Uranium mining in Namibia is of considerable importance to the national economy. In 2011, ... The Paris-based multinational corporation Areva Group developed the Trekkopje Mine, but have decided to mothball the project. It is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) of Swakopmund.

an overview of progress made at Trekkopje Mine and feedback on sustainable development initiatives, including community development, environmental management and our contribution to the economy. ... AREVA’s position remains strong in the global energy and …

Trekkopje. 15 likes · 23 were here. Trekkopje is a mountain in the Erongo Region of Namibia, north-east of Swakopmund on the road to Usakos. The...

Uranium in Africa Uranium production is an important part of the African economy , with Niger , Namibia and South Africa creating up to 18% of the world's annual production. Many African countries produce uranium or have untapped uranium ore deposits .

AREVA has clipped its Trekkopje uranium project's budget by about U$50 million (N$420m) for 2012, according Areva Resources Namibia managing director, Alain L'Hour. He said the "slowing down" by ...

The largest substation is the intake substation at the mine, the 220/132/33 kV Trekkopje open-yard substation, which is the first of the four substations to be built. The 220 kV primary plant is being supplied by AREVA Transmission & Distribution (T&D) in Europe.

France's Areva will put its Trekkopje project in Namibia on care and maintenance until such time as market conditions for uranium improves. Areva has been struggling financially since the March Japanese Fukushima nuclear disaster led to a drop in uranium prices.

Trekkopje uranium mine is located in western Namibia in southern Africa, approximately 65km north-east of Swakopmund. The mine is owned by Areva and currently under construction. In June 2008, Areva obtained the mining license from the Namibian Government in June 2008 and has since invested more than $900m in the project.

Trekkopje is a mountain in the Erongo Region of Namibia, c. 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Swakopmund on the road to Usakos.The following events and entities are named after Trekkopje: Trekkopje mine, a currently unused Uranium mine of Areva about 20 km to the north,; Trekkopje desalination plant, a plant near Wlotzkasbaken built to provide water for the uranium mine at Trekkopje

Trekkopje desalination plant, situated near Wlotzkasbaken, about 30 km north of Swakopmund, was constructed to mainly serve Areva Resources Namibia’s new Trekkopje Uranium Mine. Namibia is the world’s fifth-largest producer of uranium, while also boasting abundant resources of diamonds,

The Trekkopje Uranium Project is a low-grade, shallow uranium deposit that is to be mined by open cast methods. The project is being developed by Areva Resources Namibia, and is

Areva said to offer to sell Trekkopje water desalination plant to Namibia > See here. Areva's Trekkopje desalination plant to supply water to three other uranium mines > See here. Groundwater model to assess impacts of water use by uranium mining industry For the first time, Namibia has an informed opinion on how the uranium rush in Erongo ...

Oct 11, 2012· (Adds details) WINDHOEK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - French energy group Areva said on Thursday it had delayed the start of its $1 billion Trekkopje uranium mine in Namibia until market conditions improve.

AREVA Trekkopje Mine November 2007 – Present 11 years 1 month The position I am presently in is to manage the health, safety, radiaiton exposure, emergency services and Security of Trekkopje Mine.

Oct 11, 2012· WINDHOEK (Reuters) - French energy group Areva said on Thursday it had delayed the start of its $1 billion Trekkopje uranium mine in Namibia until market conditions improve.

Jul 18, 2016· The 20 million cubic-meter plant was originally built to supply the Trekkopje uranium project, which has been mothballed because of low uranium prices. "We have some challenges with the Areva ...

France's Areva will put its Trekkopje project in Namibia on care and maintenance until such time as market conditions for uranium improves. Areva has been struggling financially since the March ...

Final Design of the Trekkopje Heap Leach Pad SRK was retained by UraMin Inc. (now AREVA Resources Southern Africa) for the final design of the heap leach pad at the

Trekkopje is an Uranium-Vanadium Mine (Swakopmund) in Namibia owned by Areva. General: Trekkopje is a calcrete-type surface deposit, boasting high tonnage and low content. Its main mineralization covers an area of approximately 16 kilome...

Trekkopje's pilot phase produced its first uranium concentrates in January 2011, but the project was placed under care and maintenance at the end of 2012 after Areva announced that it would postpone the full launch of the mine pending an improvement in market conditions.

The Trekkopje site (Namibia) produced 251 tons. For Olivier Wantz, Senior Executive Vice President, Mining activities and Member of the AREVA Executive Board: “It is a remarkable collective performance.

The uranium project, owned by French energy group Areva, is a large, low-grade uranium field that consists of two deposits; the Trekkopje deposit and the Klein Trekkopje deposit, located approximately seven kilometres apart.

Areva shut Trekkopje, arguing lack of business viability, despite unprecedented tax exemptions by trade ministry, which granted them export processing zone (EPZ) status. Geingob said he “never advocated” for Trekkopje or UraMin to get EPZ status. He claimed it was a 'collective' decision involving the ministries of trade, mines and finance.

New AREVA has a diverse portfolio of mining activities, such as exploration programs in Canada, Mongolia, Niger, and Kazakhstan; and mining projects in different stages of development such as Zu Zuuvch Ovoo in Mongolia, Imouraren in Niger and Trekkopje Mine in Namibia, which is under Care and Maintenance since July 2013.

Areva's UraMin headache now hit by magnate Haddis Tilahun Magnate Haddis Tilahun, who has sights on the desalination unit at the Trekkopje uranium mine, owned by Areva, has found himself in a legal wrangle with the French giant in Windhoek and Geneva.

AREVA'S fortunes have continued to be haunted by its Trekkopje uranium operations in Namibia with losses from the operation featuring prominently in Areva's 2004 annual report released in Paris ...

Areva's Trekkopje Project desalination plant ready for commissioning According to Areva Project Director Alain L'Hour, the desalination plant has now entered its final commissioning stage, and tests will be carried out until mid-2010, when it will start producing desalinated water. Full production will start in the first half of 2011.

Oct 30, 2014· Namibia wants ownership of the 20 million-cubic-meter desalination plant, which Paris-based Areva built with initial plans to secure supplies for its Trekkopje …

Areva's Trekkopje is about 80 km northeast of Swakopmund, and 35 km north of Rössing. In 2007 UraMin Inc announced an upgrade of uranium resources at this project, comprising two adjacent palaeochannel deposits (Klein Trekkopje being the main one) over an area about 16 km by 1 to 3 km.

SRK were carefully selected for the task with a view to providing a broad range of inputs to support the development of the business from a very early stage and remained an integral part of the process through to the eventual sale to AREVA.

Areva Resources Namibia country manager Hilifa Mbako said only of Areva's direct involvement in the government's nuclear energy plans that there was an ongoing "bilateral government dialogue ...

According to AREVA the biggest delay in the commissioning of Trekkopje is the all-time low price of uranium, which is currently trading at U$52 dollars per pound, as opposed to U$120 dollars per pound when Areva purchased the Trekkopje mine from Uramin in 2007.

"The Trekkopje mine nevertheless is a strategic asset for Areva and the group will reassess the economic situation on a regular basis," the company said. Areva inaugurated Namibia's first seawater desalination plant in April 2010.

The Namibian Government is considering buying Areva’s seawater desalination plant at Trekkopje, which was built with $271m, to supply water to the country’s semi-arid Erongo region. The seawater reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in January 2010 to supply water for Areva’s Trekkopje …