Antaike, Setsi sa Lipatlisiso sa Sechaena, se boletse hore phuputso ea eona ea smelter e bontšitse hore tlhahiso ea koporo ka February e tšoana le ea January, ka lithane tse 656000, tse phahameng haholo ho feta kamoo ho neng ho lebeletsoe kateng, ha indasteri ea bohlokoa ea tšebeliso ea tšepe e qala tlhahiso butle-butle.

Ho phaella moo, tefiso ea phekolo ea concentrate ea koporo, e leng mohloli o ka sehloohong oa chelete bakeng sa smelter, e eketsehile ka 20% ho tloha qetellong ea 2019. Aetna o re theko ea chelete e fetang $ 70 ka tone e fokolitse khatello ea li-smelters.Khampani e lebeletse hore tlhahiso e fihle ho lithane tse ka bang 690000 ka March.

Li-stock tsa koporo nakong e fetileng li ntse li eketseha ho tloha ka la 10 Pherekhong, empa lintlha tse mabapi le matsatsi a phomolo a Mokete oa Selemo qetellong ea Pherekhong le mathoasong a Hlakubele ha li so lokolloe.

Lekala la matlo le nts'etsopele ea litoropong le re e le mohloli o ka sehloohong oa tšebeliso ea koporo, ho feta 58% ea merero ea kaho ea matlo le meaho ea China e qalile hape bekeng e fetileng, empa e ntse e tobane le bothata ba khaello ea basebetsi.