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How Africa can make demand for its mineral wealth a race to …

This week, the Mining Indaba begins in Cape Town, drawing industry leaders, investors, and stakeholders united by a common interest in tapping into Africa's vast mineral …

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Colonial extractivism and development: The state and …

Consequently, these mineral extraction areas were transformed from peripheral spaces to economic cores, with obligations to both overseas shareholders' through profits, and to the colonial state through fiscal contributions. ... Recent research has highlighted a bias towards large-scale extraction in sub-Saharan African mining, ...

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Mineral Wealth and Protest in Sub-Saharan Africa

types of protests surrounding mineral extraction in sub-Saharan Africa and explains how this extraction encourages contentious activity. On the basis of protest event data from thirty-nine countries in SSA for the 1990–2006 period, as well as available survey data, the article provides confirming evidence that mineral wealth increases

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The race for critical minerals in Africa: A blessing or another

Africa hosts substantial critical minerals resources, and the continent is currently being positioned as a major global player in the critical minerals supply chain.

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West Coast mineral extraction raking in billions of rands …

The report finds that mineral extraction in South Africa and other parts of the world continues to produce major social and environmental destruction. The mining of mineral sands is no exception ...

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Harvesting "development minerals" for local needs in sub-Saharan Africa

There is a lengthy history of development minerals extraction in sub-Saharan Africa. As indicated, the commodities which fall into the category of development minerals can be further disaggregated as follows: 1) construction minerals; 2) dimension stones; 3) industrial minerals; and 4) semi-precious stones ( Hilson, 2016, Franks et al., 2020 ).

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7 Tips to Reduce Mineral Extraction Costs in South Africa

Efficiency in energy consumption is a fundamental pillar for cost optimisation and sustainability within South Africa's mineral extraction industry. Implementing energy-efficient technologies can lead to significant cost savings, with potential reductions in …

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Toxic coloniality and the legacies of resource extraction …

Resource extraction of valuable metals and minerals has a long history of mediating African interactions with the outside world.9 From the eighth century CE onwards, Arab caravans …

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Developing Africa's mineral resources: What needs to happen

To develop their mineral sectors, African countries need to attract investment, improve geological mapping and expand their skilled workforces. They also need to address …

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African Minerals Development Centre: Geological and …

with mineral extraction. Africa Mining Vision (AMV) adopted by African Union (AU) Member States as the continental framework for the development of the minerals sector in Africa. AU Member States adopt a comprehensive AMV Action Plan. The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) established to accelerate AMV implementation across Africa.

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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa's Critical Mineral …

Demand for minerals like nickel, cobalt, and lithium is expected to surge by 2050, with sub-Saharan Africa holding 30% of proven reserves. The region could see a 12% GDP boost by 2050, reaping over 10% of an estimated …

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Trends in extraction of mineral resources in east and …

The current situation in mineral extraction Table 1: Mining's contribution to ESA economies (2016) Since the discovery of diamonds in Kimberley and in the Witwatersrand gold rush in the late nineteenth century, southern African economies have been highly dependent on mineral extraction. Currently, the mining and

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Assessment of the relationship between mineral extraction …

The global extraction of mineral resources has surged in recent decades due to growing populations, increasing affluence, and urbanization (as shown in Fig. 1).This trend is expected to continue, especially as the global transition to net-zero emissions and the shift to cleaner energy production require more metals than fossil fuel energy sources (IEA, 2023a, …

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Artisanal and small-scale mining and the Sustainable

The ASM and large-scale mineral extraction activities found in sub-Saharan Africa today are organized very differently (Fig. 1). ... export-led mineral development in sub-Saharan Africa would likely rationalize this 'bias' as cash-strapped governments desperate to secure an injection of funds, through foreign investment, to develop their ...

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GEOPOLITICS OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN RENEWABLE …

THE AFRICAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION GEOPOLITICS OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS 7 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Across developing economies, especially in Africa, the mineral–energy complex is central to the countries' political economy …

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Mineral & Petroleum Extraction

Marine mineral concession zones were established by the then Department of Minerals and Energy in 1994 on the west coast of South Africa, stretching from the Orange River mouth to Saldanha. Several marine mining companies have been granted prospecting and mining rights in these concession areas.

