[4] The project was initially planned to be developed as a joint venture between globe and the South Africa based engineering firm Thuthuka Group.

[15] The assessment raised concerns that water drawn from borehole wells in the area contained levels of uranium already above the World Health Organization's recommendations.

[16] Civil society groups such as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace and ActionAid have pushed for residents who will be displaced by the mine to receive adequate consultation and compensation.

[17] Inkosi Mabilabo Jere, a Senior Chief of Mzimba, as well as John Alphonsus Ryan, Bishop of Mzuzu have both been critical of the government's lack of compensation for the affected locals.

[18][19] Globe Metals and Mining's executive director, Neville Haxham, has said that the project will create over 1,200 jobs and improve the economic standing of the local population.