Africa’s Vast Critical Minerals Endowment (Table)

NO	COUNTRIES	CRITICAL MINERALS (CONFIRMED)	REMARKS
1	NIGERIA	Lithium, Iron Ore, Nickel, Platinum Group Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Zinc	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
2	UGANDA	Aluminium, Cobalt, Copper, Graphite, Lithium, Iron Ore, Manganese, Nickel, PGM, Rare Earth Elements, Silver, Silicon, Tin and Tantalum.	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
3	SOUTH SUDAN	Copper, Graphite, Nickel, Tin	Proven reserves; Exploration; Unexplored and largely untapped
4	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO	Cobalt, Copper, Lithium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
5	MALAWI	Graphite, Lithium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
6	SIERRA LEONE	Bauxite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
7	BOTSWANA	Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
8	BURUNDI	Nickel	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
9	CHAD	Bauxite, Titanium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
10	GUINEA BISSAU	Bauxite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
11	LIBERIA	Bauxite, Manganese, Iron Ore	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
12	SOMALIA	Copper, Iron Ore, Manganese, Rare Earth Elements, Platinum and Tin	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
13	SOUTH AFRICA	Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Platinum	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
14	TANZANIA	Nickel, Graphite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
15	ZAMBIA	Cobalt, Copper, Nickel	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
16	ZIMBABWE	Lithium, Platinum	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
17	MOZAMBIQUE	Graphite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
18	MADAGASCAR	Graphite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
19	GUINEA	Bauxite, Graphite	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
20	GABON	Manganese	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
21	MOROCCO	Cobalt, Copper	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
22	NAMIBIA	Copper, Graphite, Lithium, Manganese	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
23	MALI	Lithium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
24	GHANA	Lithium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
25	TOGO	Manganese	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
26	ETHIOPIA	Copper	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
27	RWANDA	Lithium	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
28	ANGOLA	Copper	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
29	CAMEROON	Bauxite, Cobalt	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
30	COTE DIVOIRE	Lithium, Manganese, Nickel	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped
31	BURKINA FASO	Manganese	Proven reserves; Exploration; Extraction; Unexplored and largely untapped

Table of Critical Minerals in Africa (By Country)

Africa’s Vast Critical Minerals Endowment (Table)