Every conversation about Zimbabwe's mineral future is dominated by gold, platinum group metals, lithium, and diamonds. Each of these has a legitimate claim on policy attention and investor interest, a

The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe delivered a historic performance in the first quarter of 2026 with total mineral sales reaching 1,288,761 metric tonnes valued at $983.85 million accordi

Government has held firm on the January 2027 ban on lithium concentrate exports despite the industry’s request for a six month extension. The decision has shifted Zimbabwe’s lithium policy from aspira

Zimbabwe’s chrome value chain has generated US$221.8 million from its two principal export categories during the first half of 2026 according to the latest data from Minerals Marketing Corporation of

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

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

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

Lithium products overtook platinum group metals as Zimbabwe’s largest mineral export category excluding gold and silver, generating approximately US$2.16 billion in the nine months to September 2026.

Zimbabwe’s ambition to develop regional mineral-processing industries faces a significant policy test after President Emmerson Mnangagwa committed the country’s COMESA chairmanship to accelerating ben

Zimbabwe's mineral sales more than doubled to US$5.013 billion during the first ten months of 2026, driven by a sharp increase in lithium earnings and strong platinum group metal sales, but the expans

Zimbabwe's ferrochrome industry generated US$286.54 million in sales during the first ten months of 2026, recording limited revenue growth despite expanding smelting infrastructure and government rest

Zimbabwe has emerged as Southern Africa's leading lithium producer, accounting for an estimated 9.7% of global mine output in 2025, but its proposed transition from concentrate exports to chemical pro

Southern Africa's position in the global energy-transition minerals market is expanding, but the region's ability to translate mineral production into industrial development remains constrained by fra

South African fertiliser and chemicals group Omnia Holdings expects earnings per share to increase by as much as 35% for the six months ended September 2026, extending a recovery in its African agricu

Southern Africa's plan to build a battery-materials industry now depends on financing chemical plants that cost hundreds of millions of dollars each and need reliable power, specialised technology and