The Democratic Republic of Congo’s attempt to control cobalt exports has entered its first major test after a government customs system failure threatened up to 20,000 tonnes of shipments worth circa

Zimbabwe's lithium sector brought in USD 746 million in H1 2026, USD 672.8 million from spodumene concentrates and USD 73.2 million from lithium sulphate. That revenue mix is the clearest measure yet

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway and logistics company Silvergill have transported the first 1,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Tsingshan Holding Group’s Gwanda Lit

Zambia commissioned the 100MW second phase of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant on 21 July 2026, doubling installed capacity at the Central Province site to 200MW and creating the country’s largest solar

resident Emmerson Mnangagwa has told an industrialisation conference last week that Zimbabwe would rather leave its minerals in the ground than export them unprocessed, declaring the era of what he ca

Lusaka Prospect Resources has taken a significant step toward strengthening the long term development case for its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia after expanding the project’s mineral inventory and

Premier African Minerals, Zulu Lithium Project, Canmax Technologies, Zimbabwe lithium, AIM, mining finance, shareholder dilution, lithium processing, stockpiling, critical minerals,

A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company

Zimbabwe has exported US$50 million of lithium sulphate in June 2026, lifting first half exports to about US$62.7 million after the first US$12.6 million shipment appeared in April. This export was ef

Zimbabwe has granted Sinomine Resource Group an additional quota to export 300,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Bikita Minerals, extending shipments from one of the country’s largest producers a

Zimbabwe’s lithium industry generated US$746 million during the first half of 2026, establishing the mineral as one of the country’s fastest growing sources of mining revenue. Spodumene concentrates g

The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe has recorded 18 suspected mineral smuggling and irregular-movement cases between January and August 2026 involving about 2,654 tonnes of minerals and scr

Zimbabwe's emerging lithium-processing industry has generated almost US$100 million through the customs export line used for lithium sulphate since commercial shipments began in April, giving the coun

Zimbabwe’s platinum industry has increased refined production during the second quarter of 2026 as operational improvements at major producers lifted output, placing the country’s mining sector in a

Zimbabwe’s platinum industry is entering a market where the next demand cycle may increasingly come from advanced industrial applications rather than its traditional automotive base, as artificial int

Government will no longer approve single-mineral mining operations, with new investments required to identify, separate and process multiple minerals contained in ore deposits at source, Vice Presiden