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The race for critical minerals in Africa: A blessing or another

Processing of critical minerals in Africa would increase their value on the international market, create jobs, and drive the growth of other sectors of the African economy. Until these are carefully considered and fully implemented, the extraction of Africa's critical minerals by foreign mining companies would create another resource curse.

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(PDF) Socio-environmental impacts of mineral mining and …

The African Union can serve as the catalyst for reflexive governance and environmental justice in mineral resource extraction, with citizens also holding national governments accountable. Discover ...

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The forgotten resource curse: South Africa's poor …

Not only has mineral wealth failed to benefit much of South Africa's population, sections of society have actually been harmed through the process of mineral extraction. This paper is the first to examine South Africa in light of the current resource curse literature and to conclude that the state far more closely resembles its sub-Saharan ...

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Maximizing the Benefits of the Renewed Global …

Many African countries are endowed with significant reserves of the minerals and metals necessary to the global energy transition. While these endowments represent the potential for significant economic windfalls, they …

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The critical-minerals boom is here. Can Africa take advantage?

To be blunt, Africa will only reap the benefits from the critical-minerals boom associated with mineral extraction. Concrete action toward the goal of the development of long-awaited value chain enhancement and investment in the continent remains elusive.

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Africa's critical minerals can power the global low-carbon …

Endowed with at least a fifth of the world's reserves in a dozen minerals, Africa can play a pivotal role in facilitating the global transition away from fossil fuels.

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Africans Are Regaining Control Over Their Mineral Wealth

Research indicates Africa could generate up to $2 billion in additional mining revenue and create up to 3.8 million jobs by 2030 through expanded manufacturing of value …

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Mining Companies Discuss Minerals Extraction in Cape Town

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, mining companies have turned to Africa for its vast mineral resources. For more, VOA's Darren Taylor filed this report. ... Mining Companies Discuss Minerals Extraction in Cape Town 08 February 2024 19:40 Darren Taylor; Embed. Mining Companies Discuss Minerals Extraction in Cape Town .

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MLIA

The DST/NRF SARChI: Mineral Law in Africa welcomes all of our new LLM-students for 2025. For more course info see here. The South African Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa is part of the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) established by the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation.

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Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue China's illegal …

Africa's mining and mineral extraction industries, especially in countries like Nigeria, Namibia and Ghana have attracted billions of dollars from China, one of the continent's biggest participants. The vast reserves of cobalt, lithium, copper, and other minerals essential to modern technology production has attracted investment and operations ...

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What Hinders Mineral Extraction in Africa's Southern Region?

Additionally, reduced demand for minerals stemming from negative perceptions of their environmental impacts contributes to the overall economic inefficiency of mineral extraction in Southern Africa. Addressing these economic barriers is crucial for the region to unlock its mineral processing potential and enhance its competitiveness in the ...

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Mineral Law in Africa | Mineral Law in Africa

The "Mineral Law in Africa Library" (MLiA Library) is a series of specialist scholarly texts to inform debates about revision of existing legal frameworks and development of new legal frameworks in the extractives sectors of African jurisdictions. The MLiA Library initiative will result in the development of a body of African scholarship on the law of the extractives sector, to inform ...

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Sustainable Mining: Balancing environmental compliance …

Countries and jurisdictions like the United States and the European Union have published specific lists of CRMs. South Africa, however, has not done so, although the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has identified minerals crucial to the country's economy and global supply chains, including platinum group metals (PGMs), manganese, …

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Arrests and attacks: tracking China's illegal mining in African

Africa's mining and mineral extraction industries, especially in countries like Nigeria, Namibia and Ghana, have attracted billions of dollars from China, one of the continent's biggest participants. The vast reserves of cobalt, lithium, copper, and other minerals essential to modern technology production have attracted investment and ...