East China Secondary Lead Smelter Boosts Weekly Output by 7,500 MT After Resuming Production

Xtract Resources reported Phase 2 metallurgical-test results from the Amghas antimony mine in Morocco. Testing by Afrilab Group through Xtract’s 80%-owned Wildstone SARL showed that sodium-sulphide alkaline leaching removed more than 99% of lead from the antimony stream into a separate product. The work also indicated potential to produce antimony concentrate exceeding 55% Sb. Xtract is constructing a gravity plant for early cash flow while advancing permitting and construction requirements for a flotation plant. Further pilot-scale work in Rabat will examine pH, desliming and longer alkaline-leach residence times, followed by conceptual flowsheet work for plant design and capital and operating-cost estimates. The disclosed results remain at the metallurgical testing and engineering-preparation stage; no lead-product output or commercial-production schedule was provided.