Tag: Value Addition

Botswana: Mining Catalyst for import substitution

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Botswana’s mining sector is leveraging its procurement power to promote import substitution by strengthening local manufacturing, developing … More

Nigeria unveils world-class mineral discovery as new 3.3 million-tonne lithium reserve comes to light

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria has announced the discovery of a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State alongside an estimated … More

Guinea bets bauxite dominance can reshape aluminum supply

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Guinea is using its dominant position as the world’s largest bauxite producer to pursue greater control over … More

Zimbabwe Lithium Producers Plead for More Time to Complete Beneficiation Plants

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s lithium producers have asked the government for additional time to comply with a planned ban on … More

Nigeria: Data Is the New Oil in Mineral Exploration – Shinkafi

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – UNCTAD reports that surging demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, graphite, and rare … More

Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – UNCTAD reports that surging demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, graphite, and rare … More

Tanzania: Mining Powers Past Vision 2025 Goal, Revenue Tops 1tri/-

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania’s mining sector has surpassed a key target under the country’s Vision 2025 development agenda, contributing 10.1% … More

Africa’s cobalt powerhouse DRC moves to triple lithium mining royalties in strategic minerals overhaul

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has moved to classify lithium as a strategic mineral, increasing mining … More