Name of the Project
Uis lithium expansion project.

Location
Erongo region, Namibia.

Project Owner/s
Critical raw materials producer Andrada Mining through its subsidiary Uis Tin Mining Company (UTMC).

Project Description
The Uis mine exploits a polymetallic pegmatite-hosted deposit containing tin, tantalum and lithium mineralisation. The mine currently produces tin and tantalum concentrates.

Andrada intends to monetise the lithium contained in the run-of-mine by building a beneficiation circuit that is integrated into the tin and tantalum processing facility of the Uis Mine. 

The additional integrated circuit will not increase the ore requirements from the mining operation but will rather reprocess the waste material from the tin and tantalum concentrator for lithium enrichment. 

Lithium mineralisation predominantly occurs as petalite. During the initial phase, petalite concentrate, will be produced for the technical lithium market at an initial target of 50 000 t/y. 

Previous feasibility studies towards this initial phase, have advanced the project to a prefeasibility level of confidence. 

Andrada envisages a second phase of development aimed at supplying the lithium refining industry with concentrate for producing lithium chemicals for the fast-growing battery industry.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Andrada Mining entered into a $2.5-million secured funding facility from LC Abelheim as trustee of The Orange Trust in February 2025. The Orange Trust is Andrada’s largest shareholder, with 15.81% of the issued ordinary shares in the company.

Planned Start/End Date
Not confirmed.

Latest Developments
UTMC has entered into a cooperation agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the feasibility study.

Under the terms of the agreement, the project will benefit from technical and project development assistance through a facility funded by the EU.

The scope of work is designed to advance the project to bankable feasibility level and support Andrada’s pathway to becoming a long-term supplier of lithium to global green-energy supply chains.

Th EIB partnership will provide strong technical and institutional support for Andrada’s lithium development strategy at the Uis mine.

Additionally, consulting services valued at up to €2-million will be provided through the critical raw materials technical assistance facility, funded under the EU–Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States technical assistance facility on critical raw materials.

Andrada has said lithium will be recovered from existing processing waste streams and the company has indicated that the agreement with the EIB accelerates the project’s pathway towards bankable feasibility level and, ultimately, implementation.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Not disclosed.

Contact Details for Project Information
Andrada Mining, tel +27 11 268 6555 or email connect@andradamining.com.