Zulu Lithium Plant moves closer to full production

PREMIER African Mineral’s managing director Mr Graham Hill has said the hot commissioning from the crushing plant to the mill and to the mica flotation plant has now been successfully completed.

He noted that the company was maintaining a disciplined and methodical approach to the commissioning process to ensure operational readiness ahead of full production.

“We remain firmly focused on progressing commissioning activities in a methodical and disciplined manner at the new Zulu Lithium flotation plant and associated processing circuits, ensuring that, prior to the commencement of final hot commissioning, the Company has appropriately prepared for, planned, and considered all operational scenarios that could reasonably be anticipated,” he said.

“Following the successful completion of several tests during cold, (wet), commissioning the hot commissioning of the plant has started on ore.

“Hot commissioning from the crushing plant to the mill and to the mica flotation plant has now been successfully completed.”
Mr Hill said the remaining phase involved commissioning the spodumene flotation plant and achieving production of saleable concentrate.

“What remains is the hot commissioning of the new spodumene flotation plant and the production of saleable concentrate. The Zulu team are currently working on final planning with the Xinhai Technology commissioning and optimisation engineers in order to achieve this.

“This has been a significant achievement by the Zulu engineering and processing team of whom we can all be proud.”
Lithium is a critical component in rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles, mobile devices and renewable energy storage systems, making it one of the world’s most sought-after minerals as economies shift towards decarbonisation and green industrialisation.