Acids for Mining in Namibia

Yes — acid deliveries to mine gates are routine business for both branches. Product leaves in UN-rated packaging with the dangerous-goods declarations, SDS and, where required, COAs your SHEQ department expects at receiving. Windhoek covers the central belt overnight; Walvis Bay runs the B2 corridor to the uranium operations daily.

Hydrochloric-based descaling is the workhorse: scheduled inhibited HCl washes keep heat exchangers and pipework clean, with Armohib corrosion inhibitor dosed so the acid attacks scale rather than steel. For sensitive circuits, our phosphoric grades descale more gently. Send us your scale analysis — carbonate responds differently from sulphate, and the wash spec should match.

Both formats: ready-filled battery acid at SG 1.24–1.28 for direct commissioning and topping, and 71% technical sulphuric for bays that dilute on site. Mines with large fleets usually take the 71% with 25 L de-ionised water on the same pallet. Always add acid to water, with full face protection — we supply the SDS for your battery-bay procedure file.

The standard assay list: nitric 55% CP, hydrochloric CP for aqua regia digestion, sulphuric and o-phosphoric CP for method work — all through the ACE agency with batch documentation. Because the lab order rides on the same vehicle as plant chemicals, your reagents arrive with the monthly consolidated delivery rather than as a separate freight line.