Namibia: Mines Ministry Scores Another Court Victory

31 March 2014

Windhoek — The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Mining Commissioner of Namibia have successfully staved off an attempt through a Supreme Court appeal, by a mining company that would have compelled them to accept an application for exclusive prospecting licenses.

Chief Justice, Peter Shivute, of the Supreme Court in agreement with justices Strydom and O'Regan dismissed the appeal of Black Range Mining against a judgment in the High Court. The mining company applied for two prospecting licenses in the Karibib district in 2009, but was denied because of a moratorium that was in place at the time on "prospecting operations and mining operations in respect of nuclear fuel minerals." Black Range Mining then launched an application in the High Court citing the Minister of Mines and Energy and the Mining Commissioner as respondents.

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