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MINING | AfriTin Mining
Local beneficiation
but the multiplier effect of a large mining
Placing Uis in its geographic context in the
operation is exactly what the communities
Erongo region of Namibia, AfriTin has a duty
need, in terms of job creation and further
to ensure that the local communities benefit
long-term economic beneficiation.
from the project as much as the company will. As such, AfriTin has placed a strong focus
“We are looking at various initiatives for
on community engagement throughout the
employing as many local people as possible,
development.
particularly those semi-skilled people who worked on the mine before it closed. In
There was no natural economic activity in the
general, we plan to upgrade water and
region prior to the historic mine, but since
electricity supply which will have an indirect
operations ended in 1990, the local mining
but definite multiplier effect on economic
communities suffered as the main source of
activities.
economic activity was taken away. “We believe that a happy mine is based on a In recent years tourism has provided some
happy community, so we will look to stick to
respite to conditions of poverty in the region,
that mantra. Our local operating company