Leonardville uranium project approved – Rosatom

The Leonardville in-situ leach mining project has received approval from the Namibian government to start operating, according to Russian media reports. Russian news agency Interfax has reported that Rosatom chief executive Alexei Likhachev says the uranium mining project has permission to start.

“The method we use, so-called in-situ leaching for uranium, has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). An IAEA delegation visited Namibia, after which we received permission to commence operations,” Likhachev told reporters at the Russia-Africa summit last week. The project at Leonardville, in the Omaheke region, is run by Rosatom’s subsidiary, Headspring Investments Namibia. In-situ…