Africa-Press – Namibia. THE decision by late President Dr. Hage Geingob to ban the export of unprocessed lithium and other critical minerals has been revised in the most recent Cabinet decisions, allowing a limited amount of raw minerals for export.
Last year, the late Geingob said that Namibia’s economy is significantly linked to the extraction and processing of minerals for export, contributing substantially to the gross domestic product (GDP). However, he declared that the country would no longer export raw minerals to enhance the sustainability of the extractive industry and develop local processing, refining, recovery, and recycling capacity in Namibia.
In its revision of this decision, Cabinet acknowledged the progress achieved to date towards the implementation of Cabinet Decision No. 8th/O6.06.23/007, which mandated the prohibition of the export of certain critical minerals such as unprocessed crushed lithium ore, cobalt, manganese, graphite, and rare earth elements.
After due consideration, the Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus, said that Cabinet considered and endorsed a maximum export quantity of 1,000 kilograms for mineral analyses per annum per exporter/producer and further considered and endorsed a maximum of up to 20,000 tonnes for the purpose of plant design parameters.
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