THE SouthernTIMES Feb 24, 2018Lithium project set to kick off in April> Kuda BwititiHarare - The us$1,4 billion lithium project in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North province will commence in April, the country’s Mines and Mining Development Minister has told The Southern Times. The government of Zimbabwe struck the lithium deal with an international investor whose identity is being kept under wraps while the terms of the project are being finalised. In an interview in Harare this week, Mines and Mining Development Minister, Winston Chitando, said work on the project will commence on April 1. They have said by April 1 everything will be in place for them to start work,” he said. Lithium is used mainly as a component of rechargeable batteries and as a treatment for several types of mental disorders.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 23, 2018 13:52 UTC