 Northern pit Husab Mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Husab Mine | |
| Location | Namib Desert |
| Region | Erongo |
| Country | Namibia |
| Coordinates | 22°36′44″S 15°0′51″E / 22.61222°S 15.01417°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| Type | open pit |
| History | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Owner | |
| Company | China General Nuclear Power Group, Namibia |
| Website | http://www.swakopuranium.com/ |
The Husab Mine (formerly the Rössing South Mine), operated under the Husab Uranium Project, is a uranium mine near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of western-central Namibia. The mine is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the larger Rössing uranium mine and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Walvis Bay.[1] Swakop Uranium believes the Husab Mine has the potential to become the second largest uranium mine in the world after the McArthur River uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada and the largest open-pit mine on the African continent. Mine construction started in February 2013. The Husab Mine started production towards the end of 2016 after completion of the sulfuric acid leaching plant.[1]
- ^ a b "Swakop Uranium: About Us". Swakop Uranium. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2023.