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The Rössing uranium mine in Namibia is the longest-running and one of the largest open pit uranium mines in the world. It is located in the Namib Desert near the town of Arandis, 70 kilometres from the coastal town of Swakopmund. Discovered in 1928, the Rössing mine started operations in 1976. In 2005, it produced 3,711 tonnes of uranium ...
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]
The discovery of uranium at Rössing 70 km (43 mi) outside town led to the development of the world's largest open-pit uranium mine and the foundation of Arandis. This had an enormous impact on all facets of life in Swakopmund which necessitated expansion of the infrastructure of the town to make it into one of the most modern in Namibia.
Arandis, Namibia. / 22.417°S 14.967°E / -22.417; 14.967. Arandis ( Khoekhoe for 'the place where people cry') [ 2] is a mining town in the Erongo Region of western central Namibia. Originally a camp for workers of the nearby Rössing uranium mine, Arandis was declared a town in 1994.
Namibia's economy relative to uranium mining. Namibia is the fourth largest uranium producer in the world and produces a staggering 10% of the world's uranium. The mining industry make up a considerable portion of the Namibian economy, consisting of approximately 10% of its GDP and 50% of its total exports.
Collaborating with Namwater is the Chinese-owned Swakop Uranium Mine. The development has been in the pipeline since 1998. [3] [5] The plans were updated in 2016, after the government turned down an offer to buy the privately owned Erongo Desalination plant at a cost of NAD3 billion (approximately US$164 million in 2024 money).
The Swakop is an ephemeral river; its run-off is roughly 40 million cubic metres per annum. [2] The Swakop River, along with its main tributary Khan, is one of the largest temporary water-bearing rivers in the dry western part of Namibia. It is 460 km (290 mi) long and has a 30,100 km 2 (11,600 sq mi) large catchment area (including its ...
Its primary purpose was to supply the uranium mine at Trekkopje, located 48 kilometres (30 mi) inland. [15] The Trekkopje mine however never opened due to persistent low uranium prices, hence the plant has a contract to sell water to state-owned service provider Namwater and provides some of the water requirements for the town of Swakopmund.