Tin production company AfriTin Mining has provided an update on its metallurgical test work  potential by-products to its current tin concentrate product, namely lithium oxide and tantalum. The  JORC compliant mineral resource estimate includes an estimated inventory of 6,091 tonnes of contained tantalum and 450,265 tonnes of contained lithium oxide, grading at 85ppm Ta and 0.63% Li2O respectively. As CEO Anthony Viljoen added:  “…Successful implementation of by-product streams may significantly increase our profit margin and allow us to realise the goal of positioning the company in the lowest quartile of the world tin producer cost curve.”

In the interview below, Anthony Viljoen provides an overview of the business and gives a snapshot of the tin market