SKORPION MINING COMPANY
One of the world ’ s most important sources of high quality zinc , Skorpion Mining Company , part of Vedanta , is taking mining operations at the site to the next level
Around 25 kilometres north of the town of Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia lies the eighth largest zinc mine in the world .
Producing 1.5 Mtpa of oxide ore and with a nameplate capacity of 150,000 tpa of refined zinc , Skorpion Zinc is without doubt a flagship asset for the country ’ s mining industry . Comprising an open-pit mine and refinery , the operation provides crucial employment for the region , with 1,500 people making sure that the Special High Grade zinc produced is of the finest possible standard . Of this 1,500- strong workforce , 800 are directly employed and 700 are contractors but , crucially , 96 percent are Namibians .
Led by rising star Irvinne Simataa as General Manager since December 2015 , plans are afoot to extend the life of the mine to 2020 and
52 March 2017