Namibian Resources Plc was incorporated in January 2001 and achieved a listing on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange in March 2004.

The Company, which operates through its 100% owned subsidiary Sonnberg Diamonds (Namibia)(Pty) Limited, holds a contract from NAMDEB Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd for the prospecting and mining of diamonds within the Pomona concession in the Luderitz District of Namibia. The concession area covers an area of about 120 square km (12,000 ha), and the Company is authorised by NAMDEB to prospect and mine in certain defined areas within this concession.

Namibian Resources aims to use the funds raised from the listing to increase annual production from the current level of 2,900 carats/year to 7,500 carats and then on to 15,000 carats/year.

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Very difficult to find information on this company as they do not even have a home page, friends of mine feel the annual production levels are greatly under estimated and we could see a huge up side to this company before Christmas 2004. The new equipment they are using looks promising.



http://www.mining-investor.com/

Good positive RNS, and looks like there is more to come

Namibian Resources PLC
17 December 2004




NAMIBIAN RESOURCES PLC ('THE COMPANY')


NAMIBIAN RESOURCES CLEARED TO START MINING
ITS HIGH-GRADE SALTZTAL DIAMOND AREA



EIS Approval Allows Use Of New Wet Screening Equipment

Ready To Commence Full Production After Christmas Break


AIM-listed diamond miner Namibian Resources Plc, has received clearance from the
Namibian Authorities for its Environmental Impact Assessment completed over the
Saltztal area of its concession. This clearance is required to enable the
company to switch from dry to wet screening operations and means it can now
begin using its newly installed equipment for commercial diamond production.



The extension to the concession now includes the Eastern Saltztal where previous
sampling has indicated the presence of diamond-bearing gravels with an average
stone size of 0.7ct, significantly larger than in the rest of the company's
Pomona concession. A programme of further sampling will now be initiated to
verify this information.



Meanwhile, the company has commissioned its new mobile Dense Media Separation
(DMS) plant, and staff training will be completed by December 20, ahead of the
statutory shut down for the Christmas period. The Flowsort x-ray hands-off
diamond recovery unit has also been commissioned, and security cameras have been
installed.



The dams to supply clean water to the DMS plant and 100t/hour in-field mobile
screen are almost complete, and 1.4km of piping has been installed to enable
clear, filtered water to be pumped to these dams.



The company will be in a position to commence full production on January 17,
2005 when testing and commissioning of the in-field screen and water system will
be completed. It has, however, established a 35,000t stockpile of sized gravel
from the northern area of the resource and will begin processing this material
immediately after the Christmas break on January 14. This will continue until
the higher grade material from Saltzdal becomes available.



Namibian, via its Sonnberg Diamonds (Namibia) subsidiary, operates the Pomona
concession under licence from NAMDEB, the De Beers-Namibian Government joint
venture. The licence runs for 10 years from May 2002 with provision for a
further 10 year extension.



Negotiation over other areas are continuing with Ebony Diamonds Ltd, Namibian's
black empowerment group, and an announcement will be made as soon as there is
progress to report.



Further Info: Tony Carlton, Chief Executive,
Namibian Resources Plc. Tel: 020-8726-0900

Ron Marshman/John Greenhalgh,
City of London PR Limited. Tel: 020-7628-5518



DECEMBER 17, 2004


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

50 pence already, and still we haven't received word on their talks with the black empowerment party. I said it last week, and I'll say it again, there is still alot more to come with NBR

IMHO

tokyo

I hope you are right . You mentioned this one on the PET thread a while back and bought in last week( wish I had when you first stated) even so look a great prospect. Need something to recover PET as i did not get in cheap and not out yet( not by choice)just cant bare myself to aprt with such a loss.

Willfagg - a point that hasn't been picked up on yet, is that the new area they have been granted is alot bigger(x26 I think) than the one, on which they based all their financial projections. I plan to call the company later today, and will report back what I find.

Tokyo

that would be good to hear, thanks.It looks a winner. currently reeling form massive (for me) losses in PET and YOO(although I hope this will recover shortly)So need something to lighten my darkness!

