ZIMBABWE-BIKITA-PRESIDENT-LITHIUM MINE

ZIMBABWE-BIKITA-PRESIDENT-LITHIUM MINE

(231201) -- MASVINGO, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (L) shakes hands with a staff member from China's Sinomine Resource Group at Bikita Lithium Mine in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29, 2023. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwe commissions Chinese company's lithium processing plants" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

Zimbabwe commissions Chinese company's lithium processing plants

STORY: Zimbabwe commissions Chinese company's lithium processing plants SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bikita Lithium Mine 2. various of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inspecting the mine 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG PINGWEI, Chairman of Sinomine Resource Group 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SODA ZHEMU, Zimbabwean Minister of Mines and Mining Development STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday officially commissioned China's Sinomine Resource Group's new spodumene processing plant and an expanded petalite processing plant at Zimbabwe's Bikita Lithium Mine. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "I commend Sinomine Resource Group for taking heed of my government's call for beneficiation and value addition of lithium ores

Chinese investments add impetus to Zimbabwe's lithium mining sector growth

STORY: Chinese investments add impetus to Zimbabwe's lithium mining sector growth DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:25 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lithium mine in Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (CHINESE): WANG PINGWEI, Director of Sinomine Group 3. various of lithium mine in Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 5. various of lithium mine in Zimbabwe 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): TREVOR BARNARD, Deputy general manager, Prospect Lithium 7. various of lithium mine in Zimbabwe STORYLINE: Zimbabwe has seen notable development in its lithium mining sector in 2022 as major Chinese-funded projects in the country made steady progress. Earlier this year, China's Sinomine Resource Group acquired Bikita Minerals, a key producer of lithium in Zimbabwe. In June, Sinomine's 200-million-U.S. dollar project to build a processing plant at Bikita Minerals lithium mine was launched. SOUNDBITE 1 (CHINESE): WANG PINGWEI, Director of Sinomine Group "When fully oper

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated the launch of China's Sinomine's 200-million-U.S. dollar project to build a processing plant and increase lithium output at Bikita lithium mine, about 320 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

Chinese firms lauded for investing in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firms lauded for investing in Zimbabwe DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: BIKITA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated the launch of a Chinese-funded project to build a processing plant and increase lithium output at Bikita lithium mine, about 320 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The 200-million-U.S. dollar project follows the acquisition of mining entity Bikita Minerals by Sinomine Resource Group, a Chinese mineral exploration engineering technical services company, in January. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "My government cherishes the willingness of companies from the People's Republic of China to invest in Zimbabwe. This has led to a number of top-tier Chinese conglomerates investing in various sectors of our economy, with win-win benefits for all. It is my expectation