# NCMI Applauds JOGMEC investment into Rare Earth Separation and Provides Update on Accelerated Value Engineering at Lofdal Dysprosium-Terbium Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ncmi-applauds-jogmec-investment-into-rare-earth-separation-and-provides-update-o--35e5ad38-7409-49e4-8c94-856dd7f22153

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NMI/news/8056147978421931/ncmi-applauds-jogmec-investment-into-rare-earth-separation-and-provides-update-o

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-04-08T13:10:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Namibia Critical Metals Inc.

- Ticker: NMI

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Namibia

- Primary commodity: Rare earth

- Secondary commodities: Dysprosium, Terbium

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-14 15:27:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Namibia Critical Metals provides an update on value engineering for the Lofdal project, including a planned increase in run-of-mine production from 2.1 Mt/a to 3.0 Mt/a. The company is also implementing ore sorting to increase flotation feed grades by 50% and has commenced geotechnical drilling to optimize pit design.

Reasoning: The company is reporting significant progress in value engineering for its PFS, including flowsheet optimizations and increased throughput capacity.

- Positive factor: Value engineering expected to increase flotation feed grade by 50%

- Positive factor: Planned increase in run-of-mine from 2.1 Mt/a to 3.0 Mt/a

- Positive factor: Strategic investment by JOGMEC in the sector provides tailwinds

- Positive factor: Geotechnical drilling expected to allow steeper pit slopes and lower stripping ratio

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The company is optimizing a flowsheet involving flotation and hydrometallurgical circuits.

Evidence · text

> increase the feed grade to flotation

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### XRT and XRF sorting tests

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ncmi-applauds-jogmec-investment-into-rare-earth-separation-and-provides-update-o--35e5ad38-7409-49e4-8c94-856dd7f22153#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Lofdal · rare earth

#### Identity

- Project: Lofdal
- Commodity: rare earth
- Region: namibia
- Reported Region: Namibia
- Ticker: NMI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: optimization
- Test Type: XRT and XRF sorting tests

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant improvement in feed grade expected through sorting technology.

- Positive factor: Flowsheet optimization via XRT/XRF sorting

Evidence · text

> increase the feed grade to flotation by 50%

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ncmi-applauds-jogmec-investment-into-rare-earth-separation-and-provides-update-o--35e5ad38-7409-49e4-8c94-856dd7f22153#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Lofdal · rare earth

#### Identity

- Project: Lofdal
- Commodity: rare earth
- Region: namibia
- Reported Region: Namibia
- Ticker: NMI

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expansion of annual throughput capacity.

- Positive factor: Increased production capacity

Evidence · text

> Increase of run-of-mine from 2.1 Mt/a to 3.0 Mt/a

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.