Stampriet aquifer association calls for pause to Leonardville drilling
The Stampriet aquifer uranium mining association (Sauma) has called for full disclosure of the drilling permits granted to Headspring Investments. Headspring announced on Tuesday that it had been granted permission from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform to drill additional boreholes for further research at its Leonardville project. The project intends to use in-situ leach mining to extract uranium, which has been controversial due to the proximity of the uranium to the Stampriet aquifer system. In response to Headsprings’ announcement, Sauma called for full disclosure of the government authorisation regarding boreholes. “Sauma remains firmly opposed to in-situ