A report titled ‘The Implications of the Lithium Mining Rush in Zimbabwe: Analysis of Legal Developments’ published by the Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA) in 2023 shows that a government’s ban on unprocessed lithium introduced in December 2022 had not stopped smuggling, depriving the nation of millions of dollars in revenue.
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