Building Zimbabwe’s Critical Minerals Future
Latara Group is developing critical mineral opportunities in Zimbabwe by combining geological insight, market intelligence, and strategic partnerships across the lithium value chain. No refinery has been built yet — we are building the relationships, knowledge, and pipeline that will get us there.
>200,000
Metric tons per annum — projected global lithium supply deficit by 2030
Source: Fastmarkets, Q1 2026
~36%
Compound annual growth rate in lithium demand, 2016–2025
Source: Fastmarkets, Q1 2026
~70%
Share of global lithium refining capacity concentrated in China
Source: Fastmarkets, Q1 2026
10%
Lithium supplied by Zimbabwe
Source: Latara Group
THE PROBLEM
Africa exports raw minerals. The world refines them elsewhere.
Zimbabwe banned raw lithium ore exports in 2022 to push local value-addition, and has continued tightening its concentrate export framework since. Global lithium refining capacity, meanwhile, remains heavily concentrated in China — leaving Western battery manufacturers with few independent, transparent routes to African feedstock.
Local and small-scale miners across Zimbabwe’s lithium belt can mine ore, but few can afford to build their own chemical processing plants — leaving them reliant on a small number of buyers. That gap in independent, in-country refining capacity is what Latara Group is working to close.
OUR APPROACH
Building across the critical minerals value chain.
Latara Group is developing Zimbabwe’s critical minerals ecosystem through research, geological evaluation, partnerships, and future downstream opportunities.
01
Market Intelligence
Tracking Zimbabwe’s lithium and critical minerals landscape through research, analysis, and industry insights — market updates, mining developments, policy changes, and investment trends.
02
Project Development
Identifying and evaluating strategic mineral opportunities through geological surveys, resource evaluation, project assessment, and technical evaluation.
03
Future Value Addition
Long-term development of downstream lithium processing opportunities — refining, processing partnerships, and battery material supply chains.
WHY ZIMBABWE
A country at the center of the lithium map.
Latara Group’s claim, Buhera, Manicaland.
OTHER STRATEGIC LITHIUM REGIONS IN ZIMBABWE
Bikita · Masvingo Province
Arcadia · Harare Metropolitan
Kamativi · Matabeleland North
Zulu Lithium · Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South
Resource Advantage
Zimbabwe has significant lithium resources and is becoming an important participant in global battery supply chains.
Strategic Advantage
Global companies are looking to diversify critical mineral supply chains, and Zimbabwe is positioned to be part of that shift.
Value Addition Opportunity
Zimbabwe has an opportunity to move beyond raw mineral exports into processing and downstream industries.
DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
Where we are, and where we’re going.
PHASE 1 · CURRENT
Exploration & Validation
- Geological surveys
- Site evaluation
- Market research
- Strategic partnerships
- Technical assessment
PHASE 2 · FUTURE
Technical Development
- Resource evaluation
- Metallurgical studies
- Feasibility studies
- Engineering partnerships
PHASE 3 · FUTURE
Project Development
- Financing
- Permitting
- Construction planning
PHASE 4 · LONG-TERM VISION
Value Addition
- Lithium processing
- Refining capabilities
- Regional battery supply chain participation
INVESTORS
Building the case for Series A and project finance.
Latara Group is currently raising a pre-seed round to fund exploration, metallurgical test work, and pre-feasibility engineering at our Buhera claim. If you’re an investor or strategic partner interested in learning more, request our materials and we’ll follow up directly.
Request investor materials
Send us a note through the contact form below and we’ll be in touch about our pre-seed round.
NEWS
Recent updates
Latara Group secures 102-hectare claim in Buhera
July 2026
Our claim sits in the Mutare Greenstone Belt, directly adjacent to the Sabi Star mine, giving us direct access to lithium-bearing feedstock.
Field inspection completed at the Buhera claim
July 2026
Our team conducted an on-site inspection of the claim as part of ongoing geological assessment work ahead of feasibility studies.
Lithium-bearing ore samples collected from the claim
July 2026
Initial samples collected from the site show lithium-mica-bearing mineralization, supporting our ongoing feasibility work.