Zulu Pilot Plant Update
Updated : 22:06
21 February 2023
Premier African Minerals Limited
Zulu Pilot Plant Update
Premier African Minerals Limited ("Premier" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide this update on progress and developments at Premier's Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project ("Zulu").
George Roach, CEO commented, "We are in the home stretch in terms of final plant assembly and commissioning, and we remain on track to produce spodumene concentrate (SC6) this Q1 as planned.
The major components of final assembly and commissioning are set out below and I provide a status report.
· | Floatation circuits. All major structures, tanks, associated civils are complete and pipework, electrical and pneumatic connections are now being assembled.
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· | Crush, sorting, screening, and milling. With the exception of the secondary crushing circuit, that is expected this week, all major components are installed and ready for power up.
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· | Water supply. Main storage dam is at 10 meters and already contains sufficient water for ongoing operations.
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· | Generators and electrical motor control centres are on route and will be installed immediately on arrival from Johannesburg.
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· | Mining operations. Pit clearing and exposure of the ore body is underway.
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Major earthworks including tailings facility are well advanced and are not expected to cause any delay at this time. A particularly wet season has not helped but what has been achieved despite this and numerous difficulties associated with logistics, borders, ongoing relocations, inter alia is quite remarkable. In July 2022 this was nothing but bush, today we have a mine.
I expect more significant assay results in the coming weeks and look forward to reporting on our first production."
Video of plant layout in situ at Zulu:
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
The person who arranged the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was George Roach.
Enquiries:
George Roach
| Premier African Minerals Limited
| Tel: +27 (0) 100 201 281
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Michael Cornish / Roland Cornish
| Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
John More/Toby Gibbs
| Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
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Notes to Editors:
Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused on Southern Africa with its RHA Tungsten and Zulu Lithium projects in Zimbabwe.
The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which include tungsten, rare earth elements, lithium and tantalum in Zimbabwe and lithium and gold in Mozambique, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company has accepted a share offer by Vortex Limited ("Vortex") for the exchange of Premier's entire 4.8% interest in Circum Minerals Limited ("Circum"), the owners of the Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, for a 13.1% interest in the enlarged share capital of Vortex. Vortex has an interest of 36.7% in Circum.
In addition, the Company holds a 19% interest in MN Holdings Limited, the operator of the Otjozondu Manganese Mining Project in Namibia.
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