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Agriculture Ministry clarifies Leonardville uranium drilling licence

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The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a formal clarification regarding the borehole drilling licence granted to Headspring Investments for the Leonardville Uranium Exploration Project. The Ministry emphasised that the licence, which covers hydrogeological monitoring and exploration control boreholes, does not automatically authorise drilling to commence, nor does it constitute approval for pilot in-situ leaching operations or uranium mining. Yanna Smith has more.

6 Nov 10AM English Namibia News

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