Critical minerals producer Andrada Mining says operational improvements at its Uis mine delivered record quarterly tin production, as the company accelerates expansion plans across its Namibian portfolio.
The company produced a record 286 tonnes of tin during the first quarter of the 2027 financial year, a 20% increase from the corresponding period last year.
Tin concentrate production also rose 16% to 473 tonnes, allowing the company to benefit from strong global tin prices of between US$41,600 and US$57,000 per tonne.
Andrada Chief Executive Officer Anthony Viljoen said the performance marked one of the strongest quarters in the company’s history.
“Q1 FY2027 represents one of the most successful quarters in Andrada’s evolution. At Uis, we delivered record quarterly tin production and continue to demonstrate the operational leverage embedded within our processing platform. Importantly, this performance has been achieved against a backdrop of sustained strength in tin prices, positioning the operation to generate increasing levels of cash flow,” he said.
The production milestone comes as Andrada’s Namibian subsidiary secured conditional approval for a N$98 million strategic loan facility from Bank Windhoek and the Development Bank of Namibia.
The 10-year funding package will fully finance the construction and commissioning of a new ore-sorting circuit at Uis, which is expected to increase processing throughput and commercial production.
Beyond its flagship tin operation, Andrada is also advancing its lithium and tungsten projects.
At Lithium Ridge, the company completed a 16,500-metre drilling programme comprising 143 drill holes, with initial assay results returning near-surface lithium grades of up to 3.46% lithium oxide, together with significant tin and tantalum mineralisation.
“At Lithium Ridge, we completed an extensive 16,500-metre drilling programme and, pleasingly, continue to report exceptional near-surface lithium intersections alongside significant tin and tantalum credits. The scale, grade and continuity demonstrated to date further strengthen our conviction that Lithium Ridge has the potential to become a globally significant lithium operation,” Viljoen said.
The company also reported encouraging results from its Brandberg West project, where metallurgical test work achieved a 90% reduction in waste material through ore sorting while increasing tin, tungsten and copper grades by up to seven times.
“At Brandberg West, initial ore-sorting test work has exceeded expectations. The ability to reject more than 90% of waste material while materially upgrading tin, tungsten and copper grades points to a potentially lower-cost and accelerated development pathway,” Viljoen said.
The multi-project growth strategy has continued to attract international backing, with Andrada supported by global lithium producer SQM, ACAM LP and the European Investment Bank.
The company has also strengthened its corporate advisory team through the appointment of UK-based commercial development specialist Jay Ashfield and the addition of VSA Capital as a joint corporate broker.
“Supported by world-class partners including SQM, ACAM and the European Investment Bank, Andrada now has three distinct value creators: a growing cash-generating tin operation, a rapidly advancing lithium discovery with consistently strong results and an emerging tungsten development project. The company enters the remainder of FY2027 with strong operational momentum, multiple value catalysts and a clear pathway towards further growth and value creation,” Viljoen said.
