This site states how the Namibian uranium production is substantially increasing, where the once-prosperous diamond industry used to. ("Uranium output to quadruple in 4-5 years")
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSGEE5B801320091211
This second URL is to the Rossing Uranium Mine in Namibia, about 30 miles from where I co-reside (Swakopmund). Kind of scary as the mine is close to large salt deposits (which many people use for cooking and baths) and often tourist-y airplane tours are taken over the mine. It's also the third-largest producer of uranium...
http://www.rossing.com/
Other "powerhouse countries" have had an interest in Namibia's uranium.
http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=35621&no_cache=1
-Madeline Snively
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