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2009. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the proposed Uranium Mine 'Etango Project' near Swakopmund. Volume I.
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| 2009_Etango_SEIA_Final_Volume_1.pdf | 13.04 MB |
2008. Goanikontes Uranium Project, Vegetation study.
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| 2008_Goanikontes_vegetation.pdf | 1.96 MB |
2008. Report on a desktop study concerning the invertebrates of area EPL 3345, specifically the Etango Project Area.
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| Invertebrates of area EPL 3345_specifically the Etango Project Area.pdf | 253.99 KB |
2010. Environmental and Social Management Programme, Trekkopje Mine Access Road.
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| Environmental and Social Management Programme_Trekkopje Mine Access Road.pdf | 637.27 KB |
2010. Environmental Impact Assessment, Trekkopje Road.
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| 2010_Trekkopje_Road_EIA.pdf | 2.15 MB |
2009. Baseline invertebrate survey of the Trekkopje Mining Area.
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| Baseline invertebrate survey of the Trekkopje Mining Area.pdf | 736.29 KB |
2009. Biotope assessment for Areva Resources Namibia's Trekkopje Mine in the central Namib Desert.
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| 2009_Biotope assessment for Areva Resources Namibias Trekkopje Mine.pdf | 1.28 MB |
2008. Report of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Trekkopje Uranium Project, Erongo Region, Namibia.
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| 2008_Trekkopje_ESIA_Final_with_appendices.pdf | 40.41 MB |
2007. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed 66 Kv power-line route to service Trekkopje Uranium Mine and the associated desalination plant at Wlotzkasbaken.
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| EIA_proposed 66 Kv power_line route to service Trekkopje Uranium Mine_associated desalination plant_Wlotzkasbaken.pdf | 1.08 MB |
2007. Radiation Baseline Survey, Trekkopje, Namibia.
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| Radiation Baseline Survey_Trekkopje_Namibia.pdf | 492.37 KB |
2017. New C - O isotopic data on supergene minerals from the Skorpion and Rosh Pinah ore deposits (Namibia): Genetic and paleoclimatic constraints. Journal of African Earth Sciences 126 148-158
1993. Rössing uranium: Ideological attacks hamper scientific objectivity. Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report
9 (4) 30-35
2008. Stripping the desert: Uranium mining inside Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park. South African Review of Sociology
39 (2) 245-261
2014. First steps toward best practice SEA in a developing nation: lessons from the central Namib uranium rush SEA. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
2009. Environmental Scoping Report for the proposed Rossing South Uranium Mine.
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| Environmental Scoping Report for the proposed Rossing South Uranium Mine.pdf | 856.18 KB |
2002. Fitful evolution of the Sperrgebiet National Park, a Namibian wilderness in a biodiversity hotspot. 5-7
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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| Environmental_geochemical survey results in the Rosh Pinah Region_2011.pdf | 81.13 KB |
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 |
2016. A Life Cycle Assessment of a Uranium Mine in Namibia.
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| A Life Cycle Assessment of a Uranium Mine in Namibia_2016.pdf | 5.46 MB |
2005. Mining vs. the Environment: Does Namibia need another Uranium Mine?.
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| Mining vs the Environment_2005.pdf | 142.65 KB |
1996. Mining and the environment. Namibia Environment 1 197-200
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| Mining and the environment_1996.pdf | 6.17 MB |
2010. Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project EIAs.
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| Full-Guidebook - evaluating mining EIAs.pdf | 3.02 MB |
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 |
2018. Determining rehabilitation effectiveness at the Otjikoto Gold Mine, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, using high-resolution NIR aerial imagery. Namibian Journal of Environment (2) 134-146
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| Determining rehabilitation effectiveness at the Otjikoto Gold Mine.pdf | 3.63 MB |
2019. Best Practice Guide - Environmental Principles for Mining in Namibia.
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2004. Report: Assessment of potential environmental impacts and rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites in Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 13 85-91
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| Assessment of potential environmental impacts and rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites in Namibia.pdf | 717.01 KB |
2016. Testing the suitability of mined soils for native species establishment at Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia. Academic Journal of Science 06 (01) 319–344
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| Testing the suitability of mined soils for native species establishment at Navachab Gold Mine.pdf | 1.21 MB |
2013. Strategic assessment of water resources for the Erongo Uranium Province.
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| Strategic assessment of water resources for the Erongo Uranium Province.pdf | 1.34 MB |
2021. APP-003294: Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the proposed dolomite quarry on Mining Claims (MCs) 68937 and 68938 in Karibib, Erongo Region.
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2022. APP-003250: Proposed mining of Barite within Mining Claims 70070, 70071, 70072, 70073 on the Steilrand Mountains, northwest of Opuwo, Epupa constituency, Kunene region.
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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 |
2013. National conservation assessment and management of Adenia pechuelii, with specific reference to the Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Mine. Dinteria
33 (2-2) 43-65
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| National conservation assessment and management of Adenia pechuelii.pdf | 6.03 MB |
2005. Namibia. Mining Journal special publication, London, November 2005.
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| Mining Journal special publication_2005.pdf | 982.76 KB |
2010. Social and Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Rössing Uranium Mine Expansion Project, Summary of specialist studies for information.
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| Final_summary_document_2010.pdf | 3.2 MB |
2009. Socio-Economic Component of the Social and Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Limited Mine Expansion Project, Socio-Economic Baseline Study.
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| Socio-Economic Component of the Social and EIA Report for the Rio Tinto Rossing Uranium Limited Mine Expansion Project.pdf | 1.98 MB |
2009. Review of the Biodiversity Assessment at Rössing Uranium, Namibia.
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| 2009_Review of the Biodiversity Assessment at Rössing Uranium.pdf | 1.31 MB |
2008. Rössing Biodiversity Assessment (7 reports combined).
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| Roessing biodiversity assessment.pdf | 9.04 MB |
2008. Social and Environmental Impact Assessment: Proposed Expansion Project for Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia: Phase 2 Assessment: Extension of current SJ open pit mining activity, New mining activity in SK area, Increased waste rock disposal capacity, Increased tailings disposal capacity, Establishment of acid heap leaching facility, Sulphur handling in the Port of Walvis Bay; Final Scoping Report.
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| Proposed Expansion Project for Rossing Uranium Mine_Phase 2 Assessment Extension of current SJ open pit mining activity.pdf | 4.69 MB |
2008. Social and Environmental Impact Assessment: Proposed Expansion Project for Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia: Phase 1 - Acid Plant, Ore Sorter & SK4 Pit, Final Social and Environmental Impact Assessment Report.
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| SEIA Phase 1 Proposed mine expansion_2008_cover_vol2.zip | 39.25 MB |
| 2007_Rossing_Expansion_Phase_1_Scoping.pdf | 3.79 MB |
| 2008_Rossing_Expansion_Phase_1_SEIA.pdf | 3.28 MB |