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Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining. (Source: BJGEO)

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Solbakken R 2014. Environmental Impact Assessment of a Phosphate Mining off the Namibian Coast – A Pilot Project.

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Environmental Impact Assessment of a Phosphate Mining off the Namibian Coast_2014.pdf	1.8 MB

Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) 2016. Statement on the Environmental Clearance Certificate issues by the Office of the Environmental Commissioner for offshore mining of marine phosphate.

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Statement_Offshore_Marine _Phosphate_Mining.pdf	182.99 KB

Hagni RD, Shivdasan PA 2001. Recognition of pegmatitic carbonatite intrusions in sodic fenite and their importance in the localisation of the fluorite ores at Okorusu, Namibia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 32 (1) A17

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899536201900363

Pulfrich A, Branch GM 2013. Using diamond-mined sediment discharges to test the paradigms of sandy-beach ecology. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science In Press

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771413003430

Pulfrich A, Branch GM 2013. Effects of sediment discharge from Namibian diamond mines on intertidal and subtidal rocky-reef communities and the rock lobster Jasus lalandii. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science In Press

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771413004587

Boulamanti A, Moya JA 2016. Production costs of the non-ferrous metals in the EU and other countries: Copper and zinc. Resources Policy 49 112-118

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420716300824

Diamond Fields International Restarts Namibian Diamond Operations.

Website link:http://www.diamondfields.com/s/Search.asp

Cairncross B, Fraser A 2012. The Rosh Pinah Lead-Zinc Mine, Namibia. Rocks and Minerals 87 (5) 398-409

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00357529.2012.707928#.VHsZH2ctBHg

Fig D 2008. Stripping the desert: Uranium mining inside Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park. South African Review of Sociology 39 (2) 245-261

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21528586.2008.10425089#.VGNQzlItBHg

Barnard P 2002. Fitful evolution of the Sperrgebiet National Park, a Namibian wilderness in a biodiversity hotspot. 5-7

Kinahan J 2012. Archaeological guidelines for exploration and mining in the Namib Desert.

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Archaeological guidelines for exploration and mining in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.27 MB

Brown CJ 1990. Potential impacts of prospecting and mining in desert environments. Environmental implications of prospecting and mining in the Namib 12-13

2011. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011

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Mining and the environment in Africa_2011.pdf	8.78 MB

Ndalulilwa K, Haidula A, Leonard R, Ellmies R, Mwananawa N, Amaambo W, Schneider G 2011. Risk assessment of abandoned mine sites in Namibia. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011 52-53

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Risk assessment of abandoned mine sites in Namibia.pdf	182.15 KB

Mapani BS, Uugulu S, Hahn RL, Ellmies R, Mwananawa N, Amaambo W, Schneider G 2011. Results of urine and blood from residents around the Copper Smelter Complex, Tsumeb, Namibia: An example of anthropogenic contamination. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011 48-50

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Results of urine and blood from residents around the Copper Smelter Complex_Tsumeb.pdf	1.08 MB

Leonard RN, Hauptfleisch M, Ellmies R 2011. An Artisanal Mining Environmental Code of Practice for Namibia. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011 40-42

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An Artisanal Mining Environmental Code of Practice for Namibia_2011.pdf	171.94 KB

Kamona F, Mapani B, Kribek B, Majer V, Pasava J, Pecina J, Sibanda F, Amkongo A, Ellmies R, Macoun J, Keder J 2011. Environmental-geochemical survey results in the Rosh Pinah Region, Namibia. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011 23

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Environmental_geochemical survey results in the Rosh Pinah Region_2011.pdf	81.13 KB

Ellmies R, Hikumuah M, Ndalulilwa K, Schneider G 2011. The strategic environmental management plan for the central Namib uranium province. Mining and the environment in Africa: Proceedings of the inaugural workshop, IGCP/SIDA No. 594, October 17th-18th, 2011 18-21

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The strategic environmental management plan for the central Namib uranium province.pdf	3.88 MB

Carpenter S 2005. Mining vs. the Environment: Does Namibia need another Uranium Mine?.

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Mining vs the Environment_2005.pdf	142.65 KB

Mhopjeni K-K 1996. Mining and the environment. Namibia Environment 1 197-200

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Mining and the environment_1996.pdf	6.17 MB

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) 2010. Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project EIAs.

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Full-Guidebook - evaluating mining EIAs.pdf	3.02 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) 2018. National policy on prospecting and mining in protected areas.

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National policy on prospecting and mining in Protected Areas_2018.pdf	2.41 MB

Pauw MJ, Esler KJ, le Maitre DC 2018. Assessing the success of experimental rehabilitation on a coastal mineral sands mine in Namaqualand, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science (35) 363-373

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2018.1526823

Steed A, Swart R, Pauw MJ, Roets F 2018. Response of arthropod communities to plant-community rehabilitation efforts after strip mining on the semi-arid west coast of South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science (35) 375-385

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2018.1518486

Environmental Compliance Consultancy (ECC) 2019. Best Practice Guide - Environmental Principles for Mining in Namibia.

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Best Practice Guide in Mining Part 1_Overview_2019.pdf	18.93 MB
Best Practice Guide in Mining Part 2_Exploration_2019.pdf	21.48 MB
Best Practice Guide in Mining Part 3_Projects and Construction_2019.pdf	13.49 MB
Best Practice Guide in Mining Part 4_Mining and Processing Operations_2019.pdf	36.42 MB
Best Practice Guide in Mining Part 5_Care and Maintenance_Closure and Completion_2019.pdf	20.72 MB

Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 1992. Government Notices, No. 199: Promulgation of Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 (Act 33 1 of 1992), of the National Assembly. 1-195

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ACT_1992_12_33 Minerals Prospecting and Mining Act.pdf	415.86 KB

2011. Sendelingsdrift Orange River Mines Hydrogeological and Hydrological Study. April, 2011.

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Namdeb ORM LOM - Hydrogeological Study Report.pdf	2.48 MB

Gurney BJ, Levinson AA, Smith HS 1991. Marine mining of diamonds off the west coast of southern Africa. 206-209

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Marine mining of diamonds off the west coast of southern Africa.pdf	1.15 MB

B2Gold Namibia 2016. Otjikoto Gold Mine: Hazardous waste management plan - June 2016.

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Otjikoto Gold Mine_Hazardous waste management plan_2016.pdf	1.3 MB

A. Speiser Environmental Consultants 2017. Environmental scoping report for the amendment to the hazardous waste management plan at B2Gold Otjikoto Gold Mine.

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Hazardous waste management plan at B2Gold Otjikoto Gold Mine_2017.pdf	4.43 MB

DebMarine Namibia 2017. Overview of environmental management at DebMarine Namibia.

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Overview of environmental management at DebMarine Namibia.pptx	5.75 MB

Namdeb 2017. Environmental Management at Namdeb.

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Environmental Management at Namdeb_2017.ppt	18.32 MB