Lithium is keying up buoyancy in mining

OPTIMISM is high among both authorities and analysts about the prospects of the country’s key mining industry.
This is especially so in the wake of the recent crafting of a new lithium policy by the government, which is expected to further lift the sector’s contribution to the economy significantly.

Zimbabwe has the largest lithium reserves in Africa and the sixth largest in the world. The country is also estimated to have the highest number of lithium projects under exploration on the African con