Andrada Mining says its drill programme to validate the historical data and investigate the pegmatites’ by-product potential within the Uis Tin Mine intersected high grades in tin, tantalum and lithium.
The initial results from all 13 pegmatites along a 5-km strike confirmed mineralisation.
These pegmatites are within a 3km radius of the existing processing plant at the Uis Tin Mine and constitute part of a swarm comprising approximately 180 mineralised pegmatites identified within license 134.
Andrada Mining Anthony Viljoen says the strong drill results reaffirm the scale and quality of mineralisation across Uis’s extensive swarm of pegmatites.
Viljoen also says that high-grade intersections such as 1.13% tin, 1.76% lithium oxide, and 281ppm tantalum validate our strategy to grow the resource to 200 million tonnes and support future reserve definition. Importantly, he further says, these results highlight the opportunity to restore Uis Tin Mine to its historical status as a major global tin producer now with the added advantage of lithium and tantalum as high-value co-products.
“The polymetallic nature of the deposit significantly enhances Uis’s economics and aligns with the growing demand for critical metals across global markets.
“Our focus is clear – unlocking the full value of Uis through disciplined growth, targeted investment, and a clear path to production scale-up.
“With a 5km strike length and broad mineralised zones, we believe Uis has the potential to become a cornerstone asset in Andrada’s long-term growth strategy,” Viljoen says.
