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Husab Uranium Mine

Large open-pit uranium mine supplying the nuclear fuel cycle, exporting through Walvis Bay.

OperatingNamibiaMining & MineralsUranium

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Stage

Operating

Capacity

To be verified

CAPEX

not_available

Timeline

Production since 2016

Key data

Location: Erongo Region, Namib Desert
Stage: Operating
Status: Operating
Capacity: To be verified
CAPEX: Pending verification
Timeline: Production since 2016
Owner: Swakop Uranium
Partners: Pending verification
Commodities: Uranium
Value chain: Pending verification

Aerial view of the Husab uranium mine, Erongo, Namibia — Aerial view of the Husab uranium mine, Erongo, Namibia · Hp.Baumeler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Connections

Namibia

Swakop Uranium

Port of Walvis Bay

Related commodities

Uranium

Namibia and Niger are the principal African suppliers into the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Sources

Swakop Uranium
Husab Uranium Mine
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Partially verified

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