Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
DRC Cobalt Artisanal Mining: Cooperative Cost Transparency
An estimated 72% of the world's cobalt reserves sit beneath Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces in th…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Zambia Emerald Mining: Pit-to-Market Margin Visibility Gap
Small-scale emerald miners operating near the Kagem mine in Lufwanyama district, Zambia, extract rou…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Tanzania Tanzanite Block D Mining: Data Vacuum at Source
What happens when the world's only source of a gemstone worth USD 300-800 per carat at retail operat…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Zambia Manganese Processing: Export Margins Need Better Data
Conventional wisdom says Zambia should export raw manganese ore to South Africa and China for proces…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
DRC Artisanal Gold Traceability: Audit Trail Gap at Source
The DRC produces an estimated 15-25 tonnes of artisanal gold annually, worth USD 900 million to USD …
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Zambia Copper Tailings Reprocessing: The $2.1B Opportunity
Zambia's Copperbelt mine dumps contain an estimated 1.5 billion tonnes of copper-bearing tailings av…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
DRC Cassiterite Cooperatives: Closing the 3TG Data Gap
North Kivu produces an estimated 40% of DRC's cassiterite output, yet fewer than 30% of artisanal mi…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Tanzania Gemstone Economics: From Tanga Pit to Arusha Deal
Tanzania's coloured gemstone sector generates an estimated $120-$180 million annually, yet small min…
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
SA Chrome: Why UG2 Reef Junior Miners Beat Cost Curves
South Africa produces 70% of the world's chrome ore, yet junior miners operating on the UG2 Reef in …
Mining — Central & Southern AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
DRC Coltan Traceability: From Bisie Mine to Export Dock
DRC supplies over 60% of global coltan (tantalum ore), but the supply chain from artisanal mines in …