23.7.2025
3:15
HARARE
(Reuters)
–
Zimbabwe’s
exports
of
spodumene
concentrate,
a
lithium-bearing
mineral
essential
for
battery
production,
surged
30%
in
the
first
half
of
2025
despite
weak
global
lithium
prices,
official
statistics
show.
Africa’s
top
lithium
producer
exported
586,197
metric
tons
of
spodumene
concentrate
between
January
and
June,
compared
to
451,824
metric
tons
during
the
same
period
last
year,
according
to
statistics
from
the
Minerals
Marketing
Corporation
of
Zimbabwe
(MMCZ)
obtained
by
Reuters
on
Monday.
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