Africa Mining Review 2025
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Africa Mining Review 2025
Summary
GlobalData's Africa Mining Review - 2025 provides an in-depth analysis of the mining sector across key African markets. The report offers comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic trends and commodity price movements impacting the region. It provides historical and forecast data on various commodities. It highlights major mining markets including South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Guinea, and Ghana, as well as emerging markets such as Mozambique, Tanzania, Mali, and Zambia.
The study examines a wide range of commodities, including cobalt, platinum, manganese, chromium, diamond, bauxite, gold, copper, and uranium, detailing production and project developments. It also reviews operational environments, investment trends, and infrastructure challenges, supported by a detailed appendix.
Africa is one of the world leading mining regions, endowed with abundant reserves. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), Africa accounted for 79.3% of total PGM reserves in 2025, 61.7% of chromium reserves, and substantial shares of reserves of cobalt (54.5%), manganese (36.5%), diamonds (32.4%), bauxite (25.5%), copper (8.2%), gold (7.8%) and lithium (1.6%), among others. Despite its resource wealth, the industry faces persistent challenges, including infrastructure gaps, policy uncertainty, and rising operational costs. Geopolitical shifts also add pressure, for instance, in 2025, the US imposed a 50% tariff copper imports, effective August 1, directly affecting African exporters such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Africa is a dominant force in the production of platinum, cobalt, manganese, diamonds and chromium, accounting for 80.3%, 76.1%, 65.5%, 49.3% and 45.5% respectively of global output in 2024. It also holds significant positions in the production of bauxite (32.6%), gold (19.7%), copper (17%), uranium (14%), lithium (10.9%), and graphite (7.4%).
Scope
Summary
GlobalData's Africa Mining Review - 2025 provides an in-depth analysis of the mining sector across key African markets. The report offers comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic trends and commodity price movements impacting the region. It provides historical and forecast data on various commodities. It highlights major mining markets including South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Guinea, and Ghana, as well as emerging markets such as Mozambique, Tanzania, Mali, and Zambia.
The study examines a wide range of commodities, including cobalt, platinum, manganese, chromium, diamond, bauxite, gold, copper, and uranium, detailing production and project developments. It also reviews operational environments, investment trends, and infrastructure challenges, supported by a detailed appendix.
Africa is one of the world leading mining regions, endowed with abundant reserves. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), Africa accounted for 79.3% of total PGM reserves in 2025, 61.7% of chromium reserves, and substantial shares of reserves of cobalt (54.5%), manganese (36.5%), diamonds (32.4%), bauxite (25.5%), copper (8.2%), gold (7.8%) and lithium (1.6%), among others. Despite its resource wealth, the industry faces persistent challenges, including infrastructure gaps, policy uncertainty, and rising operational costs. Geopolitical shifts also add pressure, for instance, in 2025, the US imposed a 50% tariff copper imports, effective August 1, directly affecting African exporters such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Africa is a dominant force in the production of platinum, cobalt, manganese, diamonds and chromium, accounting for 80.3%, 76.1%, 65.5%, 49.3% and 45.5% respectively of global output in 2024. It also holds significant positions in the production of bauxite (32.6%), gold (19.7%), copper (17%), uranium (14%), lithium (10.9%), and graphite (7.4%).
Scope
- The report contains an overview of the West African gold mining industry including key macroeconomic trends, commodity price, and operating environment across major and emerging mining markets. It provides detailed information on production by country, competitive landscape, major operating mines, major exploration, and development projects.
- To gain an understanding of the African mining industry
- To understand historical and forecast trend on cobalt, platinum, manganese, chromium, diamond, bauxite, gold, copper, and uranium production across key African countries
- To identify key players in the African mining industry
- To identify major active, exploration and development projects in Africa
Table of Contents
170 Pages
- Africa’s mining landscape - SWOT Analysis
- Executive summary
- Importance of mining to countries’ GVA
- Mining contribution to GDP across key African countries, 2024
- Commodity Price Trends
- South Africa production
- South Africa mines/projects by commodity and by stage
- South Africa mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in South Africa by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in South Africa by CAPEX, 2025
- DRC production
- DRC mines/projects by commodity and by stage
- DRC mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in DRC by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in DRC by CAPEX, 2025
- Zimbabwe production
- Zimbabwe mines/projects by commodity and by stage
- Zimbabwe mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Zimbabwe by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Zimbabwe by CAPEX, 2025
- Republic of Guinea industry overview
- Republic of Guinea production
- Republic of Guinea mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Republic of Guinea by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Republic of Guinea by CAPEX, 2025
- Ghana industry overview
- Ghana mining industry overview
- Ghana production
- Ghana mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Ghana by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Ghana by CAPEX, 2025
- Mozambique production
- Mozambique mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Mozambique by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Mozambique by CAPEX, 2025
- Tanzania production
- Tanzania mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Tanzania by ROM, 2025
- Mali mining industry overview
- Mali production
- Mali mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Mali by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Mali by CAPEX, 2025
- Zambia production
- Zambia mines and projects by company and by stage
- Top active mines in Zambia by ROM, 2025
- Top construction projects in Zambia by CAPEX, 2025
- Other notable mining countries in Africa
- Other Africa mines and projects by company and by stage
- Other top active mines in Africa by ROM, 2025
- Top other construction projects in Africa by CAPEX, 2025
- Cobalt production
- Cobalt production in Africa by company
- Top 10 active Cobalt mines, 2025
- Cobalt development projects, 2025
- Platinum production
- Platinum production by company
- Top 10 active Platinum mines, 2025
- Top 10 Platinum development projects, 2025
- Manganese production
- Manganese production in by company
- Top 10 active Manganese mines, 2025
- Chromium production
- Top 10 active Chromium mines, 2025
- Diamond production
- Diamond production in Africa by company
- Top 10 active Diamond mines, 2025
- Diamond development projects, 2025
- Bauxite production
- Bauxite production in Africa by company
- Top 10 active Bauxite mines, 2025
- Bauxite development projects, 2025
- Gold production
- Gold production in Africa by company
- Top 10 active Gold mines, 2025
- Top 10 Gold development projects, 2025
- Copper production
- Copper production in Africa by company
- Top 10 active Copper mines, 2025
- Copper development projects, 2025
- Uranium production
- Top active Uranium mines, 2025
- Uranium development projects, 2025
- Abbreviations
- Development Likelihood
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