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AVZ Minerals has a 51% stake in the mine and battery giant CATL has the remaining 24%.",{"type":576,"attrs":676,"content":677},{"textAlign":49},[678],{"text":679,"type":581},"AVZ had planned for Manono to come online in 2030, though Zijin recently said it intends for the mine to be operational from as early as 2026, with production of just under 100,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent per year when at full capacity.",{"type":576,"attrs":681,"content":682},{"textAlign":49},[683],{"text":684,"type":581},"The Argentinian 3Q brine project Zijin acquired in 2021 was due to come online later this year, though local contacts have told Benchmark that the project has been delayed to 2026.",{"type":576,"attrs":686,"content":687},{"textAlign":49},[688],{"text":689,"type":581},"The company’s only operating lithium asset is a mica mine in Hunan, China. The small ~3,000 tonne LCE per year capacity is due to be increased by 54,000 tonnes LCE with a planned expansion due to come online later this year with a third expansion planned for 2036.",{"type":576,"attrs":691,"content":692},{"textAlign":49},[693],{"text":694,"type":581},"Zijin is currently constructing Lakkor Tso, a direct lithium extraction project in Tibet. It is due to come online later this year with an expansion due in 2028.",{"type":659,"attrs":696,"content":697},{"level":661,"textAlign":49},[698],{"text":699,"type":581},"What lithium projects does Zangge have?",{"type":576,"attrs":701,"content":702},{"textAlign":49},[703],{"text":704,"type":581},"The deal gives Zijin access to Zangge’s operating direct lithium extraction facility in Qinghai with a capacity of 12,000 tonnes LCE per year.",{"type":576,"attrs":706,"content":707},{"textAlign":49},[708],{"text":709,"type":581},"Zangge is also developing a DLE asset in Tibet with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes LCE due to begin operating in 2026.",{"type":659,"attrs":711,"content":712},{"level":661,"textAlign":49},[713],{"text":714,"type":581},"What role does copper play in the deal?",{"type":576,"attrs":716,"content":717},{"textAlign":49},[718],{"text":719,"type":581},"The deal also strengthens Zijin’s copper position. Zijin previously had a 50% stake in the Qulong copper mine in Tibet, China. The deal in Zangge ups Zijin’s stake to a controlling 58%.",{"type":576,"attrs":721,"content":722},{"textAlign":49},[723],{"text":724,"type":581},"The second phase of this project is due to come online towards the end of 2025, targeting production of 550,000 tonnes per year.","Zijin Mining has acquired a 24.8% stake in Zangge Mining for RMB13.7 billion ($1.87 billion), following 2024’s trend of consolidation in the lithium market through merger and acquisition activity. Zangge is operating and developing direct lithium extraction (DLE) projects in China. Zijin, on the other hand, has a more international footprint with projects in Argentina […]",[727],{"slug":564,"name":565,"content":728},{"job_title":567,"image":729,"bio":570,"linkedin":571},{"filename":569},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"cf25a578-d707-4ed1-80c1-aa551f3c3c1c\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[733,736,739],{"slug":734,"name":735},"copper","Copper",{"slug":737,"name":738},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":740,"name":8},"lithium","private",{"id":49,"alt":657,"name":657,"focus":657,"title":657,"source":657,"filename":743,"copyright":657,"fieldtype":744,"meta_data":745,"is_external_url":51},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/0ccf7dada2/bm-zijin-mining-3q.jpg","asset",{"alt":657,"title":657,"source":657,"copyright":657},"Jan 22, 2025","22nd January 2025",[],[],1780500936551]