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The uranium in the Husab deposit is granite hosted, and currently consists of an administration and housing area and three open pits. The mine has the potential to produce 15 million pounds (6800 tonnes) of uranium oxide per annum. The Husab mine contains approximately 280 million tonnes of uranium
462:. The Valencia deposit has 2,731 t U proven reserves and 23,577 t U probable reserves, and at Goanikontes there are 3,187 t U proven reserves and 20,055 t U probable reserves. The scope of the SJ and Z20 deposits at Rössing have not been significantly proved.
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tailings storage facility, the
Welwitschia fields as well as the Khan and Swakop Rivers to measure the effect of mining activities in the area. All the boreholes have their water levels measured monthly and strategic boreholes are sampled every three months for water quality.
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Namibia, namely at Rössing (SJ and Z20 deposits), the Ida Dome, at Goanikontes, and the Valencia. The Husab Uranium Project includes the Ida Dome 20 km south, with 9600 tU inferred resource at 0.02% (contiguous with Reptile's
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Foundation Trust that will focus on training and education, the environment, infrastructure, health, and entrepreneurial development. The trust has donated N$ 100,000 to the
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African continent. Mine construction started in February 2013. The Husab Mine started production towards the end of 2016 after completion of the
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roads. The use of alternative suppression techniques has the potential to save up to 90% of the water that would otherwise have been required to achieve the same level of control.
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