00:00Zimbabwe's first plan to process clean energy metal lithium is up and running, a milestone in its expanding drive to
00:07stop the wholesale export of its raw mineral wealth.
00:10In February, Zimbabwe froze exports of raw minerals ahead of a full ban in 2027, announcing it will require in
00:18-country value addition and beneficiation.
00:20The ban sent mining firms scrambling to build plants to process lithium sulfate a step along the value chain towards
00:29battery-grade materials.
00:32The first and only one so far was set up at Goromonzi, around 30 kilometers east of Harare, a $400
00:39million facility built by Chinese-owned Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe that became fully operational in May.
00:50For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au
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