Summary

Mine Type	Stockpile
Status	Active
Commodities	Lithium Tantalum
Mining Method	Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start	...
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	The Blesberg Project is one of the largest known economically mineralised pegmatite deposits and has historically been the largest single source of tantalum in South Africa. The Blesberg Project has operated as a small-scale mining operation intermittently between 1925 and 2003. Re-processing of the lithium-rich stockpiles commenced in Q1 2023. On August 2, 2024, Marula Mining's subsidiary, Southern African Lithium and Tantalum, has been awarded a mining permit for its Blesberg lithium and tantalum mine. The mining permit is valid for a period of two years until May 24, 2026. As of 27 March, 2025, the Company is on track to receive a 10-year mining right. Once the Mining Right is issued the Company can expand its planned operations at Blesberg beyond just re-processing of historical stockpiles to include the development of a large-scale and convenonal open pit mining operation.

Deposit type

• Pegmatite

Summary:

The Blesberg Project is located near the town of Springbok in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is one of the largest known economically mineralised pegmatite deposits and has historically been the largest single source of tantalum in South Africa.

While the Blesberg's orebody contains a significant amount of lithium, the main minerals extracted were feldspar, mica, and tantalum, with the lithium mineralisation either placed in stockpiles or discarded in the surface waste dumps where it remains today.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Processing

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Commodity Production

Personnel

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