Premier African Minerals Limited says its new spodumene flotation plant for the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project is expected to arrive on site on 3 March, as the company moves to reassure investors that Zimbabwe’s suspension of lithium concentrate exports will not derail its production plans.
In a corporate update, Managing Director Graham Hill said the company had overcome a short delay and was now ready to begin installation.
“I am extremely pleased to report that following a short delay from the timetable previously announced and after several weeks of planning and mobilisation we now expect the new spodumene flotation plant to arrive on site on Tuesday, 3 March,” Hill said.
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He added that a specialist installation engineer from Xinhai Technology Processing was due on site, with assembly set to begin immediately upon delivery. Commissioning and optimisation are targeted for the second quarter of 2026.
The 15–20 tonnes-per-hour flotation circuit will replace the previous spodumene circuit, forming a central part of Zulu’s revised processing configuration. Additional materials, including electrical components and access infrastructure, are being procured separately during assembly.
The update comes against the backdrop of the Ministry of Mines’ recent suspension of lithium concentrate and raw mineral exports.
Hill said the company was “maintaining dialogue with the Ministry and remain aligned with Zimbabwe's beneficiation objectives,” noting that Premier had already presented its value addition roadmap for Zulu.
The board said it does “not currently envisage… that the recent suspension will impede Zulu's future commercial production strategy,” though it undertook to update shareholders as regulatory clarity improves.
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