Unicorn Mineral Resources has appointed Patrick Doherty as executive chairperson and added Graeme Fawcett and Kevin Warrington to its board as the company prepares to advance the Klein Aub copper project in Namibia.
Koryx Copper has reported new drill results from its Haib project in southern Namibia, including a near-surface intercept grading 2.55% copper equivalent, as it works toward a resource update and pre-feasibility study.
The European Commission has commissioned consultants to help Namibia draft a National Critical Raw Materials Strategy covering uranium, lithium and rare earths, as Windhoek balances competing EU and Chinese interest in its minerals.
Construction of Osino Resources' Twin Hills gold mine in central Namibia is well advanced, with the company's country director targeting a first gold pour around August 2027.
Deep Yellow spent A$61.4m during the year to June 2026 advancing its Tumas uranium project in Namibia, keeping it construction-ready while it waits for uranium prices to justify a final investment decision.
TransNamib and Kaleido Logistics have launched a rail corridor between Walvis Bay and Karibib designed to move 25,000 tonnes of mining and quarrying cargo a month, cutting truck traffic and emissions.
African Pioneer signed a definitive financing and technical services agreement with Hong Kong's Xinhai Mining Services on 30 July 2026, under which Xinhai funds development of its Ongombo and Ongeama copper projects in Namibia via a secured loan.
Bannerman Energy says bulk earthworks at its Etango uranium project in Namibia are 92% complete, with over 560 people on site, as it heads toward a final investment decision once financing with a Chinese partner closes.
Namibia and China signed nine cooperation agreements during President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's state visit to Beijing in July 2026, including a green minerals agreement naming uranium, lithium and rare earths as strategic priorities.
Swakop Uranium and NamWater have launched a joint venture to build Namibia's second desalination plant, a N$2.1bn facility supplying 20 million m3 a year to the Husab uranium mine and Erongo communities.
Elevate Uranium has lifted the uranium resource at its Marenica project in Namibia by 31% to 52.8 million pounds, taking its total Namibian resource base above 116 million pounds.
Frontier Nuclear and Minerals says it is close to publishing a maiden mineral resource estimate for its Engo Valley uranium project in Namibia, after completing a second phase of drilling.
Rosh Pinah Zinc has commissioned a new water treatment plant at its Namibian mine, adding infrastructure needed to manage water from an expanded underground operation under the RP2.0 project.
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy says it will spend N$54bn with Namibian companies on its Tsau Khaeb green hydrogen project, as it works toward a 2026 final investment decision following RWE's exit as a prospective buyer.
Bannerman Energy agreed on 12 February 2026 to a $321.5m financing and joint-venture deal with CNNC Overseas Limited to build the Etango uranium project in Namibia debt-free, with completion targeted by the third quarter of 2026.
Rosh Pinah Zinc has commissioned Namibia's first paste backfill plant, a milestone in its RP2.0 underground expansion project, which was more than 85% complete as of February 2026.
Paladin Energy's Langer Heinrich mine produced 1.23-million pounds of uranium oxide in the December quarter, taking half-year output to 2.30-million pounds and keeping the Namibian mine on course for the upper end of its FY2026 target.
Tax revenue from Namibia's uranium and gold mines rose to N$2.87bn in the past financial year, almost double the original budget, as diamond earnings weakened and uranium production climbed 22% year on year.
Wholesale lab-grown diamond prices have crashed as much as 96% since 2018, prompting Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and the DRC to fund a joint marketing push for natural stones.
B2Gold approved development of the Antelope underground deposit at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia on 15 September 2025, after cutting the pre-production capital estimate to $105m from $129m.
Namibia's government trimmed its 2025 growth forecast to 4.5%, citing weak diamond markets and steep production cuts at De Beers as a drag on the economy.
