CHAMWE KAIRA
Andrada Mining Limited, a critical raw materials producer with mining and exploration assets in the Erongo Region has provided results from its inaugural drilling programme undertaken at the historical Brandberg West mine, situated within the EPL5445 exploration licence.
Andrada Mining said the objective of the drilling programme is to provide an initial indication of the grade potential and geology of the historical open pit area and to investigate the potential mineralisation of the northern extensions.
Anthony Viljoen, Chief Executive Officer said Brandberg West project’s initial drilling results are highly encouraging featuring significant high-grade intersections of tin, tungsten and copper.
“These intersections, with grades of up to four percent for tin, over two percent for tungsten and typically 0.5 percent to two percent for copper, underscore the licence’s commercial potential.”
He said notably, Brandberg West expands Andrada’s portfolio of critical metals to include tungsten and copper.
“This reinforces the Company’s belief that the Erongo region, in Namibia is a promising mineral – rich area with substantial inventory to support our key objective to grow the resource base. Furthermore, the results validate our approach of developing areas with historical mining activity to bolster our portfolio.”
The Brandberg West project is situated within exploration license EPL 5445 in the Erongo region of Namibia. The project area is approximately 100km from the Uis Tin Mine, Andrada Mining’s flagship asset.
The historical open pit mine at Brandberg West was owned and operated by Gold Fields Limited until operations ceased in the 1980’s, with the cessation of exploration activities coinciding with a global collapse of the tin price. The historical Brandberg West mine produced a tin and tungsten concentrate with secondary copper being reported but never concentrated and sold.
Andrada Mining Limited is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) with mining assets in Namibia, a top-tier investment jurisdiction in Africa. Andrada strives to produce critical raw materials from a large resource portfolio, to contribute to a more sustainable future, improved living conditions and the upliftment of communities adjacent to its operations. Leveraging its strong foundation in Namibia, Andrada is on a strategic path to becoming a leading African producer of critical metals including lithium, tin, tungsten and tantalum. These metals are important enablers of the green energy transition, being essential for components of electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines.
