President Mnangagwa commissions Kamativi mining company’s 2.3 MT spodume mining and processing project phase one
Written by Skyz Metro FM on April 15, 2024
Nokusa Masuku
13-04-24
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned Kamativi mining company’s 2.3 MT spodume mining and processing project phase one.
Phase One of the mine is said to be successfully running and producing 300 000 tonnes of raw ore and 50 000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per annum.
Phase two, which will ramp up production to 2,3 million tonnes of raw ore and 300 000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per annum is under construction and will be completed mid-year.
The mine is reported to have created direct employment for 260 people, while about 1 000 employees are employed indirectly through downstream contracts impact.
Kamativi Mine Company is involved in corporate social responsibility in schools, clinics, roads, and water provision amid plans to establish a solar project to boost energy generation.
The mine started its operations in 2019 focused on lithium exploration, mining, and processing within Kamativi, a former tin mine that closed in 1994 when international prices of tin plummeted to unsustainable levels.
Skyz Metro FM