 Northern pit Husab Mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Husab Mine | |
| Location | Namib Desert |
| Region | Erongo |
| Country | Namibia |
| Coordinates | 22°36′44″S 15°0′51″E / 22.61222°S 15.01417°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| Type | open pit |
| History | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Owner | |
| Company | China General Nuclear Power Group, Namibia |
| Website | http://www.swakopuranium.com/ |
The Husab Mine (formerly the Rössing South Mine), operated under the Husab Uranium Project, is a uranium mine near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of western-central Namibia. The mine is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the larger Rössing uranium mine and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Walvis Bay.[1] Swakop Uranium believes the Husab Mine has the potential to become the second largest uranium mine in the world after the McArthur River uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada and the largest open-pit mine on the African continent. Mine construction started in February 2013. The Husab Mine started production towards the end of 2016 after completion of the sulfuric acid leaching plant.[1]
On 1 December 2011, the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy granted license to Swakop Uranium to develop the mine.[2]
The uranium in the Husab deposit is granite hosted, and currently consists of an administration and housing area and three open pits.[3] The mine has the potential to produce 15 million pounds (6800 tonnes) of uranium oxide per annum.[4] The Husab mine contains approximately 280 million tonnes of uranium ore. Mining is expected to last nearly 20 years.[5][6]
- ^ a b "Swakop Uranium: About Us". Swakop Uranium. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Mining licence granted for Husab. World nuclear news organisation 30 November. Accessed 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Husab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy (dba MinDat). Archived from the original on 30 May 2023.
- ^ Namibia: Construction of Husab Uranium Mine Progressing Well. All Africa website 5 August 2013. Accessed 27 February 2015.
- ^ Chinese-invested Husab uranium mine kicks off construction in Namibia - Xinhua News.xinhuanet.com 19 April 2013. Accessed 27 February 2015.
- ^ Husab Uranium Project details, news, tenders and jobs. EPC Engineer Accessed 27 February 2015.
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