AfriTin proves feasibility of Uis expansion

AfriTin Mining has released the results of its Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Uis Tin Mine. The DFS confirms the feasibility of expanding the current Phase 1 processing plant from 720 tonnes/year of tin concentrate to 1,200 tonnes. AfriTin acquired the...

AfriTin quarterly production exceeds expectations

AfriTin Mining has announced that it produced some 300 tonnes of concentrate from its Uis tin mine in the 2020-2021 Financial Year. AfriTin Mining began redeveloping the historic Uis tin mine in 2018, with first ore production celebrated in December of that year. The...

AfriTin on target with latest results

AfriTin Mining remains on track to reach Phase I nameplate production by the end of the year, having increase output for the third consecutive month. In September, the company produced 39 tonnes of tin concentrate from its Uis mine in Namibia, according to a recent...

AfriTin approaches midway mark at Uis

AfriTin Mining has reached a significant milestone in its latest operational update, with tin concentrate production almost at 50% nameplate capacity. Operations began at the Uis mine, Namibia, at the start of this year. Since they began, all key metrics have...

COVID-19: AfriTin suspends mining

AfriTin Mining has announced that it will suspend open pit mining at Uis to comply with the Namibian government’s COVID-19 lockdown. However, the processing plant will continue to operate during the 21-day lockdown announced by the Republic of Namibia last...

AfriTin raise £3.8m to continue Uis development

AfriTin Mining has raised £3.8 million to fund the continued development and commissioning of the Uis tin mine in Namibia. The company announced the securement of the funds on 26 November. The funds were raised through the issuance of loan notes with AfriMet...

AfriTin announce JORC resource at Uis

AfriTin Mining has announced its maiden JORC-compliant resource estimate at its Uis tin mine, located in Namibia. The resource totals some 72 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 0.134% tin. The Uis mine was a historically significant producer of tin...

Processing modifications benefit AfriTin economics

Following on from its recent announcement of drilling results working towards confirming historical information, AfriTin has raised further capital to bring the Uis Tin Mine to first stage production. The historical SRK data suggested a small tantalum resource,...

New mines heating up

Progress is continuing at a rapid pace at Alphamin’s DRC-based Bisie mine. Last month, Alphamin reported that a US$ 12 million loan had been secured to ease the change in mining method as the site ramps up towards production. This month, Alphamin have reported that...

AfriTin to increase Uis Phase 1 capacity

Following its successful first ore blast at its Uis asset in Namibia, AfriTin Mining has today announced that the Phase 1 production plant will be modified to increase capacity. The Uis mine was originally discovered by Iscor of South Africa in 1911 but was closed in...