China’s Sinomine partially halts petalite mining in Zimbabwe as lithium prices crack

China’s state-owned Sinomine Resource Group partially suspended petalite mining recently at its Bikita lithium project in Zimbabwe due to multi-year low lithium prices, but industry sources said Oct. 11 that this development is unlikely to impact China’s lithium chemical markets. Sinomine partially halted petalite mining at Bikita but has maintained production at its dense media separation plant, the company said…China’s state-owned Sinomine Resource Group partially suspended petalite mining recently at its Bikita lithium project in Zimbabwe due to multi-year low lithium prices, but industry sources said Oct. 11 that this development is unlikely to impact China’s lithium chemical markets. Sinomine partially halted petalite mining at Bikita but has maintained production at its dense media separation plant, the company said…Read More