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Prospectors hunting tin in the 1920s discovered heavy, dark crystals in the Erongo and Karibib pegmatites—tantalite that later proved crucial to the development of microelectronics, medical devices, and aerospace alloys....

Rossing Uranium has sent three Namibian students to China to begin master’s studies in nuclear energy and will sponsor four learners on a 10-day “Gen Z Youth Exchange” in September—steps...

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) has reported higher-than-expected costs for its Namibian drilling programme, reflecting the technical and financial pressures of opening a new petroleum frontier. In its second-quarter financial...

KoBold Metals has refocused its search in Namibia from copper to lithium, the mineral now seen as indispensable for the next generation of electric vehicle batteries and large-scale energy storage....

Oranto Petroleum has set the survey window for its planned seismic operations in Namibia’s Walvis Basin, scheduled to take place between December 2025 and March 2026. The company has lodged...

88 Energy is stepping off the Texas treadmill to pursue larger exploration upside in Namibia. The company has sold its 75% non-operated stake in the Permian Basin’s Project Longhorn for...

The United States Department of the Interior, through the US Geological Survey, has released the draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals together with a new framework for assessing supply chain...

Golden Deeps has reported a new round of standout surface assays from its Central Otavi Project in north-eastern Namibia, including copper up to 50.6%, silver up to 7,792 grams per...

By the end of this decade, Namibia could host six operating uranium mines, exporting nearly 40 million pounds a year into a market hungry for clean, reliable baseload energy. From...

The global diamond sector is pinning fresh hopes on the Luanda Accord, a pact signed in Angola in June 2025 that commits producers and industry players to fund an international...