JSE listings are good news but it could be so much better
IT looks like there is some life returning to the junior mining sector in Southern Africa but not much of it is coming the way of South Africa, although the listing of two mining…
Andrada starts process for strategic partner as seeks to accelerate Uis lithium plan
ANDRADA Mining may take on a strategic partner to accelerate the development of lithium production from its Uis mine in Namibia. Uis, previously operated by Iscor for tin…
Southern Palladium dealt body blow after Terence Goodlace “reluctantly” quits board
SOUTHERN Palladium, a Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed exploration firm, has been dealt a body blow after its chair Terence Goodlace “reluctantly” resigned from its board. “I have…
Afritin shares slip after hatches plan to issue shares for $48.5m Uis expansion
AFRITIN is negotiating details of a $48.3m funding package that will enable it to add battery minerals lithium and tantalum to its Namibia-based tin operations which it will also…
AfriTin remains positive on tin market despite commodity volatility
DEMAND for tin would “remain positive” this year despite commodity market volatility, said AfriTin CEO Anthony Viljoen whose company today reported a maiden group profit for the…
Afritin to raise £5.5m in bank debt for expansion of Uis first phase development
AFRITIN announced it had agreed debt facility term sheet totalling £5.5m (N$100m) to scope the expansion of its Uis tin mine in Namibia. This is for the second stage expansion of…
AfriTin to proceed with study of $440m transformation of Uis into lithium, tantalite producer
AFRITIN is to proceed to a bank-ready feasibility study of its Uis tin mine expansion which will also see the company mine significant by-products of lithium and tantalum. A…
AfriTin test work supports by-production production of lithium, tantalum concentrates
AFRITIN said it would press ahead with the design and procurement of a pilot lithium beneficiation facility at its Uis tin mine in Namibia. This followed the successful…
Tin miner Alphamin to weigh ‘shareholder distributions’ after staging turnaround in 2021
AFRITIN Resources Corporation, a tin miner operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said today that “shareholder distributions” would be assessed at the year-end as…
All hands to the pump at Bushveld Minerals as loss-making continues in 2021
BUSHVELD Minerals slumped to a $1.50/share net loss for the six months ended June owing to lower year-on-year production and the firming of the rand against the dollar which hurt…
AfriTin secures £4.5m senior loan from Standard Bank for Uis plant expansion
AFRITIN, a UK-listed tin mining firm operating in Namibia, said it had tied up loan finance for the phase one expansion of its Uis mine pilot processing plant. The expansion will…
Southern Africa’s minnow economies are rising thanks to demand for green metals
THE Cactus Coffee Shop has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor, an online travel company. Situated on the corner of the Old Gold Course Road and Third Avenue in Namibia’s Uis, a…