[1] In the apartheid era, the mine was the focus of international criticism and protests by anti-apartheid and anti-nuclear groups, mainly in Europe.

Rössing is the largest of three mines exploiting Uranium in the Namib, the others are Langer Heinrich operated by Paladin, and Husab, under Chinese ownership.

[1] There are some fears that salt and uranium from the mine is endangering the farming industry in the Swakop River area.

[6][7] A catastrophic structural failure of a leach tank resulted in a major spill at Rössing on 3 December 2013.

[8] The France-based laboratory, CRIIRAD, reported elevated levels of radioactive materials in the area surrounding the mine.

have argued that the mine has a history of racial discrimination against its black employees (a common feature of apartheid-era companies), including harsh disciplinary measures, abominable housing conditions at Arandis, and low wages.

The main target is to increase uranium oxide production to the mine's full planned capacity of 4,000 tonnes.