Lithium breathes new energy into Kamativi infrastructure

KAMATIVI Mining Company (KMC) which recently started extracting lithium from the old tin mine, has constructed close to 4km of a new road and is also rehabilitating a 20km stretch on the Cross Dete-Binga Road. Together with its intentions to double spodumene concentrate production from 1,000 to 6,000 tonnes annually beginning in June, KMC has also gone above and above to restore Kamativi's infrastructure.

In 1994, Kamativi Tin Mine shut down due to an unsupportable decline in the global tin price.

About 3,000 people were engaged in the tin mine at the time, which continued to last for more than 40 years.

Kamativi became a ghost town for thirty years, and buildings, roads, water, and electricity infrastructure were all vandalized.

Reopened as KMC, a joint venture between Zimbabwe Mining Development Company and Sichuan Pude Technology of China, the mine is presently operational. The mine has made great progress in bringing back the infrastructure to its previous state of excellence during its first phase of operations.

A road from the mine's main gate to the Cross Dete-Binga road and the roundabout has been resurfaced by KMC.

Tarring has also been applied to the road that leads from the roundabout to the commercial center, including the section that goes through the police station and leads to the Transmedia transmitters.

Reopened as KMC, a joint venture between Zimbabwe Mining Development Company and Sichuan Pude Technology of China, the mine is presently operational. The mine has made great progress in bringing back the infrastructure to its previous state of excellence during its first phase of operations.

A road from the mine's main gate to the Cross Dete-Binga road and the roundabout has been resurfaced by KMC.

Tarring has also been applied to the road that leads from the roundabout to the commercial center, including the section that goes through the police station and leads to the Transmedia transmitters.

There are obvious carriageway markings and signage on the tarred portion of the road, as noted by a Chronicle news crew.

The company has reassured the community that bigger things are in store, despite their reservations about the road's diversion, saying that they would now have to walk long distances to catch transportation on the highway. Work is currently underway to build a bus rank within Kamativi, a development that will attract buses branch off into Kamativi.

In addition to improving Kamativi's road system, KMC Chief Operating Officer Mr. Dexi Liang stated that the business is also re-connecting Kamativi to the national grid and water supplies.

We know how vital it is to have good roads, therefore in 2023 we opened a 2 km road network inside Kamativi from the turn-off to the clinic as a direct present to the community. We have completed 3,5 kilometers of the main route this year, which includes the stretch that connects the clinic to St. Theresa School," he stated.

Regarding the main road concerns, we have worked with engineers to create a bus terminus and are collaborating with local officials to introduce buses inside the mining compound. To put it briefly, we will be building a bus stop where busses will queue.

One of the main thoroughfares, Binga Road, has been designated by the government as a key road in need of immediate repair due to damage by heavy trucks and rain.

Over 80% of the entire stretch of the road is now a driving nightmare due to the numerous potholes.

Because of the severity of the devastation, the government proclaimed a state of emergency over the nation's road system.

In Matabeleland North, there are more routes that need maintenance: Bulawayo-Victoria Falls, Bulawayo-Tsholotsho, and Bulawayo-Nkayi.

SPONSORED LINKS The chairperson of the Zanu-PF Kamativi district, Mr. Geneva Ncube, praised KMC's constructive actions.

We express our gratitude to President Mnangagwa and the Second Republic for bringing the investors to Kamativi. People are content, and it's now simple for a ruling party chair to stand in front of a contented community and speak to them about the good changes the Zanu-PF government is implementing," he remarked.

"It's good that we have new roads and that buses will now be coming into Kamativi."

Joshua Tshuma, the Ward 11 Councillor for Hwange Rural District Council, stated that the investor has promised to upgrade more roads in Kamativi.

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