Who is Zimbabwe lithium?

Zimbabwe Lithium is a development company with an experienced executive mining team, complemented by financial and capital markets experts. The company is focused on finding and acquiring battery metals projects amenable to low-cost processing. The flagship project is the Kamativi Tailings Lithium Project.

Why should Zimbabwe invest in lithium?

As the holder of the largest lithium reserves in Africa, Zimbabwe must seize this opportunity to leverage the rising demand for the mineral. This can be achieved by developing a robust sector that attracts new investments and fosters skills development, thereby adding value to its lithium resources.

Why are Lithium prices so high in Zimbabwe?

"That was obviously a bubble driven by huge demand forecasts and huge positive sentiment around lithium," he said of the 2022 prices. Zimbabwe, Africa's biggest producer of lithium, has attracted more than $1 billion of investment in lithium projects since 2021, mostly from Chinese battery metal companies, company filings show.

Will lithium mining contribute to Zimbabwe's Vision 2030?

Developing countries such as Zimbabwe, which are rich in lithium deposits stand to benefit from the rising demand for CRMs. Lithium mining has the potential to contribute to the country’s Vision 2030 which aims to ‘chart a new transformative and inclusive development agenda’ through its National Development Strategy (NDS1).

What is lithium mining in Zimbabwe?

Lithium mining in Zimbabwe is a relatively new phenomenon fueled by the reconfiguration of the global automotive industry in favor of EVs. There is thus very limited scholarly research on the extraction and export of lithium and indeed other CRMs.

Can Zimbabwe make lithium batteries?

For example, Zimbabwe might produce lithium but making the batteries require other components made from minerals that might not be available in Zimbabwe.