Discover the Mining Industry of Africa
Welcome to Africa Mining Union, where we explore the diverse and valuable world of minerals. Our continent is blessed with a rich array of minerals that fuel industries, drive technological advancements, and sustain economies.
From precious metals like gold and platinum to essential industrial minerals such as copper and iron ore, each mineral plays a crucial role in the global market.
At Africa Mining, we are committed to responsible and sustainable mining practices that not only unlock the potential of these resources but also contribute to the development of local communities.
Dive into our comprehensive guide to discover the unique properties, uses, and significance of each mineral. Join us on this journey to uncover the treasures beneath Africa’s soil and understand their impact on the world.
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Morocco
Dependency: low
EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative): No status
Minerals: Cobalt, Nickel, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Barite, Cement, Copper, Clays, Feldspar, Gold, Iron, Iron ore, Lead, Manganese, Nickel, Critical Phosphate rock, Salt, Silver, Steel, Sulfer, Zinc.
Algeria
Dependency: Low
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Barite, Bauxite, Clays, Copper, Diatomite, Feldspar, Gypsum, Iron, Iron ore, Lime, Limestone, Nitrogen, Phosphate rock, Pumice, Salt, Sand, Silver, Steel, Stone, Zinc.
Libya
Dependency: Low
ETIT: No status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Gypsum, Iron, Lime, Salt, Steel, Sulfer
Tunisia
Dependency: Low
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Barite, Fertilizers, Gypsum, Iron, Iron ore, Lead, Lime, Nitrogen, Phosphate rock, Salt, Steel, Sulfer, Zinc.
Egypt
Dependency: Low
EITI: Low
Critical Minerals: Copper, Manganese.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Barite, Cement, Clays, Copper, Gravel, Gypsum, Iron ore, Manganese, Phosphates rock, Quartz, Salt, Sand, Soda Ash, Steel, Stone, Talc, Vermiculite.
Mauritania
Dependency: High
EITI: Meaningful
Critical Minerals: Copper
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Copper, Gold, Gypsum, Iron ore, Phosphate rock, Quartz, Salt, Uranium.
Mali
Dependency: High
EITI: Fairly Low
Critical Mineral:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Gold, Gypsum, Iron ore, Manganese, Phosphate rock, Semiprecious stones, Silver.
Niger
Dependency: High
EITI: Yet to be assessed against the 2016 standard
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Coal, Gold, Silver, Uranium.
Chad
Dependency: Low 8
EITI: Fairly Low
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Gold, Salt, Stone.
Sudan
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Chromium, Clays, Feldspar, Gold, Gypsum, Iron, Manganese, Salt, Silver, Steel, Stone, Talc.
Senegal
Dependency: High 11
EITI: Very High
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Gold, Iron, Lead, Lime, Phosphate rock, Steel, Titanium, Zircon.
Gambia
Dependency: Low
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals:.
None-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Salt.
Guinea
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Bauxite
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Sand
Sierra Leone
Dependency: Low 10
EITI: High
Critical Minerals: Bauxite
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Cement, Diamond, Gold, Iron ore, Rare Earths, Tantalum, Titanium, Zircon.
Liberia
Dependency: High 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Lithium
Non-Fuel Minerals: Barite, Cement, Diamond, Gold, Gravel, Iron ore, Sand, Steel, Stone
Burkina Faso
Dependency: High 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Gold, Manganese, Silver, Zinc
Côte d'ivoire
Dependency: Low 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Bauxite, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Cement, Diamond, Gold, Manganese, Nickel, Sand, Silver, Stone.
Ghana
Dependency: Low 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Bauxite, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Bauxite, Cement, Diamond, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Salt, Silver
Togo
Dependency: Low
EITI: Meaningful Progress
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Diamond, Gold, Gravel, Iron ore, Manganese, Phosphate rock, Salt, Sand, Stone
Benin
Dependency: Medium
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Salt
Nigeria
Dependency: Low 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Coal, Gold, Salt, Silver, Uranium.
Cameroon
Dependency: Low 8
EITI: Fairly Low
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Bauxite, Cement, Clays, Cobalt, Diamond, Gravel, Iron ore, Kyanite, Lime, Pumice, Sand, Stone.
Equatorial Guinea
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Gold, Not-Substantive
Gabon
Dependency: Low
EITI: Yet to be assessed
Critical Minerals: Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Gold, Manganese
Congo
Dependency: Low 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Chromium, Copper, Diamond, Gold, Iron ore, Lead, Manganese, Zinc
Republic of The Congo
Dependency: High 10
EITI: High
Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Copper, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Cement, Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Diamond, Gemstones, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Niobium and Tantalum, Phosphate rock, Silver, Steel, Stone, Sulfer, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc.
