Zimbabwe: Lithium Powers Zimbabwe's Mineral Export Boom to U.S.$4.7bn

Zimbabwe’s non-gold mineral export earnings double to $4.74bn as lithium overtakes PGMs

Zimbabwe’s mineral exports excluding gold and silver rose 101.8% y/y in 9M 2026. Lithium earned $2.159bn, overtaking platinum group metals, as spodumene prices jumped 283%y/y.

Zimbabwe: Lithium Powers Zimbabwe's Mineral Export Boom to U.S.$4.7bn

Zimbabwe's mineral export sales more than doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching US$4.735 billion with lithium overtaking platinum group metals (PGMs) as the country's biggest revenue earner.

Zimbabwes lithium export earnings surge on higher spodumene prices

ZIMBABWE-MINING/LITHIUM:Zimbabwe's lithium export earnings surge on higher spodumene prices

Lithium Powers Zimbabwe’s Mineral Export Boom to US$4.7bn

Zimbabwe’s mineral export sales more than doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching US$4.735 billion with lithium overtaking platinum group metals (PGMs) as the country’s biggest revenue earner. Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) general manager Dr Nomusa Moyo said mineral export sales […]

Mineral export earnings shoot up to US$4,7bn

Oliver Kazunga-Senior Reporter MINERAL export earnings more than doubled to US$4,735 billion in the first nine months of the year, driven by lithium and stronger commodity prices. This follows President Mnangagwa’s   decision to ban raw mineral ore exports which earned the country less. According to Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) general manager Dr […]