Africa is home to 30% of the world’s mineral reserves and holds 40% of the world’s gold and at least 90% of its chromium and platinum. It also has the largest reserves of cobalt, platinum, uranium and

To attract cell manufacturers, the government should establish a fast-track process for permitting and land leasing; make loans, grants, and guarantees to overcome capital limitations; and encourage a

imbabwe, a country with significant untapped lithium resources, recently implemented an export ban on lithium ores, with only a few players exempted from the ban. This move by the Zimbabwean governmen

According to analysts, lithium demand could triple by 2025 and increase six-fold by 2030. Meeting this demand and achieving price stability will require diversified supply from many new projects world

One of the key projects that Sibanye is advancing is the Keliber lithium refinery project in Europe. The construction of the refinery commenced in March 2023, and the project is set to supply regional

Namibia Bans Lithium Ore Exports, Follows Zimbabwe’s Lead Windhoek, Namibia - The Namibian government recently annonced a ban on the export of raw lithium ore and other critical minerals, saying it w

As the world grapples with geo-economic fragmentation due to the Middle East's crisis and the Russia-Ukraine War, the future of lithium remains uncertain. Despite the global push for a carbon-free eco

In the latest mid-term budget announcement, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has fallen short of meeting the diverse fiscal expectations of b

Lithium carbonate prices have plummeted to CNY 75,000 per tonne equivalent to US%10.5k , marking the lowest level in over three years amid increasing fears of oversupply. Miners are ramping up product

Bikita Minerals has made the strategic decision to reduce its contractor base as it scales back output in response to challenging lithium market conditions. The DMS plant is set to be shut down in Oct

The mining industry have seen a significant growth with an average of 9% per annum, mainly spared by lithium sector projects and production of iron and steel. According to GlobalData, Zimbabwe is the

The United States President, Donald Trump, has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement, citing national interests. Under the international climate accord, first negotiated in 2015, countr

The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has successfully achieved its goal of fully digitalising its operations in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to its latest Q4 2024 report. Th

Premier African Minerals Limited is raising £600,000 (approximately US$775,464) to support its operations, specifically targeting the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project ("Zulu") ,  issuing  new ordinar

Zimbabwe’s mining sector has achieved a 16% increase in mineral export volumes in the first quarter of 2025 reaching 1 million metric tonnes compared to 883,301 tonnes in Q1 2024, according to the Min