Tantalite mining kicks off at Warmbad

The small hamlet of Warmbad, some 30 kilometres north on the Orange River, will see some improvement in opportunities this year. This follows the commencement of mining activities at a former dormant tantalite mine in Warmbad.The owner and operator, the UK-based Kennedy Ventures, is now planning to up the ante and production with the installation of a new crusher. This should help the company compete on par with other miners of tantalite as it competes for new buyers for its products across the world. Kennedy Ventures this year in March commenced with the installation of a new crusher which should help production work at the //Karas Region-based mine.Company CEO Larry Johnson expressed his delight that they had been able to achieve a considerable amount of work in a short space of time since the mine was commissioned.“We have made huge strides in a very short amount of time and the improvements continue pushing us to a world class position with our ability to meet stringent specifications with our high-grade tantalum ore. We look forward to updating our shareholders as further milestones are achieved,” Johnson said of the recent developments.Work done over the course of the year had also positioned Kennedy Ventures perfectly to compete with other miners of tantalite Johnson had said.“African Tantalum (Pty) Limited, the company under which the mine operates, has made considerable progress in the year and is now in a position of strength both at the operational level and with onward sales,” said Johnson. The company is said to be in discussions with prospective buyers of its tantalite ore from China and the United States an investor presentation published on its website showed. According to Kennedy Ventures, tantalite is predominantly used in electronic components such as capacitors and some high-power resistors in everyday items like cell phones, personal and laptop computers, digital and video cameras and handheld gaming devices.The company is also said to be investigating the potential of mining lithium from its tantalite mine it said on its website. This development was buoyed by the high presence of tantalite found in the area in which it mines.OGONE TLHAGE

Tantalite mining kicks off at Warmbad

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