The Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mining Association (Sauma), an organisation fighting to protect the drinking water in the Stampriet basin, has warned the government about a national catastrophe, including litigation, should full-scale in-situ leach mining be allowed in the area. In an open letter to members of Cabinet, members of parliament, standing committees, regional governors, councillors,...
Business Reporter THE Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mining Association (SAUMA) has warned that the proposed In situ leaching (ISL) uranium mining, proposed by Headspring Investments, a Russian company, will pose a risk to around 7,000 boreholes which feed into the Stampriet aquifer, contaminating them with the mining solution used to mine that dissolves uranium and other...
TRIPOLI, Sept. 16 — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that more than 38,640 people have been displaced in the most affected areas in northeastern Libya after heavy floods triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel swept the region. The IOM said in a statement that 2,217 buildings were destroyed alone in Derna, the...
Tsumeb residents are demanding compensation from Dundee Precious Metals for alleged water contamination, following claims that the company’s trucks were washed at a local car wash. “We want the government to investigate allegations that a Dundee truck dumped arsenic acid at a local car wash and contaminated our underground water. We demand compensation from Dundee...