Though lithium mining is not new in Zimbabwe, as it was first extracted by Bikita Minerals in the 1950s, there has been increasing demand more recently. China, which is the leading consumer of ...

AUSTRALIAN miner, Prospect Resources Ltd, has begun to monetise its Step Aside Lithium project while also shifting focus to producing gold in the last quarter, the company has said. In October ...

This occurred at several other lithium mines in Buhera, Bikita and Mberengwa. Cultural displacement: this refers to the impact of land grabbing and restricted natural resource access on culture.

PROSPECT Resources Ltd, an Australian mining company, has announced the suspension of exploration activities at its Bikita Gem and Step Aside Lithium projects in Zimbabwe due to underwhelming ...

The price slump "is making it difficult for lithium companies to stay afloat, with most mining entities downscaling production" and laying off workers, Sinomine unit Bikita Minerals told visiting ...

Lithium ore ... Several Chinese firms ... and Suzhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Co Ltd. Sinomine operates Bikita Minerals, Zhejiang (Arcadia Mine), and Suzhou (Premier African Minerals).

"Some commenced mining operations five months before ... Sinomine has said it plans to spend up to $500-million building a lithium sulphate plant at Bikita within the next five years.

The past three years have witnessed a surge in hard-rock pegmatite lithium mining activity across Southern ... and in operation for over a century, Bikita Minerals is said to be the world ...