Zimbabwean cabinet approves ban on exports of lithium concentrates, raw minerals

HARARE, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean Cabinet on Tuesday approved a ban on raw minerals and lithium concentrates exports, following an announcement by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development in late February.

Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing, Mines and Mining Development Minister Polite Kambamura said the indefinite ban was imposed in the national interest to promote local value addition of minerals.