Mpama North is producing approximately 10,000 tonnes contained tin per annum at an all in sustaining cost of between $10,000 – $12,000 per tonne Sn. Its life of mine is currently 12.5 years.
Mpama North is in operation producing approximately 3% of the worlds mined tin in the lowest quartile of the global tin mine cost curve. It was chosen to be the beachhead to provide Alphamin with a base and cashflow from which to develop the rest of the potential of this remarkable tin province.
Mpama North has been able to carry the cost of establishing and operating a mine at the heart of the license area. Additional operations will only require the capex to establish the operation itself, all infrastructure capex has been taken care of by the Mpama North mine