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Manono Lithium District

Tanganyika Province, DRC · Li-Sn-Ta · DISPUTED — multi-claim structure (see sub-records)

Evidence depth: sourced-study
Complete study-level marker set from a named DFS/FS-grade document.
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intelligence-gradeunclassifiedmulti claim active arbitration

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Stage and status

DFI · investment house — what stage is the asset at, and what does its record hold?

Life-cycle stageunclassified Derived
Operating statusDisputed / Split-claim development asset; Manono Lithium SAS (Zijin/Cominière) NE in production since mid-2026 per Zijin; Dathcom-AVZ South in arbitration Sourced
Reserve— Absent

Value anchors

advisory · corporate development — what does the record support?

Resource (M+I+I)842 Mt @ 1.61% Li2O, 709 ppm Sn, 37 ppm Ta Sourced
Resource basis (verbatim)AVZ Jan 2024 update (Roche Dure + Carrière de l'Este combined); pre-dispute baseline
Primary sourceAVZ Minerals Jan 2024 resource update; ICSID public disclosures; Manono Lithium SAS permit awards Sept 2024 [Sourced 2026-05-02] Sourced
Comparables (Li-matched)1 African M&A · 1 intl · 1 excluded (terminated / non-acquisition — flagged on the screen) — set spans, not market curves · deals · compare assets · data freshness Sourced

Risk read

mining major · insurer — what is the exposure?

Ownership structureMulti-party contested; no single operator; primary claims: Manono Lithium SAS (Zijin/Jinxiang ~54.9% per Zijin … Sourced
Recent events (record, newest last — tail shown)… state approval; CATH conditional funding Jan 2026 ($20M to AVZ, rights to 100% production for 5 years + 30.5% indirect stake IF AVZ claims succeed); Manono Lithium SAS processing plant in production since mid-2026 per Zijin (notice 9 Jul 2026, reported by Reuters 15 Jul 2026); first exports reported Jun-Jul 2026 Sourced

What this record does not yet support — disclosed, not estimated