Zimbabwe softens stance on local lithium processing after price collapse

Zimbabwe has softened its requirements for lithium miners to process the mineral locally, a government official said, as the industry battles to survive a price slump over the past year. Africa’s top lithium producer, Zimbabwe had last year given producers up to March 2024, to submit plans of how they would produce battery-grade lithium in …

Copper price set for volatility, say producers

miningmx.com - 30/Sep 14:59

COPPER producers have warned the price of the metal will become volatile as the industry struggled to bring new supply online. Price swings would be...

Lilthium miner rails against tough Zimbabwe conditions

miningmx.com - 02/Oct 07:37

POOR infrastructure and service delivery in Zimbabwe are compounding the impact of poor prices on lithium producers, said China’s Sinomine Resource...

Sinomine to build $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe

miningmx.com - 01/Oct 06:41

SINOMINE is to build a $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe in the next three to five years despite losing money following a crash in the price of the...

Mantashe wants commodity price-linked electricity tariffs

miningmx.com - 07:30

MINISTER of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe on Thursday raised the possibility of negotiating electricity tariffs linked to commodity...

Tanzania to buy gold from miners at market prices

miningmx.com - 08:40

TANZANIA will buy gold at market prices in terms of a directive given to miners of the metal within its borders that they sell 20% of the metal they...

Access Bank’s Contributions in Africa’s Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

dconnectnews.com.ng - 21/Sep 21:44

Africa is facing a growing challenge of managing its waste and natural resources in a sustainable way. The current traditional linear economic model,...