Central African Republic
Dependency: High
EITI: Yet to be assessed
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Diamond, Gold, Sand, Uranium
Ethiopia
Dependency: Low
EITI: Meaningful Progress
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Cement, Clays, Coal, Diamond, Diatomite, Feldspar, Gold, Gravel, Gypsum, Iron, Lime, Marble, Niobium and Tantalum, Platinum, Pumice, Salt, Sand, Soda Ash, Steel, Stone
Somalia
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Copper, Gemstone, Gold, Granite, Marble, Niobium and Tantalum, Salt, Stone.
Kenya
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Cement, Clays, Diatomite, Feldspar, Gemstones, Gold, Gypsum, Iron, Iron ore, Lead, Lime, Salt, Sand, Soda Ash, Steel, Sulfer, Titanium, Vermiculite, Zircon
Uganda
Dependency: High
EITI: Yet to be assessed
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel: Beryl, Cement, Clays, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Gravel, Iron, Iron ore, Lead, Lime, Niobium, Pumice, Salt, Sand, Steel, Stone, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, Uranium, Vermiculite.
Angola
Dependency: Low
EITI: Yes to be assessed
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Copper, Diamond, Granite, Gravel, Gypsum, Iron ore, Lime, Marble, Phosphate rock, Quartz, Salt, Sand, Stone
Namibia
Dependency: High
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Copper, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Copper, Diamond, Gold, Iron ore, Lead, Manganese, Salt, Silver, Tantalum, Tin, Uranium, Zinc,
South Africa
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Cobalt Copper, Nickel, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Cement, Chromium, Clays, Coal, Coke, Copper, Diamond, Feldspar, Ferroalloys, Gold, Gypsum, Iron, Iron ore, Kyanite, Lead, Lime, Manganese, Nickel, Perlite, Phosphate rock, Platinum, Salt, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Steel, Stone, Sulfer, Talc, Tellurium, Titanium, Vanadium, Uranium, Wollastonite, Zinc, Zircon.
Botswana
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Clays, Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Diamond, Gemstones/ Semiprecious, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Nickel, Platinum, Salt, Silver, Soda Ash, Uranium
Zimbabwe
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
Non-Fuel Minerals: Asbestos, Cement, Chromite, Chromium, Coal, Coal, Cobalt, Coke, Copper, Diamond, Ferroallys, Gold, Nickel, Nitrogen, Phosphate rock, Platinum, Pyrite, Silver, Sulfer, Tungsten, Vermiculite.
Mozambique
Dependency: High 9
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aluminium, Bauxite, Beryl, Cement, Clays, Coal, Diatomite, Gemstones, Gold, Gravel, Lead, Niobium, Salt, Sand, Stone, Tantalum, Titanium, Zircon
Zambia
Dependency: High 10
EITI: High
Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Manganese
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Coal, Copper, Gemstones, Gold, Iron ore, Lead, Lime, Manganese, Nickel, Rare, Earths, Steel, Stone, Sulfer
Malawi
Dependency: Low 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Clays, Coal, Gemstones, Gold, Lime, Niobium and Tantalum, Salt, Silicon, Stone, Talc, Titanium, Uranium, Zircon
Tanzania
Dependency: High 9
EITI: Moderate
Critical Minerals: Bauxites, Copper
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Cement, Clays, Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Diamond, Gemstones, Gold, Gravel, Gypsum, Iron, Lime, Nickel, Phosphate rock, Rare Earths, Salt, Sand, Silver, Steel, Tin.
Madagascar
Dependency: Medium 8
EITI: Fairly Low
Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Graphite, Nickel, Rare Earths
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Beryl, Chromium, Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Dolomite, Fertilizers, Gemstones, Gold, Gravel, Gypsum, Nickel, Rare Earths, Salt, Sand, Stones, Titanium, Zircon.
Eritrea
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Copper, Graphite
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Clays, Copper, Gold, Gravel, Gypsum, Lime, Pumice, Salt, Sand, Silver, Stone, Zinc.
Cap Verde
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aggregates, Not-substantive, Salt
Guinea-Bissau
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals: Bauxite
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bauxite, Sand
Seychelles
Dependency: Low
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals: N/A
Non-Fuel Minerals: Granite, Sand, Stone
Eswatini
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Bricks, Clays, Coal, Gold, Stone
Mauritius
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aggregates, Cement, Fertilizers, Gravel, Iron, Salt, Sand, Steel, Stone/ Marble.
Burundi
Dependency: High
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Clays, Cobalt, Gold, Gravel, Lead, Nickel, Niobium and Tantalum, Rare Earths, Sand, Silver, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten
Lesotho
Dependency: High
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Clays, Diamond, Gravel, Sand, Stone
Rwanda
Dependency: Low
EITI: No Status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Beryl, Cement, Clays, Columbite-tantalite, Gemstones/ Semiprecious, Gold, Gravel, Iron, Lime, Niobium, Pumice, Sand, Steel, Stone, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten.
Sao Tome and Principe
Dependency: Low
EITI: Meaningful
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Aggregates, Not-substantive, Sand
Djibouti
Dependency: Low
EITI: No status
Critical Minerals:.
Non-Fuel Minerals: Cement, Salt
