Lotus Resources’ DFS to restart Kayelekera Uranium Project in Malawi demonstrates low costs and high ESG credentials

The Kayelekera mine site in Malawi. Lotus Resources Ltd (ASX:LOT) says the results from its definitive feasibility study (DFS) are in and the numbers stack up to restart the Kayelekera Uranium Project in Malawi.

According to the DFS, Kayelekera ranks as one of the lowest capital cost uranium projects globally, with a low initial capital cost of US$88 million, an initial capital intensity of US $37 per pound and an average production of 2.4 million pounds U308 (ASX:UTO) per annum for the first seven years over a 10-year life-of-mine. Short restart timeline

The mine is also able to quickly restart production over a timeline of about 15 months for construction and refurbishment once a final investment decision (FID) has been made.

The restart DFS is underpinned by an ore reserve estimate of 15.9 million tonnes at 660 parts per million (ppm) U3O8 for 23 million pounds U3O8.The uranium produced in the […]

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