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In June 2019, Alphamin Resources completed C4 commissioning of the processing plant at its Mpama North Tin Project, located deep in the jungle of North Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The C4 certificate indicates that each plant component can successfully operate with ore material. C5 stage/commercial production – attained when the facility can be run and held at nameplate capacity for 48 hours – was completed by the end of July. This major milestone is a fitting bookend for Alphamin’s remarkable fiveyear journey from concept to full production at Mpama North. What began with an idea to build a responsibly produced tin mine in an area scarred by conflict and exploitation will end with a globally significant project that will also serve as a major catalyst for socioeconomic development in the region.

“The plant is running remarkably well given the time period its been running for,” says TSXV and JSE-listed Alphamin’s then CEO Boris Kamstra. “We naturally would like to get our recoveries slightly higher and we have plans in place to lift them, but overall the plant is doing very well.

“The mine is producing sufficient material and the grade is surprising us on the upside. Things are going as smoothly as one could wish.” Construction of Mpama North –