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The Husab Mine, also known as the Husab Uranium Project, is an uranium mine mine under development near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of western-central Namibia. The mine is located approximately from Walvis Bay. The Husab Mine is expected to be the second largest uranium mine in the world after the McArthur River uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada and the largest open-pit mine on the African continent. The Husab Mine is to start production in early December 2015 after completion of the sulphuric acid leaching plant.〔(''Swakop Uranium.'' ) Accessed 8 June 2015.〕 On 1 December 2011, the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy granted license to Swakop Uranium to develop the mine. 〔(''Mining licence granted for Husab.'' ) World nuclear news organisation 30 November. Accessed 27 February 2015.〕 The Husab Mine uranium is granite hosted. The mine has the potential to produce 15 million pounds (6800 tonnes) of uranium oxide per annum.〔(''Namibia: Construction of Husab Uranium Mine Progressing Well.'' ) All Africa website 5 August 2013. Accessed 27 February 2015.〕 The Husab mine contains approximately 280 million tonnes of uranium ore. Mining is expected to last nearly 20 years.〔(''Chinese-invested Husab uranium mine kicks off construction in Namibia - Xinhua'' ) News.xinhuanet.com 19 April 2013. Accessed 27 February 2015.〕〔(''Husab Uranium Project details, news, tenders and jobs.'' ) EPC Engineer Accessed 27 February 2015.〕 ==Geology== Uranium mineralisation is hosted primarily within sheeted leucogranites that intruse the rocks at various stages during the Damara Orogenesis. Formation of the uranium magmatic ore body is stratigraphically controlled with the Khan-Rossing boundary acting as a redox front. The abundance of iron oxides and sulphides provide reducing conditions for uranium to be oxidised and precipitate in the form of uraninite which is the primary ore mineral that is mined at Husab.〔Kinnaird et al. ''A Review of geological controls on uranium mineralisation in sheeted leucogranites within the Damara Orogen, Namibia.'' 2005.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Husab Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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