mined in Namibia since 1908, when railway worker Zacharias Lewala found a stone that would change the course of history of South West Africa/Namibia, and of alluvial mining. The stone was a diamond, and shortly after he handed it to his supervisor, August Stauch, a frenzied diamond ...Web
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Minerals | Atlas of Namibia
2.27 Gold. Gold was first discovered in Namibia in 1899 with many small deposits being found. But only the small Ondundu deposit northwest of Omaruru produced notable quantities of gold from 1924 to 1963. Gold …Web
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Oil Drilling in Africa: Will One Company Destroy Wild …
Wildlife tourism brings in about $108 billion in revenue to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Okavango Delta alone draws about 100,000 tourists a year, mostly at high-end safaris at lodges and ...Web
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(PDF) A Review on the Deposit Geology and Mineralization
stone from the overlying Mulden group, thus forming the host of the mineral i-zation [48]. ... The vision of the Namibian mining industry is "to be a widely respected, as a safe, environmentally ...Web
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Namibia: Mining, Minerals, and Fuel Resources
It has a total area of 824,292 km and a population of around 2.5 million. The country experiences hot and dry desert-like conditions with limited and erratic rainfall. Namibia's economy heavily relies on its mining industry and its mineral resources include diamond, silver, tungsten, lead, zinc, tin, uranium, and copper.Web
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What Is The Environmental Impact Of The Mining Industry?
For example, lead ore mining in Galena, Kansas between 1980 and 1985 triggered about 500 subsidence collapse features that led to the abandonment of the mines in the area. The entire mining site was later restored between 1994 and1995. Loss Of Biodiversity . Often, the worst effects of mining activities are observed after the mining …Web
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Historical Reading List: Alluvial Diamonds from Namibia
How To Use This Reading List. This reading list was compiled to give you an opportunity to learn more about the history of alluvial diamonds from Namibia. A number of the articles were published in the 1800s and early 1900s – when many classical gem deposits of historical importance were discovered – and gemology and mineralogy …Web
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World's largest diamond recovery pushes production in Namibia
According to an article by International Mining published on June 9, 2022, Benguela Gem, (AMV3 Project), the world's largest diamond recovery vessel, will contribute N$3 billion a year to the Namibian economy. Owned and operated by Debmarine Namibia, the ship is one of the most technologically advanced vessels in the marine diamond …Web
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Minerals of the Kaokoveld district Kunene region, Namibia
of northwestern Namibia. The main mining areas, located approxi-mately 10 km from the main road between Opuwo and Sesfontein, are connected to the capital city of Windhoek by a paved two-lane . 1.Web
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List of Mines in Namibia
What is the economic importance of mining in Namibia? Mining contributes to 25% of the country's income. It is the largest contributor to the Namibian economy. Namibia has various natural resources including diamonds, uranium, copper, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt and vanadium. Which precious stones are mined in Namibia?Web
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What Are The Major Natural Resources Of Namibia?
The country's diamond mining industry accounts for 2% of the world's total gem diamonds production. The mining of diamonds in the country is primarily undertaken by the Namdeb Diamond Corporation, which is Namibia's top diamond producer. In 2006, the company produced an estimated two million carats of diamonds.Web
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Restricted Diamond Area
The present Restricted Diamond Area is also called the Sperrgebiet National Park (proclaimed in 2008) and stretches from the southern border of the Namib Naukluft Park to the Orange River, the border of Namibia and South Africa. It covers an area of 26.000 km² and is crossed by the national road B4 from Keetmanshoop to Lüderitz.Web
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The Impact of Mining sector to the Namibia economy
due to less demand for mining products and low commodity prices for minerals that Namibia has rich endowments of. However, the growth rate for 2018 are positive at …Web
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Where Are Diamonds Mined? Countries That Produce Diamonds
There, stones mined by De Beers in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa are sorted and offered to diamond buyers and manufacturers from around the world in De Beers' famous "sightholder sales." ... Diamond mining started in Namibia in 1908 after a railroad worker found a small diamond in the desert sand. That discovery triggered a diamond ...Web
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IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE …
Table 2: Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan for Northern Namibia Development Company (Pty) Ltd's activities (exploration/mining for precious stones, and rehabilitation/closure) within Mining License 156, Kunene Region, Namibia (also see International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2007a, b; Prospectors andWeb
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Chamberofmines
Access to factual information on Chamber members and Namibia's mining sector is a key function of the Chamber of Mines Accountability & Compliance The Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethics have …Web
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The performance of small mines in Namibia and the region
producer in Namibia, Karibib Marmerwerke, employed 59 workers. Five other companies mine dimension stones. Together they employed 195 peo-ple and produced revenue of N$6,9 million in 1990. Dimension stone min-ing and quarrying is the fastest-growing activity of small mines in Namibia (Schneider, 1993; Van Schalkwyk, 1993). This is because ...Web
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Small-Scale Mining of Gemstones: Trends in Namibia
In Namibia employment due to small-scale mining in both legal and illegal mines was estimated at a total of 102 000 people in the year 2011. In almost a hundred years of the existence of artisanal mining activities in Namibia, this sub-sector has continued to employ workers to unearth semi-precious and precious stones.Web
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Namibia: Five Largest Mines in 2021
Atlantic 1 Mine in Karas, was the largest mine in Namibia, producing approximately 20.41 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced diamond (1,137 thousand tonnes) in 2021. The Atlantic 1 Mine is owned by Government of Botswana;Anglo American Plc;Government of Namibia, and is due to operate until 2055. …Web
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MINERALS POLICY OF NAMIBIA
The Government of the Republic of Namibia is committed to the development of the Namibian mining industry as demonstrated in this Minerals Policy within a free market …Web
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Namibia Critical plans 'significantly' bigger rare earths mine
The Lofdal heavy rare earth project has the potential to be a "significantly" bigger operation than the previous studies, with Namibia Critical Metals on Monday …Web
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Namibia: Five Largest Mines in 2021
Atlantic 1 Mine in Karas, was the largest mine in Namibia, producing approximately 20.41 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced …Web
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Namibia White Marble
Density:2680 - 2700 kg/m³. Description. Namibia White Marble, also known as Bianco Namibia Marble, is a prestigious natural stone quarried in the country of Namibia in southwestern Africa. It is highly regarded for its pure white background and subtle grey or beige veining, creating a timeless and elegant appearance.Web
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