Have just had a really interesting conversation with Andrew Carlton of Namibian resources they guy is exteremly helpful and open to investors, we discussed dry Vs wet screening, and a whole host of other areas, I tried to jot down the information that he was giving, but it was coming so quickly and positively, I would suggest the best thing to do, would be to ring the company yourself as they are exteremly happy with how things are working out, and making new contacts relationships all the time in Namibia, as if the black empowerment group wasn't enough they are also talking with various other groups including the ladies empowerment group, a host of politicians, etc, it would seem that they are positioning themselves to become a real player in Namibia. Below are a couple of points from the conversation, but I would suggest calling yourself on 0208 726 0900. Mr Carlton also mentioned that additional information on NBR can be found on http://www.mining-investor.com/

1. Dry vs Wet screening

Within NBR's last RNS you will see they have been granted an extension, this is for the Saltztal block further in the south,which was first surveyed by Consolidated diamond mines company in 1929, but was thought to be impossible to mine as the area was too wet, within this area it is impossible to dry screen as the area is indeed too wet, and the screens just get blocked up. Wet screening will allow them to blast away the earth with water jets, and then screen the material through a wet screen and indentify any diamond material, which is then sent off to be sorted.

2. New Equipment

The DMS is a sort of mobile screening machine, it can sort through 100 tonnes of material, the material is then screened, gravel washed, and the diamond material separated as it fluoreces in the screens, this is then sent through many secure processes and end up in the sorting box where the final diamond material is removed.


There was so much more, but it is best just to jot down some questions and give NBR a call, they are very investor friendly, and very positive about their future, after today's conversation I'll be adding when funds allow.


Tokyo

Tokyo,

Any chance you could cut and paste the NBR symbol and the info from the Mining-investor link into the header here please?

Andy, it has been done

Another point I forgot to add from the phone call was that he mentioned all the equipment is in place and they are ready to go from January, not sure how long it will take for the institutes to get interested, but as this moves on such little volume, as soon as they start with the DMS and wet screening in January this is going to get very interesting. I have asked NBR to send me their prospectus, but if anyone has the Collins Stewart report, could you contact me via the private messenger

Tokyo

p.s he also mentioned that he would meet with Collins stewart later today, as they will up date that report soon

Hello Tokyo mate,
you are putting in a lot of good work here,as usual,this really does look very interesting. I`m hoping it will go back to 45p ish,then i`ll jump in, the thing i like is the market cap v price, so when any news(good) is put out it should really motor.
Dexter

Hi Tokyo,

Im with you on this one. I bought in yesterday. Pity there is no website but I am gonna trawl the net to see if there is anything else I can find. I will post it if I find anything. Good to see you too dexter.

wilbs

Tokyo,

Cheers, and thanks for the updates from the company.

I dipped my toe in yesterday, and once I have time to study NBR in more detail, I may well add again in the future.

I also hold, FDI, which is operating further down the coast in Namaqualand, S.Africa.

hi wilbs,
what`s your position on PET now?, i`m out at the moment( with some profit), just waiting to get back in.
NBR, as tokyo has researched, has fantastic potential, i will get in when i feel i have enough breathing space to get out if it drew a blank where investors were banking on it.
how`s sunny Diss ?
dexter

Hi dexter.

Sunny diss is cold & foggy diss at the moment. Ive been unfortunate thet I have to give up my job & am on the sick for a short time but it is great that I can do research & keep an eye on the shares all day where as before I was working from 6 till 6. As with PET, I sold half my holding at 130p so got some profit, im holding the rest to see what happens. Bought into sibr earlier today.

wilbs

Got sent some reports from NBR today will have a look at them tomorrow as it is a bit late tonight, will post the best bits from them if people are interested, the engineering report is 35 pages long, so not really something I can put on the BB, Dexter I'll send you a copy via e-mail.

Tokyo

Tokyo,

Cheers, look forward to that.

Morning Campers, just about to get started on these NBR reports.

will report back later, Here is the contents page, perhaps if you want to see certain parts just ask and I'll try a cut & paste, as the report is too big to post here.

Tokyo

CONTENTS.


