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Zimbabwe’s only operational lithium sulphate processing plant is currently unable to process lithium concentrate from other mining companies, raising fresh concerns as the country prepares to ban lithium concentrate exports from January 2027. The development highlights the challenges facing Africa’s largest lithium producer as it pushes to expand domestic mineral beneficiation and capture more value from its vast lithium resources.
Sole Processing Plant Reserved for Internal Production
The country’s only lithium sulphate plant is operated by Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, which is owned by China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. According to mine manager Mthokozisi Goliath, the facility has no spare capacity to process ore supplied by other mining companies.
Goliath explained that the mine’s concentrator produces approximately 400,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate annually, fully utilizing the sulphate plant’s current processing capacity. As a result, the facility can only process material extracted from its own mining operations…Read more
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