Australia-based junior Aus Tin Mining has announced that it expects to deliver some 50 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate by the end of this year from its Granville Tin Project in Tasmania and has provided an update on plans for expansion of operations at the site.
The company commenced production from the site in August and has since implemented a number of measures to increase throughput. The company anticipates it will deliver the first concentrate under its off-take agreement with Traxys later this month. Its estimates on 2016 production are based on the expected grade of tailings that it is re-processing.
The company is also seeking approvals to expand the Granville operation by increasing the processing rate of existing ore stockpiles as well as resuming mining of the Granville East Open Pit. The expansion will include construction of a new processing plant that is expected to increase annual production to 550 tonnes.
