Seeking More Value at Home, Zimbabwe Disrupts China’s Lithium Flow

The Chinese-owned Bikita mine is the largest lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe and holds the world’s largest-known deposit of lithium at approximately 11 million tons. Image by Obert Bore.

By Enos Denhere

A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown on mineral smuggling in a major shake-up that is winning local praise even as it stirs concerns.

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by Agence France-Presse

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