Zimbabwe's president urges miners to increase added value of lithium resources

STORY: Zimbabwe's president urges miners to increase added value of lithium resources DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: BUHERA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Mnangagwa at the plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 3. various of mining activities and the plant STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged lithium miners to increase the added value of the country's lithium resources, stressing the need to produce battery-grade lithium. Mnangagwa made the appeal after the official commissioning ceremony of a floatation plant of Max Mind Zimbabwe's Sabi Star Lithium Mine, which is located in Buhera, about 300 km from the capital city of Harare. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "The construction of this lithium floatation plant by Sabi Star is in line with my government's call for the beneficiation and value addition of our mineral resources. The growing global demand for l

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(230901) -- BUHERA, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker is seen at a floatation plant of Max Mind Zimbabwe's Sabi Star Lithium Mine in Buhera, Zimbabwe, Aug. 31, 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged lithium miners to increase the added value of the country's lithium resources, stressing the need to produce battery-grade lithium. Mnangagwa made the appeal after the official commissioning ceremony of a floatation plant of Max Mind Zimbabwe's Sabi Star Lithium Mine, which is located in Buhera, about 300 km from the capital city of Harare. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-BUHERA-LITHIUM-MINE

(230901) -- BUHERA, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at a floatation plant of Max Mind Zimbabwe's Sabi Star Lithium Mine in Buhera, Zimbabwe, Aug. 31, 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged lithium miners to increase the added value of the country's lithium resources, stressing the need to produce battery-grade lithium. Mnangagwa made the appeal after the official commissioning ceremony of a floatation plant of Max Mind Zimbabwe's Sabi Star Lithium Mine, which is located in Buhera, about 300 km from the capital city of Harare. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)