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JOHANNESBURG - Marula Mining PLC (AQSE:MARU, A2X: MAR) has commenced additional metallurgical test work and bulk sampling at its Blesberg Lithium and Tantalum Mine in South Africa, according to a press release issued Tuesday.
The company’s technical team has collected a 30-tonne bulk sample that will undergo comprehensive testing to evaluate the material’s properties and optimize processing strategies. The sample will be crushed and sorted into different size fractions to simulate proposed plant feed conditions.
Testing will include physical and chemical characterization, particle size distribution analysis, magnetic susceptibility testing, and various separation methods including optical sorting and flotation response analysis.
Results from this work will support the development of a processing flowsheet for the company’s planned lithium acid leaching plant, which aims to produce intermediate lithium products for battery manufacturing.
Previous metallurgical testing announced in June indicated the presence of valuable industrial minerals within the lithium-bearing pegmatites at Blesberg. The ore consists primarily of microcline and plagioclase feldspar, comprising between 60% and 80% of the material, with aluminum oxide grades of approximately 18%.
Marula Mining reported it is advancing its applications for a Mining Right at Blesberg, having satisfied two of three key conditions. The company has received Environmental Authorization and submitted an updated Social Labour Plan. It is currently completing its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment structure for its South African operating subsidiary, Southern African Lithium and Tantalum.
The company stated it will provide further updates on the metallurgical test work in due course.
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