On the face of it, South Africa could do a lot more to speed up critical mineral mining development in South Africa. An example of doing so that catches the eye is the extra mile the government of Malawi is going to assist with permitting.
JOHANNESBURG – On the face of it, South Africa could do a lot more to speed up critical mineral mining development in South Africa.
Targeted is production of 244 00 t/y of graphite and 222 000 t/y of rutile and Malawi has gone to the trouble of constituting an inter-ministerial project development committee to work alongside Sovereign to assist in the permitting processes – and that comes a month after the government of Malawi applauded the investment by Rio Tinto and marked it as a milestone towards realising the country’s aspirations of growing the mining sector as a priority industry.
Under the Investment Agreement, Rio Tinto will provide assistance and advice on technical and marketing aspects of Kasiya including with respect to Sovereign’s graphite co-product, with a primary focus on spherical purified graphite for the lithium-ion battery anode market. Important is that modern mining companies bring green, renewable energy with them and Sovereign’s objective is to develop a sustainable power solution for Kasiya. In addition to access to hydro-generated grid power, conditions for a solar power system are favourable. Moreover, the independent power producer appointed to design a solution for Kasiya recently commissioned two solar projects in Malawi.
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