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Zimbabwe Accelerates Battery Minerals Processing to Improve Value Chain Perspectives, CEO Says

Zimbabwe Accelerates Battery Minerals Processing to Improve Value Chain Perspectives, CEO Says

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Zimbabwe Accelerates Battery Minerals Processing to Improve Value Chain Perspectives, CEO SaysMutapa Energy Minerals will begin constructing a lithium... 11.02.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Zimbabwe Accelerates Battery Minerals Processing to Improve Value Chain Perspectives, CEO SaysMutapa Energy Minerals will begin constructing a lithium concentrate processing plant at its Sandawana Lithium Mine by June this year, Mutapa Energy Minerals CEO Innocent Rukweza stated.“On the aspect of sulphate, which is battery making, we will need a bit of time, but we are working on it, because 2027 is the deadline to stop the export of concentrate,” he stressed.Once renowned for emeralds, the Sandawana Lithium Mine—one of Zimbabwe's top lithium prospects—is now pivoting to support the nation's lithium sector, according to state media.Zimbabwe, a global top-10 holder of lithium reserves, is rapidly advancing its lithium industry, it added.AI-generated imageSubscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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