Africa Mining Review 2026

GlobalData's "Africa Mining Review 2026" provides comprehensive coverage on the mining industry across the African region. It offers analysis of macroeconomic and commodity price trends that are shaping the regional mining landscape. The report presents detailed insights into the major mining markets including South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Guinea, and Ghana, as well as emerging markets such as Mozambique, Tanzania, Mali, and Zambia. It includes historical and forecast data on key commodities such as platinum, cobalt, manganese, chromium, diamond, bauxite, gold and copper. The report also features country-level analysis, production data, and market developments, helping stakeholders understand opportunities and challenges across Africa's mining sector.

Africa is one of the world's leading mining regions, endowed with abundant reserves. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), Africa accounted for 84.6% of total PGM reserves and 50.8% of cobalt reserves in 2026, and substantial shares of reserves of diamonds (40.8%), chromium (34.8%), manganese (34.7%), bauxite (25.5%), copper (10.3%), gold (9.1%) and lithium (2.4%), among others. Despite its resource wealth, the industry faces persistent challenges, including infrastructure gaps, policy uncertainty, and rising operational costs.

Africa is a dominant force in the production of platinum, cobalt, manganese, diamonds and chromium, accounting for 80.5%, 73.5%, 69.4%, 52.4% and 46.0% respectively of global output in 2025. It also holds significant positions in the production of bauxite (33.9%), gold (20.0%), copper (17.8%), graphite (15.0%) and lithium (14.4%).

Scope

• The report contains an overview of the Africa mining industry including key macroeconomic trends, commodity price, and operating environment across major and emerging mining markets. It provides detailed information on production by country, major operating mines, major exploration, and development projects.

Reasons to Buy

• To gain an understanding of the Africa's mining industry
• To understand historical and forecast trend on platinum, cobalt, manganese, chromium, diamond, bauxite, gold and copper production across key African countries
• To identify key players in the Africa's mining industry
• To identify major active, exploration and development projects in Africa