Consolidated Copper Corporation has opened applications for multiple job vacancies across its Namibian operations, with the deadline set for August 29, 2025.
The recruitment drive forms part of the company’s broader strategy to resume production at three historic mines—Tschudi, Berg Aukas, and Central Operations (Otjihase and Matchless)—using existing infrastructure to fast-track restart timelines.
The most advanced of the three, the Tschudi copper processing plant, resumed operations in August 2024 after a four-year shutdown.
The restart created over 60 direct jobs and injected capital into the Namibian economy, with more than 75 per cent of refurbishment costs spent locally.
Tschudi remains the only plant in the country currently producing LME Grade-A copper cathode.
Following the Tschudi success, Consolidated Copper has shifted focus to recommissioning Berg Aukas, a former zinc-lead mine near Grootfontein with an estimated ten-year mine life, and Central Operations, which comprises the Matchless and Otjihase underground copper mines. Both assets are undergoing staged assessments and planning, with redevelopment work supported by existing underground access and processing infrastructure.
The new job vacancies, advertised across various technical, operational, and administrative roles, are directly tied to the reopening process and reflect CCC’s intention to boost local employment.
Past listings have included positions such as diesel mechanic assistant, welder operative, mine planner, and control room clerk.
The restart programme is backed by a US$20 million secured debt facility from Triangle Resource Partners, a founding shareholder syndicate.
Consolidated Copper states that it is committed to responsible mine redevelopment, sustainable job creation, and leveraging Namibia’s existing mining corridors to deliver a long-term economic impact.
Consolidated Copper Corp, formerly known as Weatherly International, is a privately owned mining company focused on the revival of Namibia’s once-operational copper and base metal assets.
Following Weatherly’s collapse into administration in 2018 due to sustained low copper prices and operational difficulties, a new investor consortium—Triangle Resource Partners—acquired the distressed assets to rebuild a scalable copper business in southern Africa.
Triangle Resource Partners, a mining-focused investment group, now acts as CCC’s strategic and financial backer. The firm’s financing, alongside fresh management and operational restructuring, has enabled CCC to re-evaluate and re-enter key assets that had long been dormant or underutilised.
The company’s Namibian portfolio comprises the Tschudi mine, an open-pit copper oxide project located in the Tsumeb area, which was initially commissioned in 2015 by Weatherly.
After halting production in 2020 due to groundwater inflow and financial stress, the project was rehabilitated and successfully restarted by CCC in 2024.
It currently produces Grade-A copper cathode through solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) technology.
It also includes the Berg Aukas mine, a former zinc-lead underground operation near Grootfontein. Once among the most productive zinc operations in Namibia, Berg Aukas ceased operations in the 1970s.
CCC’s technical team estimates a mine life of at least ten years, with the potential to expand through new exploration and infill drilling.
Finally, the Central Operations consist of the Otjihase and Matchless underground copper mines located within Namibia’s well-known Witvlei-Otjihase Copper Belt, east of Windhoek.
These mines were initially developed by Tsumeb Corporation and later operated intermittently by various private groups.
CCC is now evaluating its reactivation using a phased restart approach, leveraging existing underground development and mill infrastructure.
Collectively, these assets represent one of the largest portfolios of dormant copper infrastructure in southern Africa.
CCC’s strategy focuses on staged, cost-effective restarts to capture upside from rising global copper demand—driven by electric vehicle (EV) expansion, renewable energy installations, and infrastructure upgrades.
Namibia’s mining-friendly legislation, stable regulatory environment, and access to export routes via Walvis Bay position CCC favourably as it seeks to rebuild its copper footprint while creating long-term value for local communities and investors.
The company’s emphasis on Namibian employment, local procurement, and infrastructure rehabilitation aligns with national priorities for job creation and downstream beneficiation in the extractives sector.
With job advertisements now open and drilling, technical work, and planning underway at multiple sites, CCC is entering a new operational phase that could significantly revive copper mining in the country.
