Zimbabwe’s sole lithium salt plant unable to process third-party metal, official says
Zimbabwe’s sole lithium sulphate plant, owned by China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799.SS), opens new tab, currently has no capacity to process minerals from other producers, an official said on Friday ahead of a concentrate export ban next year.
Zimbabwe ups the ante on lithium export scrutiny
Zimbabwe is improving lithium-testing facilities to increase the accuracy of mineral appraisal, increase transparency, and optimize revenues from the country’s rapidly developing mining industry.
Zim govt’s Verify Engineering seeks debt, technical partners for US$242 million lithium project
Zimbabwe government-owned Verify Engineering is seeking debt financing and technical partnerships to roll out a $242 million lithium salts and electrolyte plant in the country’s southeastern Masvingo province.
Another African country has banned the export of one of its most precious resources
Guinea, much like Zimbabwe did earlier this year, has moved to ban the export of one of its more valuable products, gold.
Zim targets global energy transition drive: Classifies lithium, uranium, rare earths as strategic minerals
The Zimbabwean government has classified lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements among several other metals as critical minerals, as the country seeks to maximize economic benefits from the global energy transition drive, which includes the booming electric vehicle (EV) industry.