Zimbabwe Suspends Exports of Lithium Concentrates, Raw Minerals

A lithium mine, operated by Sinomine Resource Group, in Zimbabwe.Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg

Zimbabwe suspended exports of lithium concentrates and raw minerals as it pushes mining firms to set up processing operations in the country.

The export ban is effective immediately until further notice, Mines Minister Polite Kambamura told reporters in the capital Harare on Wednesday.