The Bikita mine has been restocked with mineral resources

        Recently, China Mineral Resources Group Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to asBikita Minerals (Private) Limited(" Bikita Mines ") commissioned Independent Resource Estimations, a third party independent resource assessment company，Based on the results of the 2022 Bikita Mine West supplementary and crypto survey，Against the West SQI6+ShaftThe amount of lithium mineral resources in the lot has been estimated again, and the conformity has been prepared and submittedNI43-101 "Technical Report On the Bikita West Project At the Bikita Mine, Masungo Province, Zimbabwe", Masvingo Province,Zimbabwe)，The total amount of lithium mineral resources discovered (proved + controlled + inferred category) is 2941.400,000 tons of ore volume increased to 4031.Ore volume of 830,000 tons (see Table 1 below), average Li₂O grade 1.13%，Li₂O metal content from 34.400,000 tons increased to 45.620,000 tons, equivalent to lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) from 84.960,000 tons increased to 112.69万吨

表1 ZimbabweBikitaWestern part of mineSQI6+SHAFTLot tenure resource inventory(Up to2022年12月31日)

        Previously, China Mineral Resources inOn October 14, 2022, it was announced that a total of 2,510 new lithium mineral resources were discovered (proved + controlled + inferred category) in the East zone of the Bikita Mine.100,000 tons of ore, equivalent to 71.90000 tons lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE)。

        截至On December 31, 2022, the cumulative amount of lithium mineral resources discovered (proved + controlled + inferred category) in the East and West of the Bikita mining area reached 6,541.930,000 tons of ore, equivalent to 183.780,000 tons lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE)。