12 April 2023
Premier African Minerals Limited
Zulu Lithium Update
Premier African Minerals Limited ("Premier" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide a further update on the first production at Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project ("Zulu").
George Roach, CEO commented , "I am very pleased to confirm that the two pending matters for Zulu (as announced on the 3 April 2023) have now fully been resolved with the reagent at site and all formal approvals are now in place to begin commercial production.
With plant commissioning already complete, we are now going through the final stages of process control implementation with the plant designers with first concentrate expected shortly and first shipments now targeted for the end of the month."
The person who arranged the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was George Roach.
Enquiries:
George Roach
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Premier African Minerals Limited
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Tel: +27 (0) 100 201 281
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Michael Cornish / Roland Cornish
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Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
John More/Toby Gibbs
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Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
Forward Looking Statements:
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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 a ccepted 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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