CMOC Increases Lithium Resource Reserves at Bikita Lithium Mine in Zimbabwe

Published: Apr 1, 2024 19:41

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【CMOC updates resource reserves at Bikita Lithium Mine】Recently, China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (CMOC) announced and updated the resource reserves at the Bikita Lithium Mine in Zimbabwe. As of December 31, 2023, the total lithium ore resources in the West and East sections of the Bikita Mine (Measured + Indicated + Inferred categories) amount to 113.3517 million tons (after deducting the resources used in mine production), with a lithium metal content of 1.1679 million tons, an average Li2O grade of 1.03%, equivalent to 2.8847 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). Compared to the previous report on December 31, 2022, lithium ore resources have increased by 47.9324 million tons, equivalent to an increase of 1.0469 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).

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