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The name of the organisation shall be "THE CHAMBER OF MINES OF NAMIBIA". For all purposes of this Constitution, unless the context otherwise indicates, any one gender includes the other gender and the following words shall have the meanings hereinafter defined:
"The Chamber" shall mean The Chamber of Mines of Namibia.
"Mining industry" shall mean, without in any way limiting the ordinary meaning of the expression, the industry engaged in the following activities or subdivisions thereof:
- the extraction from the sea, the earth or its surface of precious stones, precious metal ore, coal and base mineral ore.
- the tapping and recovery of mineral oils and natural gases.
- the beneficiation and / or processing of ores to minerals and metals and the refining of minerals and metals.
- the extraction or the beneficiation or processing of coal and the manufacture of by-products from coal.
- the prospecting and / or exploration for precious stones, precious metal ore, coal, base mineral ore, mineral oils and natural gases
- the investigation of the economic viability of the activities referred to in i, ii, iii and iv above.
- Council may consider to qualify as part of the mining industry.
- The head office of the Chamber shall be at Windhoek. Branch offices in other centres may be established at the discretion of the Council.
Objectives
The Chamber is established for the purposes of promoting, encouraging, protecting and fostering the mining industry of Namibia and doing everything necessary and advisable for the advancement / achievement of those objects, and for these purposes and without prejudice to the generality thereof:
- to promote, advance and protect the mining industry of Namibia;
- to promote the interests of its members;
- to consider all questions connected with the mining industry and to promote public interest therein;
- to collect and circulate information relating to the mining industry;
- at the discretion of members to procure information as to mines, mining companies, and matters relating thereto;
- to form or participate in the formation of, and to grant subsidies or monetary subscriptions to, associations or institutions, companies and other organisations connected with the mining industry of Namibia or calculated to benefit same;
- to undertake and execute, either gratuitously or otherwise, any trusts or secretarial duties in the furtherance of these objects;
- to purchase, take, exchange, hire or otherwise acquire and hold any movable or immovable property in the name of the Chamber, and any rights or privileges necessary or convenient for carrying out the objects of the Chamber;
- to construct, alter and maintain any buildings required for the purposes of the Chamber;
- to sell, improve, manage, lease, mortgage, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with any part of the property of the Chamber, movable or immovable;
- to invest the moneys of the Chamber, not immediately required, upon such security or securities on such terms and in such manner as may be deemed expedient;
- to borrow any money required for the purposes of the Chamber with or without securities as may be determined;
- to encourage the settlement, by co-ordination, direct settlement and / or conciliation methods, of disputes in the mining industry, in the interests of the employer;
- to promote employment on the mines and industries connected therewith, and take any steps considered necessary to this end;
- to promote, and provide facilities, for the training of persons employed in the mining industry;
- to establish, form and maintain for the use of members or interested parties and / or representatives of members, a library and museum of models, specimens, designs, drawings and other articles of interest in connection with the mining industry;
- to encourage the study of matters relating to mines and mining, whether by technical or professional students, and for that purpose to provide prizes and other rewards and distinctions;
- to provide for the delivery and holding of lectures, exhibitions, public meetings, classes and conferences calculated directly or indirectly to advance the cause of the mining industry of Namibia and of education in mining matters, whether general, technical or professional;
- to encourage and promote the establishment of good conditions in premises on or relating to mines and particularly in regard to the prevention of accidents;
- to communicate and exchange information pertaining to mining matters with other Chambers of Mines, Government departments or other organisations;
- as may be deemed necessary, to negotiate with Government on members behalf, and to promote, support or oppose any legislative or other measure affecting the interests of members and / or the mining industry and to make representations to, or petition, commissions of enquiry; and
- to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects, or any of them.
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