Mine / resource · Zimbabwe

Arcadia

ProducingNot yet verifiedAs of 24 Oct 2026
Owner
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 100% (via Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd)
Listed via
603799.SS
Product
Spodumene / petalite concentrate, lithium sulfate
Deposit type
Spodumene
Capacity
Ore output 4.5 Mt/yr (2025 annual report); 50 ktpa lithium sulfate plant in trial production since Q1 2026
≈ 50 kt LCE/yr (nameplate)
Location
-17.80°, 31.30°

Africa's first lithium sulfate plant (50 ktpa) built at Arcadia; first product shipped to China for conversion to battery-grade lithium carbonate (H1 2026 report).

Ownership structure

Effective economic interest of listed owners · As of 24 Oct 2026
Zhejiang Huayou603799.SS100%ArcadiaMine / resource

Attributable capacity

Listed ownerStakekt SC/yrkt LCE/yr
Zhejiang Huayou 603799.SS100%≈374≈50

Capacity × effective stake. kt SC ≈ kt LCE × 7.5 (grade-based, 90% recovery).

Structure: Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 100% (via Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd).

Value chain

Owners, buyers and the refineries on Li3atlas they feed · As of 24 Oct 2026
Listed ownersZhejiang Huayou603799.SS · 100%
Mine / resourceArcadiaOre output 4.5 Mt/yr (2025 annual report); 50 ktpa lithium sulfate plant in trial production since Q1 2026

Resource and mine life

As of 24 Oct 2026
Resource
2.45 Mt LCE
Grade
1.34%
Mine life
11.1 years
As of
31 Dec 2025

Milestones

As of 24 Oct 2026

Completed (1)

  • Q1 202650 ktpa lithium sulfate plant completed, trial productionFirst production · source

Country risk · Zimbabwe

Policy risk: High As of 24 Oct 2026
Export rules
Raw lithium ore exports banned since 2022; all lithium concentrate exports to be banned from January 2027

Producers must build local conversion to keep exporting. source

Change history

Approved changes with their source · As of 24 Oct 2026
DateFieldChangeSource
24 Oct 2026NotesZimbabwe concentrate export rules apply. → Africa's first lithium sulfate plant (50 ktpa) built at Arcadia; first product shipped to China for conversion to battery-grade lithium carbonate (H1 2026 report).Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2026 Half-Year Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2026年半年度报告)
24 Oct 2026Stakenew: 603799.SS: 100%Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026OwnerZhejiang Huayou Cobalt → Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 100% (via Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd)Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026Resource / reservenew: resource 2.45 Mt LCE · 1.34% · as of 2025-12-31Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026Mine lifenew: 11.1Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026ProductSpodumene → Spodumene / petalite concentrate, lithium sulfateZhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026Capacity~0.4 Mtpa conc. → Ore output 4.5 Mt/yr (2025 annual report); 50 ktpa lithium sulfate plant in trial production since Q1 2026Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)
24 Oct 2026Milestonenew: Q1 2026 · 50 ktpa lithium sulfate plant completed, trial production First production CompletedZhejiang Huayou Cobalt 2025 Annual Report (浙江华友钴业股份有限公司2025年年度报告)

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