Namibia: Hundreds of Jobs to Be Lost as Last Copper Mines Close

28 November 2008

THE Namibian copper mining industry was dealt a knockout blow yesterday with an announcement by mining company Weatherly plc that the company's remaining mines at Otjihase and Tschudi are being closed.

About 600 jobs are on the line after Weatherly decided to suspend operations at the Otjihase and Tschudi mines east of Windhoek and near Tsumeb respectively.

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