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Project Timeline 2025–2031

Detailed implementation schedule for the SONALEK Phase 1 project.

Project Timeline 2025–2031
Q1 2025 Done

Foundation

Legal registration of SONALEK Mining Company Ltd. NIF: 4002991760 — RC: 0067461/25.

Feb. 2025 Done

Order

Ministerial order on compensation for local populations within the mining perimeter.

June 2025 Done

Presidential Decree

Decree n°100/070 — Official award of the 64.7 km² Kibaya mining perimeter.

2025–2026 In progress

File

Finalize operational file, initial recruitment (163 employees), first equipment acquisitions.

Jan. 2026 In progress

Launch

Official Phase 1 launch — Start of raw titanium extraction.

Apr. 2026

Construction

Completion of main construction: offices, warehouses, internal roads.

Sep. 2026

Processing

Launch of initial physical processing — First TiO₂ concentrates produced.

Jan. 2027

Full Capacity

Full production capacity reached — 333 permanent employees.

2027–2030

Scale-up

Progressive volume increase — Projected annual revenues: $74.6M to $89.6M.

Feb. 2031

Phase 2 Transition

End Phase 1. Begin planning and construction of Phase 2 plant (semi-processing).