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Spodumene Concentrate Produced from Lithium Ridge
Spodumene Concentrate Produced from Lithium Ridge.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n5 December 2023\nThe information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (MAR) as in force in the United Kingdom pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service (RIS), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.\nAndrada Mining Limited\n(\"Andrada\" or the \"Company\")\nHIGH-GRADE SPODUMENE CONCENTRATE PRODUCED FROM LITHIUM RIDGE\nAndrada Mining Limited (AIM: ATM), an African technology metals mining company with a portfolio of mining and exploration assets in Namibia, announces that it has produced high-grade lithium spodumene concentrate from mineralised pegmatite material sourced from the Lithium Ridge licence area (ML133).\nHIGHLIGHTS\n§ High-grade spodumene concentrate, at a grade of 6.8% Li2O (75% spodumene), produced from two Lithium Ridge exploration samples through laboratory-scale flotation.\n§ The two samples are composites of drill hole chips, each sourced from a different pegmatite body.\n§ The flotation test work achieved a Li2O recovery of 76% (80% spodumene recovery).\n§ Further exploration drilling is planned for metallurgical test work and mineralogical characterisation to investigate the extent of spodumene mineralisation in the Lithium Ridge licence area.\nAnthony Viljoen (CEO) commented\n\"These results confirm recoverable spodumene within the pegmatites of the Lithium Ridge licence area. The test work produced battery-grade spodumene concentrate at very attractive lithium recoveries. This follows the conclusion of a first phase of exploration drilling on Lithium Ridge which yielded exceptional results as announced on 6 September 2023. Several notable drilling intersections of up to 2.13% Li₂O were reported, and the drilling demonstrated lithium mineralisation along a 6km strike.\nThe lithium mineralisation in the pegmatites of Lithium Ridge varies from spodumene-dominant to petalite-dominant. In the area of the licence where the composite samples were sourced, the mineral abundance map (Figure 3) shows a high proportion of spodumene and very little petalite. However, southwest of the licence area, displays a high grade of petalite with minor spodumene mineralisation. The southwe...