Namibia: D-Day for Phosphate Mining

The decision whether to cancel the environmental clearance certificate for offshore phosphate mining by a Middle Eastern company or not will be known on Thursday this week.

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said this yesterday during a public hearing on objections to the issuing of an environmental clearance certificate to Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP), which is majority-owned by Oman-based Mawarid Mining LLC.

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