Summary 4

1. Introduction 6
1.1 Project situation 6
1.2 Conceptual approach 6

2. Type and nature of diamond deposits in the concession 8
2.1 Type of deposits 8
2.2 Nature of deposits 8
2.3 Diamond content 10

3. Resource base 12
3.1 Current resource statement 12
3.2 Development potential 14

4. Mining 15
4.1 Introduction 15
4.2 Basic mining system 15
4.3 Bedrock surface cleaning 15
4.4 Equipment required 16
4.5 Tailings dumps 16
4.6 Stockpiles 17

5. Processing 18
5.1 Feed preparation 18
5.2 Diamond concentration 19
5.3 Diamond recovery 20
5.4 Equipment required 20

6. Security 22
6.1 Introduction 22
6.2 Regional security 22
6.3 Plant security 22
6.4 Costs 23

7. Water supply 24
7.1 Introduction 24
7.2 Plant operations 24
7.3 Human consumption 26

8. Prospecting and exploration 28
8.1 Deposits of interest 28
8.2 Sampling methods 28
8.3 Volumes to be sampled 29
8.4 Sample distribution 30
8.5 Sampling equipment 30
8.6 Processing 30
8.7 Costs 30

9. Environmental considerations 32
9.1 The general environment of the Pomona concession 32
9.2 Sonnbergs environmental responsibilities 33

10. Investment required for development 34
10.1 Investment required 34

References 35

morning tokyo,sorry afternoon
got the e-mail and attachment, but it would`nt open in outlook express, could you possibly send it again and i`ll try to open it in yahoo,
it should prove interesting reading.
cheers,
dexter

dexter - just sent it again

Here is the summary from the 1st report, bit busy today, so thought I'd post parts 1-5 of the report, so others can read it, probably won't be able to see graphs.

SUMMARY.


The present report presents a programme for the development of Sonnbergs Pomona concession where it is prospecting and mining for diamonds under contract to NAMDEB, the mining licence holder. Sonnbergs contract endures until April 2012 and contains a provision for an extension for a further 10 years after that date. Sonnberg has been mining in the Pomona concession since 1992 with an average annual output of around 2,900 ct.

The present development programme has a capital budget of approximately US$2.4 million (1.4 million) and is planned to raise the Sonnbergs annual output to around 100,000 m3 (180,000 t) per year, equivalent to a diamond production level of between 7,500 and 15,000 ct/yr, depending upon the order with which the identified diamond-bearing deposits are brought into production. It is anticipated that revenues will increase to between US$1.1 million and US$1.5 million per year.

An integral element of the development programme is that Sonnberg must vigorously pursue a prospecting programme. The objective is to quantify the diamond resources contained within the over 2 million m3 of known diamond-bearing material which cannot at present support an estimate of contained diamond resource. Wider exploration within the concession is also envisaged. Provision is made in the capital budget for the first two years of prospecting.

The diamond-bearing deposits in the Pomona concession occur within thin, sheet-like, loose, gravely sands resting in the bottom of a series of valleys. There is little or no overburden. Mining is therefore a relatively simple operation which can be carried out by a front-end-loader, occasionally assisted by a bulldozer. The generally low-gradient bedrock surface lends itself to cleaning either by sweeping or by scraping. Deposit transport is by 20-t articulated dump truck.

Hitherto most of Sonnbergs processing has been dry. However, not all deposits are amenable to dry screening and it is proposed that Sonnberg move to all-wet processing of material. This will lead to a much better particle separation on the screens and corresponding better diamond recovery. It is therefore necessary to provide a regular water supply. This is most capital- and operating-cost effectively done by establishing a pipeline to pump water from Jammerbucht to a reservoir at the watershed west of Pomona village at the head of Idatal. From there, water can be supplied by gravity feed through to the southern part of the concession where the greater part of the known diamond resources exist.

Diamond recovery, based on the use of Pleitz jigs, in Sonnbergs operations to date has been highly inefficient. It is proposed to move to the use of Dense Media Separation (DMS) technology, the standard in the wider diamond industry. Two 10 t/hr DMS units will provide the capacity for the envisaged rate of production. It is proposed to use two small units to provide greater flexibility in operations given the wide scatter of relatively small individual deposits in the concession. An increase in plant operating costs is compensated by reduced trucking costs.

