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Lithium Update - Zimbabwe
Lithium Update - Zimbabwe.
About this update from Red Rock Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nRed Rock Resources Plc\n(\"Red Rock\" or the \"Company\")\n \nLithium Update- Zimbabwe\n \n \n18 August 2023\n \nRed Rock Resources Plc, the natural resource exploration and development company with interests in gold, copper, cobalt, lithium and other minerals, announces an update to the announcements of 15 June 2023 and 3 July 2023 in relation to the Company's operations, through its subsidiary African Lithium Resources (Pvt) Ltd (\"ALR\"), in Zimbabwe.\n \nKey current tasks are the beaconing and procuring of EIAs for recently granted licence areas, establishment and testing of representative samples, procurement of crushing and beneficiation equipment, procuring of export licences, and establishment of sales channels.\n \nDiscussion has begun with sales agents in China for sale of lithium ores, and a potential contract miner/partner has sent an experienced South African consultant geologist who from 10th to 14th August with ALR personnel conducted due diligence at ALR's locations in Zimbabwe. \nMr Dirk Benade, B.Sc., has been engaged as Owner's Representative and a director of ALR. A geologist with 50 years experience of exploration, management, assaying and open pit and underground mining, largely in Zimbabwe. He has worked for, among others, Utah Development Company (now BHP-Utah) Anglo American, Messina Transvaal Development and Falcon Mines. Dirk was Managing Director of AIM-listed African Gold Plc, and Senior Geologist of African Consolidated Resources Plc from the time of its AIM listing in 2006 up to 2008. He has more recently been involved in private company ventures and consulting work.\nRed Rock Chairman Andrew Bell comments: \"Regulatory changes over recent months mean that we are focussed on sales to the export market, which realise higher prices but require some combination of selective mining and beneficiation.\n \nDirk comes to us highly recommended and his depth of experience and knowledge and international business background makes him a good complement to our enthusiastic local team.\"\n \nFor further information, please contact:\nAndrew Bell 0207 747 9990  ...