Stampriet

Agriculture Ministry holds high-level talks on Stampriet aquifer mining

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform today held a high-level meeting in Stampriet regarding Uranium Mining in the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer system. Here is Agriculture Minister, Calle Schlettwein.

17 June, 2024 104

Business / Economics

Risks posed by the proposed In Situ Leach Mining of Uranium in the Stampriet Artesian Basin, southeastern Namibia.

Open Letter to the Members of Cabinet, Members of Parliament, Standing Committees, Regional Governors, Councilors, Traditional Authorities and the Namibian Public More than 99 percent of Earth's water is deemed unusable by humans and many other living organisms. It seems extraordinary that the water supporting all terrestrial life on our planet is so scarce (Source: National Geographic; North American and Australian groundwater databases). The water that sustains life falls […]

19 January, 2024 68

Namibia

SAUMA opposes Leonardville Uranium mining

The Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mining Association says the anticipated uranium mining at Leonardville should not be done for short-term economic benefit at the expense of community members, who could lose their livelihoods due to the contamination of the Stampriet Artesian Basin. Here’s the Association’s Divan Opperman.

23 November, 2023 61