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Namibia clears the way for Vedanta to relaunch zinc activities

The Namibian government recently relaunched an environmental authorisation process for modernisation of the Skorpion zinc mine. The move will speed things up if operator Vedanta decides to relaunch the project it put on hold in March. [...]

Published on 20/08/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Via its Nexa Resources mining branch, South America's leading zinc producer Votorantim, owned by the ultra-rich Ermorio de Moraes family, has been preparing an African foray for several years. Now it has set its sights on northern Namibia, prompting fresh interest from other players.

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