The battle between mining and conservation tourism rages on in the dry rocky plains of the Sorris Sorris Conservation Area, the High Court in Windhoek and in the boardroom of the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC). At stake are promising tin deposits that could mean big bucks from increasing global demand, as opposed to preserving the natural beauty of the area where the endangered black rhinos roam. Community-driven tourism and their private-sector partners strive to keep their symbiotic relationship with the rhinos alive. "Get rid of us and the rhinos are gone with the court case. Mining will be able to continue," says Ultimate Safaris' managing director Tristan Cowley. This follows in response to the NaCC's January 24 letter to the management of the Sorris Sorris Conservation Area instructing that the contract with the commercial operator must be terminated within 30 days.