На заводе Lotus в Малави возобновили производство урана и работу кислотного цеха

Acid plant, uranium processing operations resume at Lotus’ Malawi plant ASX-listed Lotus Resources says that both acid production and uranium processing have resumed at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi. Processing was suspended in June following the disruption of third-party acid supply and a setback in the commissioning of the acid plant owing to the partial failure of refractory bricks within the sulphur furnace. Interim furnace repair works are now complete and acid supply has been replenished, enabling the successful restart of both the acid plant and processing plant. “We are very pleased to see the restart of processing and, with this, the drumming of uranium to follow shortly. While production was paused, the team continued to execute the processing optimisation plan, as well as completing critical maintenance, which will support the plant reaching steady-state levels,” says MD Greg Bittar. “The acid plant, with sufficient sulphur inventory on site and supply visibility for the remainder of calendar year 2026, is a key strategic project for Kayelekera and will deliver improved acid supply security and significantly reduced reagent costs,” he adds. Article Enquiry Email Article Save Article Feedback To advertise email [email protected] or click here Subscribe to improve your user experience... Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month): Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa) Receive daily email newsletters Access to full search results Access archive of magazine back copies Access to Projects in Progress Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month): All benefits from Option 1 PLUS Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc. Already a subscriber? Forgotten your password? Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa) ➕ Recieve daily email newsletters ➕ Access to full search results ➕ Access archive of magazine back copies ➕ Access to Projects in Progress ➕ Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month) SUBSCRIBE All benefits from Option 1 ➕ Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on: Electricity ➕ Water ➕ Energy Transition ➕ Hydrogen ➕ Roads, Rail and Ports ➕ Coal ➕ Gold ➕ Platinum ➕ Battery Metals ➕ etc. Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company ➕ Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins ➕ Intranet integration access to all in your organisation