2022年1月5日 · Swakop Uranium started development of the mine in February 2013. The main part of the Husab project is the Rössing South orebody, about 5 kilometres south of the Rössing mine and 45 km northeast of Walvis Bay port.

We use a conventional truck and shovel method to mine the ore body. The mining fleet consists of: six shovels that include three CAT 6060s and three CAT 7495s. In total we have 26 trucks, of which 23 are Komatsu 960Es, and three are NTE330s.

Just 6 km across from Rossing Uranium, a mine that had been in operation for over 31 years at the time, lay the largest uranium deposits ever discovered in Namibia. For lack of a better name at the time, the site was named Rossing South and later renamed to Husab.

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 (SU) is a private company registered in Namibia, and owns the Husab Mine near Swakopmund on the west coast of Namibia. SU is a partnership between the Republic of Namibia and the People’s Republic of China, with 10% held by the Namibian State owned Epangelo Mining Company, and 90% by Taurus Minerals Limited, jointly owned by ...

Namibia's Husab Uranium Project is owned by Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of Taurus Minerals. Swakop Uranium was earlier owned by Extract Resources.

As the largest employer in the mining industry, Swakop Uranium has a significant stimulating impact on the local economy. In 2021, Swakop Uranium paid N$1.138 billion in taxes and royalties, as well as N$ 1.121 billion in the form of wages and salaries.

2024年10月22日 · Swakop Uranium says its Husab Mine contributed over N$7.9 billion to the Namibian economy last year through local procurement, taxes and social investments. According to its latest sustainability report, the company has created more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs, driving economic growth in both the Erongo Region and across the country.

2023年12月12日 · Chinese-invested Swakop Uranium‘s Husab Mine in Namibia has celebrated its 10th anniversary since its commencement of operations at an event held at the mine, near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of west-central Namibia.

2023年9月29日 · Swakop Uranium operates from the Husab mine in the Namib Naukluft National Park and is the largest Chinese investment project in Africa to date, according to Junjing.