Title: Mineral industry of Africa - Wikipedia
Headings: Mineral industry of Africa
Mineral industry of Africa
Contents
Key producers
Economics
Organizations promoting exports
Dependence of African countries
Investment
Exploration
Trade
Legislation
Environment
Metals
Aluminium, bauxite, and alumina
Copper
Gold
Iron and steel
Iron ore
Lead
Nickel
Platinum-group metals
Zinc
Titanium
Industrial minerals
Diamond
Phosphate rock
Mineral fuels
Coal
Uranium
Oil
See also
Citations
General references
External links

Content: Ongoing mining projects of more than US$1 billion are taking place in South Africa (PGM 69%; gold:31%), Guinea (bauxite and aluminium), Madagascar (nickel), Mozambique (coal), Congo (Kinshasa) and Zambia (cobalt and copper), Nigeria and Sudan (crude petroleum), Senegal (iron), and many others. Investment
The Department of Mineral Resources of South Africa reported that investment in newly committed precious metals projects in South Africa—those for which funds had already been committed or were being expended—was $8.26 billion in 2005. An additional $9.56 billion was reported for potential precious metals projects in South Africa (that is, feasibility-level projects for which funds had not yet been committed). PGM accounted for 69% of the investment and gold 31%. Potential investments in iron ore projects was at least $950 million. Investment in newly committed processed minerals projects amounted to $681 million, and potential processed minerals projects is $584 million. By 2008, capital expenditure for the heavy mineral sands project at Mandena in Madagascar was expected to total $585 million; at Moma in Mozambique, $348 million; and at Kwale in Kenya, $178 million.