Welcome to the Rössing Uranium Campus on EduMine

Rössing, a large open pit uranium mine, is situated in Namibia, south-western Africa and started operations in 1976. It is located close to the town of Arandis 65 kilometres inland from the coastal town of Swakopmund in the Namib Desert in the Erongo Region in Namibia. Walvis Bay, Namibia’s only deepwater harbour, lies 40 kilometres south of Swakopmund.

Rössing’ s product is uranium oxide (U3O8) and its customers the nuclear power utilities throughout the world where the uranium oxide is used in the generation of electricity in nuclear power utilities by countries in Central Europe, North America and South-east Asia. Rössing is one of the largest open pit uranium mines in the world and with solid reserves will continue to serve the world nuclear energy industry. The mine currently produces about 7.55% of the world’s uranium.

Rössing is part of the Rio Tinto Group of Companies, which currently holds 68.6% of Rössing’s equity. Rössing is committed to provide good returns to its shareholders, without neglecting the needs and interests of its other stakeholders.

At the heart of Rössing Mine are its more than 800 employees of whom 96% are Namibian citizens. The mine’s most important objectives are that all employees work without any safety-related incidents; maintaining excellent levels of health and following sound environmental management practices.

This site login page provides unrestricted access for all Rössing personnel to the Campus and the full range of EduMine resources for technical reference and self-learning. The Campus provides a platform for professional development programs tailored to corporate requirements and objectives.

Rössing personnel requiring access to EduMine courses and professional development programs at Rössing should contact Samuel Banda on site.

This page provides InfoMine access privileges for an unrestricted multi-user group from Rössing Uranium. To join the group you must be a Rössing Uranium employee and have an appropriate email domain.