Miningnewsbreaks Smartkem, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMTK) Welcomes Ferrox Accelerated Tivani Development Program Targeting Q4 2026 Production

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) S martkem (NASDAQ: SMTK) welcomed an announcement from proposed merger partner Ferrox Critical Materials that Ferrox is advancing an accelerated development program for the Tivani Project in Limpopo, South Africa, targeting a working demonstration-scale processing circuit during the fourth quarter of 2026. The revised pathway combines on-site ore preparation and wash-plant infrastructure with a toll-milling arrangement with a local South African operator, with the demonstration program targeting an ilmenite concentrate grading approximately 56% TiO2 and a magnetite concentrate grading approximately 62% Fe, subject to commissioning, metallurgical performance and final operating parameters.

Ferrox is advancing construction of a wash plant and related site preparation at Tivani while also issuing a purchase order to Sound Mining to optimize the project open-pit mine plan, including mining sequences and production scheduling. Ferrox said the accelerated demonstration program is intended to establish operating data, product quality and initial sales capability ahead of a larger permanent processing build-out, providing a potential bridge from the current development phase to larger-scale modular production.

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