Mining is the biggest contributor to Namibia's economy in terms of revenue. It accounts for 25% of the country's income. Its contribution to the gross...
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Namibia is one of the first countries that issued mining licences regarding deep sea mining. studies that took place in 1970s discovered considerable...
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to production in the next few years. Uranium mining in Namibia is of considerable importance to the national economy. In 2020, Namibia produced 11% of...
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services. Europe has become a leading market for Namibian fish and meat, while mining concerns in Namibia have purchased heavy equipment and machinery from...
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control until 1994. Namibia is a stable parliamentary democracy. Agriculture, tourism and the mining industry – including mining for gem diamonds, uranium...
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The Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) is a technical vocational training institute in Arandis, Namibia, established in 1991. It had 4...
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De Beers (redirect from De Beers Mining Company)
active in open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial and coastal mining. It operates in 35 countries with mining taking place in Botswana, Namibia, South...
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ghost town in southern Namibia south of Lüderitz on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 15 km south of Elizabeth Bay, Namibia, in an area called...
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Elizabeth Bay is a mining town on the southern coast of Namibia, 25 km (16 mi) south of Lüderitz. It was formerly considered a ghost town. Diamonds were...
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University, Dong Nai, Vietnam Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine, Namibia; see Mining in Namibia Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England, UK Lock Haven...
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Oranjemund (redirect from Oranjemund, Namibia)
(Dutch for "Mouth of Orange") is a diamond mining town in the ǁKaras Region of the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River...
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Kolmanskop (redirect from Kolmanskop, Namibia)
rich mining village, it is now a popular tourist destination run by Namdeb, a joint firm owned by the Namibian government and De Beers. In 1908, in what...
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(Khoekhoe for 'the place where people cry') is a mining town in the Erongo Region of western central Namibia. The town has 5,726 inhabitants. Originally a...
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Bogenfels (category Mining in Namibia)
is a location in the coastal Namib Desert of Namibia, noted for its natural rock formations (hence the name, which means "arch rock" in German). The main...
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Tsumeb (category Mining in Namibia)
and the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb, since its founding in 1905, has been primarily a mining town. The town is the...
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Rosh Pinah (category Mining in Namibia)
a mining town located in southern Namibia, close to the border with South Africa. It is situated 360 kilometres (220 mi) south of Keetmanshoop in Namibia's...
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mining company in German South West Africa (today's Namibia). It was founded on 6 April 1900 in Berlin with the Disconto-Gesellschaft and the South West...
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The 1971–72 Namibian contract workers general strike was a labour dispute in Namibia between African contract workers (particularly miners) and the apartheid...
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Uis (category Mining in Namibia)
built before Namibian independence; its facilities are old and dilapidated. Tin has been mined in the Uis region since 1922. Uis Tin Mining Company was...
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historically Namibia's second largest port, functioning mainly as a fishing port; it has expanded in recent years to ship cargo from the mining industry and...
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Erongo Desalination Plant (category Mining in Namibia)
a sea water desalination plant in Namibia. The facility was constructed between 2008 and 2010 by Orano Mining Namibia, part of the French nuclear fuel...
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Husab Mine (category Uranium mines in Namibia)
Rössing have not been significantly proved. Uranium mining Uranium mining in Namibia Mining in Namibia Radium Uranium Radioactivity "Swakop Uranium: About...
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Uis mine (category Tin mines in Namibia)
tantalum to its current tin production. "Mining in Namibia" (PDF). gsn.gov.na. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-25. "AfriTin Mining eyes tonnes of tin from flagship Uis...
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in Namibia List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia Currency of Namibia: Dollar ISO 4217: NAD Health care in Namibia Mining in Namibia Namibia Stock...
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marine environment Blue justice Copper mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Deepsea mining in Namibia Deepwater drilling – Using a drilling rig...
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Weatherly International (category Mining in Namibia)
Weatherly International plc is a British mining company which owns several copper mines in Namibia. Its operations include the Matchless mine, Otjihase...
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Mafuta (ship) (redirect from MV Peace In Africa)
of 2006, De Beers Marine Namibia was operating five mining vessels, including Peace in Africa. Peace in Africa appeared in a 2009 episode of the Discovery...
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The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds (category Mining in Namibia)
Behind the cover of a military occupation, Namibia has been robbed of its mineral wealth. Here a mining company has leased the world's largest diamond...
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Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi (category Namibian women in business)
director of Namdeb, the mining joint venture between the government of Namibia and De Beers corporation, since her appointment in 1999. Prior to her position...
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Namwater Desalination Plant (category Mining in Namibia)
under development in Namibia. The facility is being developed by Namwater, the national water utility parastatal company of Namibia. It is intended to...
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