AfriTin Mining Ltd (AIM:ATM, OTC:AFTTF) has completed commissioning of Phase 1 of its expansion programme at the Uis tin, tantalum and lithium project in Namibia.
Production of tin concentrate is now projected to ramp up from 780 tonnes per year to 1,200 tonnes per year over the next three months.
Some benefits from the presence of lithium and tantalum as by-products in the ore are also expected.
“The beneficiation project is performing well, and the production ramp-up from pre-expansion levels is going according to plan,” said AfriTin chief executive Anthony Viljoen in a statement.
“The potential production of lithium and tantalum by-products is also expected to benefit from the expansion of throughput capacity of the plant, since these minerals will be extracted from the existing processing streams.”