Title: Sudan: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
Headings: Sudan: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
Sudan: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
Overview of Resources
Metals
Industrial Minerals
Fossil Fuels
Investment
Sources and Further Reading
G.P. Thomas

Content: Production is likely to start decreasing from 2013 onwards. The Khartoum Oil Refinery is jointly owned by China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and Sudan Petroleum Corp. In 2010, the government granted Block 10 and Block 14 to Fenno Caledonian Ltd. of the UK while it awarded Block E to Star Petroleum of Luxembourg. Investment
The Darfur conflict in Sudan was closely monitored by the international community as it caused a major humanitarian crisis and also because the rebel activity in that region has been difficult to contain. In 2006, the United States of America had banned investment in Sudan’s oil sector as it believed that the revenue from that sector was used to fund military operations in Darfur. Despite the adverse circumstances, the government of North Sudan is working towards upgrading its mining sector. Over the last two years it has signed more than 50 agreements for gold and iron mining as the country needs to capitalize on its gold reserves. Global gold mining companies from Australia, Europe and the US are already involved in gold exploration activities. Newly formed South Sudan is now formulating its own mining law, which is likely to be ready by October this year. This would help the mining sector begin functioning in full force. The new government is also keen to focus on other mineral reserves so as to avoid over-dependence on the oil sector.