Namibia uranium mine restart slated for 2025
Mining operations at the Langer Heinrich mine, in Namibia, are expected to restart by June 2025, Paladin Energy CEO Ian Purdy said.
Speaking to Engineering News & Mining Weekly on the sidelines of the Diggers & Dealers conference, Purdy said that the first 15 months of operations at the Langer Heinrich plant would be fed from stockpiled material.
“We are looking at the first 15 months of stockpiled material, and in the middle of 2025 we will introduce fresh ore from the mine. But if we find the ramp-up goes better than expected, we are also ready to accelerate that mining ramp-up if we need to,” Purdy told Engineering News & Mining Weekly.
Restart costs for the operation have previously been estimated at $81-million, with the project’s life-of-mine production estimated at 77.4-million pounds over a 17-year mine life, at an estimated C1 cost of $27.40/lb.
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