Facility for small miners

SWAKOPMUND – The small miners selling semi-precious stones along the road between Usakos and Arandis will soon have a multi-million-dollar storage and selling facility.

Erongo Regional Governor Samuel Nuuyoma told Nampa on Friday that the Erongo Regional Council together with Roessing Mine and Navachab Mine in Karibib would build an attractive facility for the small miners. The project would cost approximately N$1,1 million.Nuuyoma said the facility would consist of a storage room, display rooms, and small rooms where people could relax.He said the feasibility studies for the building had already been completed and the construction would start towards the end of this year.Nuuyoma pointed out that the small miners had a unified body now and had already finished working on their constitution.The constitution will be launched soon by the Minister of Mines and Energy, he said.The date of the launch has not yet been determined, but it will be soon, said Nuuyoma.There are 50 to 70 small miners operating along the main road from Arandis to Usakos, selling precious and semi-precious stones.- NampaThe project would cost approximately N$1,1 million.Nuuyoma said the facility would consist of a storage room, display rooms, and small rooms where people could relax.He said the feasibility studies for the building had already been completed and the construction would start towards the end of this year.Nuuyoma pointed out that the small miners had a unified body now and had already finished working on their constitution.The constitution will be launched soon by the Minister of Mines and Energy, he said.The date of the launch has not yet been determined, but it will be soon, said Nuuyoma.There are 50 to 70 small miners operating along the main road from Arandis to Usakos, selling precious and semi-precious stones.- Nampa