The first blast at the open pit mine in Malawi marks the resumption of mining operations at the restarted project and means that Lotus Resources can proceed with its plans to transition production from previously mined ore stockpiles to include new run-of-mine ore from Kayelekera.
Regulatory approval means Disa Technologies Inc's High-Pressure Slurry Ablation technology can be used to remediate abandoned uranium mine waste at inactive mine sites while opening the possibility of recycling uranium recovered from the waste.
The members of the Nurlikum Mining joint venture have "completed the evolution" of their partnership, paving the way for the start of development at the South Djengeldi uranium project in Uzbekistan.