Zimbabwean president commissions Chinese-built lithium processing plant to develop mining industry

STORY: Zimbabwean president commissions Chinese-built lithium processing plant to develop mining industry DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: GOROMONZI, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lithium processing plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 3. various of the lithium processing plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday commissioned a Chinese-built lithium processing plant at a mine in Goromonzi District, some 40 km east of the capital Harare. The plant at one of the world's largest hard rock lithium resources, the Arcadia Lithium Mine, was constructed by the Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. from May 2022 to January this year. It has an installed capacity to process 4.5 million tonnes of lithium ore every year, from which 450,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate will be exported. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimba

Chinese investment helps Zimbabwe play bigger role in renewable energy value chain

STORY: Chinese investment helps Zimbabwe play bigger role in renewable energy value chain DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of builders working at construction sites 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE TOGARA, Mine Manager, Arcadia Lithium 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR BARNARD, Deputy General Manager, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TREVOR BARNARD, Deputy General Manager, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe STORYLINE: A Chinese-invested lithium mine near Harare, Zimbabwe will start delivering lithium-containing minerals next year. According to industry professionals, the project will contribute immensely to the growth of Zimbabwe's mining sector, helping the country play a bigger role in the renewable energy value chain. China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, one of the world's major producers of cobalt, purchased Arcadia lithium mine from Australia-listed Prospect Resources last year. The Arcadia project is considered to be one of the wor

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Wang Huayou (R) and Du Yonghong attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Yao Weixiong (R) and Wang Huayou attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Wang Huayou runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Wang Huayou runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)