Andrada Secures Funding to Expand Ore Sorting at Namibia’s Uis Tin Mine
Namibia-focused critical minerals producer Andrada Mining has secured funding to expand ore-sorting capacity at its Uis tin mine, supporting plans to increase production and improve the recovery of valuable minerals from mined material.
The company has secured $12.5 million in funding to support the expansion, which will involve additional ore-sorting infrastructure and processing upgrades at Uis.
The project is expected to increase the mine’s ability to process lower-grade material while improving the concentration of tin-bearing ore before it enters the main processing circuit.
Ore sorting can reduce the volume of material requiring further processing, potentially improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.
The expansion is part of Andrada’s broader strategy to increase production at Uis and develop its wider tin, lithium and tantalum resource base.
The mine is one of Namibia’s historically significant tin operations and is being redeveloped as a modern critical-minerals project.
Andrada has been investing in processing technology to improve recoveries and expand the range of minerals that can be produced from the Uis orebody.
The company is also assessing opportunities to increase lithium and tantalum production alongside tin.
Tin is an important industrial metal used in solder, electronics, renewable-energy equipment and other technologies.
Lithium and tantalum are also considered strategically important because of their applications in batteries, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
The funding will help accelerate the ore-sorting expansion while supporting the company’s longer-term plans to increase throughput and improve the economics of the Uis operation.
For Namibia, the expansion adds to the country’s growing critical-minerals sector and could support increased mineral production, investment and technical development.
Andrada’s continued investment at Uis reflects the broader trend of mining companies adopting advanced processing technologies to extract more value from existing resources while improving operational efficiency.
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