Tantalex Lithium Resources (CSE:TTX, OTC:TTLXF) announced that it has appointed Montreal, Canada-based Sedgman Novopro to conduct the Feasibility Study (FS) for the Manono lithium tailings project located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
In a corporate update, the company said that the FS would be focused on a phased approach to early production using dense media separation (DMS) with the gradual ramp-up of the fines beneficiation flotation circuit.
It noted that the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment of the project confirmed production of 112,000 tons per annum of SC6 would be achieved at steady state production using both a DMS and flotation process for total capital expenditures of $147.7 million.
Meanwhile, the company highlighted that the commissioning of the TiTan plant, also located in the DRC, continues.
It said that that during the first few weeks of commissioning, a bottleneck was identified with the trommel at the front end of the plant and modifications were made to improve its performance, however, ore throughput remains too low.
A replacement trommel has been ordered from South Africa and will be installed early in 2024, the company said.
After operating at a reduced rate on a single shift, the first export of 20 tons of tin and 5 tons of tantalum concentrate is expected to be completed early in the new year.
Full nameplate capacity of 130 tons per hour of fresh feed over two shifts with the new trommel planned for March 2024.
The full corporate update can be found here.
Tantalex Lithium is an exploration and development-stage mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and distribution of lithium, tin, tantalum, and other high-tech mineral properties in Africa.