Final diamond recovery will be by X-ray technology allied to diamond-picking in a glove box.

Sonnbergs operations come within the NAMDEB security umbrella which provides regional access control with the potential for searching using, where appropriate X-ray technology. Sonnberg also has its own security staff and all operations involving handling diamonds are covered by CCTV.

Sonnberg is contracted to adhere to NAMDEBs Environmental Management Programme which requires active environmental protection measures during operations as well as ground rehabilitation following completion of operations in any given part of the concession.


1. INTRODUCTION.


1.1 PROJECT SITUATION.

Sonnberg Diamonds (Pty) Ltd, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Namibian Resources plc, holds a contract to prospect and mine for diamonds in the 120-km2 Pomona concession, which is part of a larger mining licence held by the NAMDEB Diamond Mining Corporation (Pty). Sonnbergs contract endures until April 2012 and contains a provision for an extension for a further 10 years after that date. Sonnberg Diamonds and its predecessor company Sonnberg Diamante (Pty) Ltd, have been mining in the Pomona concession since 1992 with an average annual production of around 2,900 ct and a peak annual production of around 5,500 ct.

Namibian Resources wishes to invest in Sonnberg with a view to increasing diamond production and placing the operations on a technically superior basis. The objective of this report is to outline an appropriate method of mining and processing the diamond deposits in the Pomona area, due regard being given to the terms and conditions of the contract with NAMDEB.


1.2 CONCEPTUAL APPROACH.

Diamond production from the Pomona concession is a relatively simple operation. However, there are many ways in which it can be carried out in the context of a small mine all of which have various advantages and disadvantages. Based on knowledge of the deposits, Sonnbergs operations to date, and prior experience elsewhere, the following concepts have been applied in outlining the programme for the development of the concession.

Redundancy in equipment provision. Sonnbergs operations in the past have been greatly hindered by the break-down of single pieces of equipment which occur at critical links in the production chain. Such breakdowns are always likely in the context of a small mine operating in a harsh environment. To the greatest reasonable extent possible, a degree of redundancy should be designed into the provision of equipment as well as the mine plan itself. Thus, for example, rather than purchase a single 30-t haulage truck, it may be better to purchase, say, two 15-t trucks. This will increase capital expenditure but at the long-term gain of more uniform production.

More than one working face. Mining in the Pomona concession is characterised by a large number of relatively small mining areas (including former dumps) each of which has a distinct character in terms of diamond grade and value. Production, both in terms of caratage and revenue, can therefore vary very substantially from time to time even if the volume of material being processed is uniform. In such circumstances it is good practice to source production from a number of areas at the same time, thus reducing overall variability in revenue. Such an approach leads to easier overall management of the mine. It is therefore considered that Sonnberg should plan to have three or four areas in production at any one time.

Make of equipment. Currently Sonnberg, through inheritance and occasional purchase, has a range of different makes of equipment Caterpillar, Bell, Fiat-Hitachi, etc. It will represent a significant saving in spare part and maintenance costs to use a single make of equipment, to the greatest extent possible. Therefore over a period of time, through necessary new purchases, Sonnberg should begin to consolidate its equipment on a chosen limited number of makes.

Wet vs dry processing. The current Sonnberg processing plant is essentially dry with the exception of the final concentrate production in the Pleitz jigs. Dry processing of gravels is typically more inefficient that wet processing and results in a much poorer diamond recovery. Certain of the diamond-bearing material in the concession is also damp and tends to blind dry screens. In the past this material was treated by Sonnberg using a diamond pan plant. Overall, there are clear advantages to Sonnberg in establishing a wet process plant.

Stockpiles. Running of a plant at or near its capacity on a small mine is made much easier where a stockpile or stockpiles are operated at the plant. This means that down-time in mining or haulage does not have the immediate effect of bringing production to a stand-still. Similarly mining can still proceed during down-time at a plant. Stockpiles for each mining area in production should therefore be established in the immediate vicinity of the plant.

Realism in the capacity of a small mine. For a range of reasons small mines productivity is normally less than in large mines. It is therefore necessary to be realistic as to the likely rate of working at a small mine. The present programme therefore has been designed so as not to attempt to make maximum utilisation of either time or equipment.