Zimbabwe has immediately prohibited exports of antimony and tungsten and suspended shipments of ore and concentrates as the government seeks to increase domestic processing of raw materials. The measure was outlined in a July 21 letter from Mining Minister Thomas Ush to the state-owned Zimbabwe Minerals Marketing Corporation, which sells all Zimbabwean minerals except gold and silver. Zimbabwe joins countries including Guinea, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo in seeking to capture more value from natural resources. The country suspended lithium concentrate exports in February to encourage higher-value local processing and curb illegal shipments. That restriction was eased in April, while a lithium export ban is scheduled to begin in early 2027.