Australia-listed miner Prospect Resources may develop a lithium chemical plant at its Arcadia Lithium project in Harare. The Arcadia mine contains more than 1.85 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, the largest hard rock lithium deposit in Africa. In March 2015, China announced plans to build an additional four nuclear reactors and expand existing ones as part of Beijing’s plan for energy security. The Arcadia project is expected to have a yearly plant throughput of 1.2 million tonnes and a lifespan of 20 years.
Australia-listed miner Prospect Resources may develop a lithium chemical plant at its Arcadia Lithium project in Harare. The Arcadia mine contains more than 1.85 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, the largest hard rock lithium deposit in Africa. Prospect is raising $55m to construct a concentrate plant for the Arcadia project in what would be the first of its kind in Africa. The Arcadia project is expected to have a yearly plant throughput of 1.2 million tonnes and a lifespan of 20 years.