[5] In 2008 though, two incidents occurred that halted production: The open pit was flooded with runoff rainwater rendering it unusable for over a month.

In October 2009, the company announced a Stage 4 Expansion forecasting production to increase to 10 million lb U3O8 [3,846 t U] per year using heap leaching.

[13] In the same year, Paladin Energy announced that Stage 4 Expansion would be halted due to the weakened price of uranium.

The Prime Minister of Namibia released a report on the state of the mine addressing safety concerns and working conditions.

In July 2016, Paladin announced the sale[15] of a further 24% of the Langer Heinrich Mine to CNNC to cover mounting debts, bringing the total ownership by the Chinese owned company to 49%.