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BULAWAYO High Court judge Christopher Dube-Banda has fined local lithium mining company Silver Bern International (Private) Limited US$10 000 following its conv...

Harare has Africa’s largest lithium reserves and Beijing is poised to benefit, despite an export ban.

Base minerals export control (unbeneficiated base mineral ores) order, 2023

Base minerals export control (unbeneficiated base mineral ores) order, 2023

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Zimbabwe has the largest lithium reserves in Africa and fourth worldwide with some lithium mining projects in the exploration phase forecasted to kick-start production this year. The Bikita Lithium mine is one of the biggest in Zimbabwe with a reserve of 10.8 million tons of lithium ore, containing a lithium content of 1.4 percent, or 150,000 tons. By Takudzwa Changadeya The…

Government says it is losing US$1,8 billion in mineral revenue due to smuggling and externalisation to South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

The government of Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium to enable value addition and beneficiation in an effort to see the country benefit from the clean energy revolution. Rudairo Mapuranga The country has been losing millions of dollars from raw lithium exports with President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressing discontent with the way the lithium clandestinely left…