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Lotus eyes 2025 for Kayelekera restart

Lotus eyes 2025 for Kayelekera restart

Lotus Resources has entered the final phase of planning to restart the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi in late 2025. The Australian company is also working to optimise resources at Letlhakane in Botswana, with a resource update planned for the first half of this year.

Uranium & Fuel 16 January 2024

Proposed merger of A-Cap and Lotus announced

Proposed merger of A-Cap and Lotus announced

Junior Australian uranium companies Lotus Resources Limited and A-Cap Energy Limited have agreed a merger to create "a leading African-focused uranium player with significant scale and resources".

Uranium & Fuel 14 July 2023

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Study assesses economics of restarting Kayelekera mine

Study assesses economics of restarting Kayelekera mine

Resuming operation of the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi will cost an estimated USD50 million, a restart scoping study has concluded. Australian-based exploration company Lotus Resources Ltd bought the mine - currently in care and maintenance - from Paladin Energy earlier this year. Lotus says it now plans to advance to a restart feasibility study.

Uranium & Fuel 22 October 2020

Malawi uranium mine sale agreed

Malawi uranium mine sale agreed

Paladin Energy has agreed to sell its 85% interest in the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi to Hylea Metals Ltd for AUD5 million  (USD3.5 million) in cash and shares. Paladin says the sale will enable it to focus on optimising and restarting its Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia.

Uranium & Fuel 24 June 2019

Fuel cycle roundup #27

Fuel cycle roundup #27

• First consignment from Cooke
• Business as usual at Kazakh operations
• Areva wins Vattenfall contract
• Paladin progress
• Skyharbour buys into Athabasca Basin

Uranium & Fuel 06 June 2014

Paladin cleans up after uranium spill

Paladin cleans up after uranium spill

Kayelekera (Paladin)_48A small quantity of uranium oxide concentrate has been removed for safe disposal after a "minor incident" during a routine shipment of product from Paladin's Kayelekera mine in Malawi.

Regulation & Safety 17 February 2014

Kayelekera production suspended

Kayelekera production suspended

Kayelekera (Paladin)_48Malawi's only operating uranium mine is to be placed on care and maintenance pending a recovery in global uranium prices, Paladin Energy has announced.

Uranium & Fuel 07 February 2014

Fuel cycle roundup #19

Fuel cycle roundup #19

• More U at Manyingee
• African projects refinanced
• Nichols Ranch gearing up
• PEA for Peruvian project
• Fuel contract for Hanhikivi

Uranium & Fuel 17 January 2014

Fuel cycle roundup #3

Fuel cycle roundup #3

• Indian JV to buy into overseas mines
• Final EIS for US deconversion plant
• Offtake agreements for Paladin
• Epangelo out of Etango

Uranium & Fuel 24 August 2012