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TG Commences Production at 18,000tpa Plant
TG Commences Production at 18,000tpa Plant.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n 20 February 2023\n \n \n \n Tirupati Graphite plc\n ('Tirupati', 'TG' or the 'Company')\n \n \n \n \n \n Production capacity reaches 30,000tpa with commissioning of new 18,000tpa facilities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tirupati Graphite plc (TGR.L, TGRHF.OTCQX), the specialist graphite and graphene company developing sustainable new age materials, announces that it has commenced production from the newly built 18,000 tons per annum flake graphite production facilities at its Sahamamy project in Madagascar. The Company has thus reached a globally significant 30,000 tpa flake graphite capacity and is progressing towards a steady state >80% production in the near term.\n \n \n \n \n \n The Company also provides an update on the ongoing developments and operations at both of its flake graphite projects in Madagascar, and other corporate activities.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sahamamy Project, Madagascar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n · \n Construction, installation & commissioning of new facilities with a name plate capacity to produce 18,000 tons of flake graphite per annum has been completed and commercial production has commenced.\n \n \n ·\n The new facilities created include:\n \n \n o\n new mining equipment fleet with a capacity to mine c.450,000 metric tons per annum ('tpa') run of mine graphite ore;\n \n \n o\n two pre-concentrate plants each with 600 metric tons per day ('tpd') ore processing capacity aggregating to c.400,000 tpa ore processing capacity;\n \n \n o\n a final concentrate plant with capacity to produce 18,000 tons flake graphite per annum matching the preconcentrate capacity;\n \n \n o\n c.3 kilometre long slurry pumping system for transport of preconcentrate product from the preconcentrate units set up at the Sahasoa deposits to the final concentrate unit; and\n \n \n o\n ancillary facilities including but not limited to stores, office, laboratory and residential facilities, processing plant water and tailing management facilities etc.\n \n \n · \n The head grade feed to the preconcentrate plant was in the target range of 4 - 5% and the target product grade of >95% has been achieved.\n \n \n · \n The mining and processing operations are fully commissioned and the Company will now ramp-up production and commercial sales.\n \n \n ·\n There have ...