Headspring clarifies Wings Project boreholes are for research, not uranium mining.

Headspring Investments, a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom, has moved to clarify the status of its controversial Wings Uranium Project in the Omaheke Region. The company emphasises that recently granted authorisation for additional research boreholes does not mean that drilling has started, nor does it greenlight uranium extraction, pilot in-situ leaching trials, or commercial mining. Headspring states that the new research boreholes are strictly designed to gather site-specific data on geological formations and groundwater conditions within the Stampriet aquifer system. The company again stressed that the regional aquifer comprises distinct geological units with different characteristics that must not be treated as uniform. The move follows a directive from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, which requested further investigations based on recommendations from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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