Water – Windhoek Observer

21 Jul

Water, power deficits seen as risks to gold project

ObserverE-Observer, Observer MoneyOsino Resources Corp, power deficits seen as risks to gold project, Water

CHAMWE KAIRA Water and electricity supply have been cited as potential risks that could affect the establishment of a new gold mine in the Erongo Region. The definitive feasibility study of the Twin Hills Gold Project near Karibib has said a key project risk is water supply. In order to mitigate this risk, Osino Resources Corp, the company that plans to build the mine has confirmed the long term supply potential from the nearby aquifers in limestone formations and has begun investigations to construct a small dam on the nearby ephemeral river. Osino is a Canadian gold exploration and development…

Ohangwena to host Urgent disaster
risk management meeting tomorrow

ObserverNational Newsand Land Reform, Ministry of Agriculture, Ohangwena to host Urgent disaster risk management meeting tomorrow, Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee, Water

Martin Endjala The Ohangwena Regional Council has called an urgent extra-ordinary Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee meeting (RDRMC) tomorrow, amidst the flash floods in the region. The meeting will take place at the Eenhana Convention center, with the aim of discussing interventions to mitigate the situation and possible measures, Chief Regional Officer Fillipus Shilongo said. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform today said that no fatalities or damages to infrastructure have been reported due to the ongoing flood in Ohangwena region. Ministry Spokesperson Jona Musheko has since called on people to take their livestock to high grounds, escort…

Schlettwein rebukes Aminuis uranium mining

ObserverNational Newsand Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, Minister of Agriculture, Schlettwein rebukes Aminuis uranium mining, Water

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, has slammed the prospecting for uranium in Aminuis in the Omaheke Region, where people rely heavily on underground water for survival, claiming that mining in an aquifer is potentially harmful and that it would be irresponsible to allow such potential pollution and destruction of such a valuable water resource in an otherwise dry country. Carl Schlettwein made the statement in response to the drilling of boreholes in the area by Headspring Investments’ Project Wings, a subsidiary of Uranium One, which is part of Rosatom, a Russian state-owned uranium exploration, mining, and…