Switch Metals holds the largest tantalum exploration licence and application package in Côte d'Ivoire and is advancing its 100% owned Issia Project to near-term production. Initial, Phase 1 production at Issia will focus on extracting coltan, a tantalum-niobium mineral, from near-surface (1-5m) placer deposits. The nature of coltan placers means they are low-cost to explore and mine, requiring limited processing equipment, making an ideal fast-track entry point into mining operations for a junior company. The cash flow generated from Phase 1 production is expected to be reinvested into expanding placer exploration and production and commencing exploration for hard rock sources of tantalum, which will form the resource base for future Phase 2 production.