Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) has resumed production at its Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Malawi, following fire damage that paused operations earlier this month.
The company suspended processing operations on 4 April after identifying fire damage to two electrical control panels in the drying and packaging area.
Interim engineered panels have been installed at the project to resume production.
Lotus intends to reach steady state production in Q2 2026.
Managing Director Greg Bittar says new panels are expected to be delivered and installed in the coming weeks.
“While this interruption was not ideal, the team has combined its expertise and critical spares on-site to quickly alleviate downtime and enable Lotus to resume processing in less than two weeks,” Bittar says.
Lotus is a uranium producer focused on its African assets, including its 85% interest in the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Malawi and 100% interest in the Letlhakane Uranium Project in Botswana.
The company restarted production at Kayelekera in August 2025, on time and on budget.
Kayelekera hosts a resource estimate of 51.1 million pounds triuranium octoxide equivalent and has historically produced around 11 million pounds of triuranium octoxide equivalent over a five-year period (2009–2014), before ceasing production and entering care and maintenance due to sustained low uranium prices, as reported by Mining.com.au.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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