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The pipeline behind future supply.

16 African mineral projects ARAM follows — producing, under construction or in development. Stages and dates are as reported by operators and secondary sources; every card links to its source.

Producing
6
Construction
2
Development
8
Countries
12

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01Where they are

12 countries, from the Copperbelt to the Sahel.

Each card shows the stage, first-production date where one is reported, the export corridor that serves the country and the public source behind the record.

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Countries with tracked projects
  • DR Congo
  • Mali
  • Ghana
  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
  • Angola
  • Malawi
  • South Africa
  • Namibia
  • Uganda
  • Rwanda
  • Kenya

02Projects

Copper

File:Native copper (GeoDIL number - 854).jpgProject intelligence
DR CongoProducing

Kamoa-Kakula

Operator: Ivanhoe Mines / Zijin / Government of DRC

Copper

Direct-to-blister smelter started Nov 2025.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

03Projects

Lithium

File:Spodumene Nuristan Créer le cristal.jpgProject intelligence
MaliProducing

Goulamina

Operator: Ganfeng Lithium (65%) / Government of Mali

Lithium

Spodumene concentrate; shipping since June 2025, output pre-sold (reported).

Production
First production 2025
Export route
West African ports
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Spodumene Nuristan Créer le cristal.jpgProject intelligence
MaliProducing

Bougouni

Operator: Kodal Minerals

Lithium

Spodumene concentrate.

Production
First production 2025
Export route
West African ports
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Spodumene Nuristan Créer le cristal.jpgProject intelligence
GhanaDevelopment

Ewoyaa

Operator: Atlantic Lithium

Lithium

Spodumene project.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Export route
West African ports
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

04Projects

Graphite

File:Graphite (Ceylon) 36.jpgProject intelligence
MozambiqueProducing

Balama

Operator: Syrah Resources

Graphite

World's largest flake graphite mine (~350 ktpa nameplate).

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Export route
Beira and Nacala
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Graphite (Ceylon) 36.jpgProject intelligence
TanzaniaDevelopment

Epanko (Mahenge)

Operator: EcoGraf

Graphite

Flake graphite for battery anodes.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

05Projects

Rare Earths — Light (NdPr)

File:Monazit - Madagaskar.jpgProject intelligence
AngolaConstruction

Longonjo

Operator: Pensana

Rare Earths — Light (NdPr)

Mixed rare earth carbonate, ~20 ktpa planned; construction since 2025 (reported).

Production
First production 2027 (target)
Export route
Lobito Corridor
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Monazit - Madagaskar.jpgProject intelligence
TanzaniaDevelopment

Ngualla

Operator: Peak Rare Earths

Rare Earths — Light (NdPr)

Large high-grade bastnäsite deposit; timeline unconfirmed.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Monazit - Madagaskar.jpgProject intelligence
South AfricaDevelopment

Phalaborwa

Operator: Rainbow Rare Earths

Rare Earths — Light (NdPr)

Rare earths recovered from phosphogypsum stacks.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

06Projects

Rare Earths — Heavy (Dy, Tb)

File:Xenotime-(Y)-283009.jpgProject intelligence
NamibiaDevelopment

Lofdal

Operator: Namibia Critical Metals / JOGMEC

Rare Earths — Heavy (Dy, Tb)

Xenotime heavy REE (Dy, Tb); PFS filed Jan 2026.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource
File:Xenotime-(Y)-283009.jpgProject intelligence
UgandaDevelopment

Makuutu

Operator: Ionic Rare Earths

Rare Earths — Heavy (Dy, Tb)

Ionic-clay deposit with heavy-REE-rich basket.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Export route
To be assessed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

07Projects

Germanium

File:Polycrystalline-germanium.jpgProject intelligence
DR CongoProducing

Big Hill tailings, Lubumbashi

Operator: STL (Gécamines) with Umicore

Germanium

Germanium concentrate exported to Umicore since Oct 2024.

Production
First production 2024
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

08Projects

Tungsten

File:Scheelite MHNT.MIN.2004.0.88 (p).jpgProject intelligence
RwandaProducing

Nyakabingo

Operator: Trinity Metals

Tungsten

Ferberite concentrate 65–70% WO3, shipping to the US.

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

09Projects

Fluorspar

File:Fluorite on Sphalerite Specimen 2.JPGProject intelligence
KenyaDevelopment

Kimwarer (Kerio Valley)

Operator: Sofax Fluorspar Kenya

Fluorspar

Acidspar plant refurbishment under a 25-year licence (2025).

Production
Timeline not confirmed
Export route
To be assessed
Documentation
Public sources
ARAM status: research only — not offeredSource

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