Prospect lithium pushes deeper into processing with carbonate plant

PROSPECT Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) is planning to expand into lithium carbonate production as the miner moves to deepen local processing of the mineral and increase the economic returns from Zimbabwe’s lithium resources. The company, which began exporting lithium sulphate in April 2026, is preparing to add lithium carbonate to its product range, according to its public relations manager, Patience Mushore-Chizodza. Speaking during a Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe media tour in Goromonzi, Mushore-Chizodza said PLZ had an annual lithium sulphate production capacity of 50 000 tonnes and was planning further processing investments in line with the government’s beneficiation drive.