Zim lithium potential reshaping Africa’s critical mineral landscape: Rushwaya

ZIMBABWE’S lithium potential is already reshaping Africa’s critical minerals landscape, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has said.

Speaking at the ongoing China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan province, China, yesterday,  ZMF president Henrietta Rushwaya said Zimbabwe accounts for approximately 30% of all lithium production in Africa.  

She said leading this charge are Chinese-owned ventures: Arcadia Lithium Mine (owned by Huayou Cobalt), Bikita Minerals (Sinomine), the Kamativi Lithium and Tantalite Project (run by Sichuan-backed Bravura) and Sabi Star (operated by MaxMind Investment).  

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