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Mining & Extractives — Resource Economies

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Kenya River Sand Mining: Construction Supply Chain Data

Kenya extracts an estimated 10 million tonnes of river sand annually to feed a construction sector w

May 2026
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Nigeria Granite Quarrying: Infrastructure Supply Gap Data

Nigeria operates over 500 granite quarries across 30 states, producing an estimated 60 million tonne

May 2026
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Uganda Salt Mining at Lake Katwe: Artisanal Economics

Lake Katwe in western Uganda produces an estimated 18,000 tonnes of salt annually through artisanal

May 2026
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Guinea Simandou Iron Ore: Investor Readiness Analysis

Simandou in southeastern Guinea contains an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, mak

May 2026
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Ghana Manganese Mining in Nsuta: Export Economics Data

Ghana produces approximately 3 million tonnes of manganese ore annually, almost entirely from the Ns

May 2026
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Guinea Bauxite Mining in Boke: Investor Intelligence Brief

Guinea is the world's largest bauxite exporter, shipping over 100 million tonnes annually from the B

May 2026
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Tin and Coltan Processing in Rwanda: An Operator Playbook

Rwanda has positioned itself as Central Africa's premier conflict-free tin and coltan processing hub

May 2026
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Phosphate Mining in Morocco and Togo: Data Gap Analysis

Morocco controls approximately 70 percent of the world's phosphate reserves and produces over 40 mil

May 2026
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Ethiopia Gypsum Mining: Construction Supply Chain Intelligence

Ethiopia's construction boom has driven gypsum demand past 500,000 tonnes annually, sourced primaril

May 2026
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Tanzania Gemstone Cutting and Polishing Hub in Arusha: Operator Data

Arusha has emerged as East Africa's primary gemstone cutting and polishing centre, with over 200 wor

May 2026
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Graphite Mining in Mozambique and Madagascar: The Battery Mineral Africa Cannot Afford to Fumble

Mozambique and Madagascar together account for roughly 16 percent of global natural graphite product

May 2026
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Limestone Quarrying for Cement Production in Africa: An Operator Playbook for the Foundation of Construction

Africa consumes approximately 300 million tonnes of cement annually and demand is projected to reach

May 2026
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Vermiculite Mining in South Africa Limpopo Province: A Data Gap Analysis of a Niche Mineral Giant

South Africa is the world largest vermiculite producer, mining over 200,000 tonnes annually from dep

May 2026
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Rare Earth Elements in Africa: Investor Intelligence on the Deposits That Could Reshape Global Supply

Africa holds an estimated 30 percent of global rare earth element resources across deposits in Malaw

May 2026
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Chromite Mining Along Zimbabwe Great Dyke: An Operator Playbook for the Chrome Corridor

Zimbabwe Great Dyke geological formation stretches 550 kilometres through the heart of the country a

May 2026
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Mineral Sands Mining in East Africa: Titanium and Zircon Data Gaps Along the Indian Ocean Coast

East Africa Indian Ocean coastline from southern Kenya through Tanzania to northern Mozambique hosts

May 2026
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Platinum Group Metals in South Africa: Why the Bushveld Service Economy Remains Invisible to Capital

South Africa Bushveld Igneous Complex produces over 70 percent of global platinum, 80 percent of rho

May 2026
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Kaolin and Clay Mining Across West Africa: The Data Nobody Collects on the Raw Material Beneath Every Tile and Pot

Kaolin and industrial clay deposits across Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Cote d Ivoire supply raw mat

May 2026
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Fluorspar Mining in Kenya: An Operator Playbook for the Mineral That Makes Steel, Aluminium, and Refrigerants Possible

Kenya Kerio Valley in Elgeyo-Marakwet County hosts one of Africa most significant fluorspar deposits

May 2026
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Coal-Bed Methane in Southern and East Africa: An Investor Brief on the Gas Trapped in Seams Nobody Is Measuring

Coal-bed methane resources across southern and East Africa, concentrated in Botswana Karoo basin, Mo

May 2026
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