Zimbabwe will keep a Jan 2027 deadline to stop exporting lithium concentrate, Mines and Mineral Development Minister Polite Kambamura told officials, instructing the ministry to retain the cutoff in planning despite producer requests for delays. The president has ordered that from Jan 2027 Zimbabwe will only export lithium sulfate, leaving little room for extensions; producers had asked for relief until about June 2027 saying some local processing projects may not be ready. Mining companies are

Zimbabwe will keep a Jan 2027 deadline to stop exporting lithium concentrate, Mines and Mineral Development Minister Polite Kambamura told officials, instructing the ministry to retain the cutoff in planning despite producer requests for delays. The president has ordered that from Jan 2027 Zimbabwe will only export lithium sulfate, leaving little room for extensions; producers had asked for relief until about June 2027 saying some local processing projects may not be ready. Mining companies are accelerating construction and commissioning of local processing facilities, Mining Zimbabwe reported.