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Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Wanda/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Harare is ready to pull out all the stops for the Australian firm's launch of production at its Arcadia lithium, success stories involving foreign mining investors being few and far between. [...]

Published on 11.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Zimbabwe
Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi bet on Prospect Resources' battery metals operations

Mali
Bamako edges ahead of DRC, Ghana and Zimbabwe in lithium race

Botswana
Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

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Mnangagwa touts tobacco industry progress in bid to get Western sanctions lifted

Zimbabwe
Backed by Mnangagwa, Chinese group Ming Chang close to obtaining control of gold mine

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Africa, European Union
Juniors see European Raw Materials Alliance as gateway to growth

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa pampers mining explosives champion Intrachem

Zimbabwe
Great Dyke Investments' platinum hopes tarnished by international sanctions