Top 10 Mineral Resources In Africa
Important information about the mineral resources of 10 top countries of the African continent.
South Africa — World-renowned for gold production and export. Their leading mineral resource is gold. Johannesburg, in South Africa, is called the city of gold.
Algeria — Natural gas and petroleum are Algeria’s primary mineral resources. Algeria exports most of its energy to the European market because of its geographical proximity to Europe. However, many of the country’s energy and mineral reserves are now undiscovered.
Libya — Crude oil is Libya’s primary mineral resource. However, due to the civil war, the country’s mineral resources have been damaged. This country has the most mineral energy in Africa.
Egypt — Crude oil and petroleum products are the leading suppliers of Egypt’s mineral resources. Egypt has had plenty of natural gas in recent times. Their energy is exported to various countries in Europe, including Italy-France.
Ethiopia — This country is an expatriate in Africa, but its natural resources are not yet tested. But remains undiscovered. Ethiopia’s main export is coffee, which is exported to Europe and the Americas.
Kenya- This country now lacks significant natural resources. The neighboring state of Ethiopia is Kenya. However, recent geographic surveys have shown that they have many energy resources in coastal areas. However, the main export product is tea.
Sudan — The largest country in Africa, has a lot of gold, its primary export earner. However, natural gas and fuel have been discovered along the South Sudan border and in the Red Sea in recent times.
Nigeria — Africa’s most enormous economic power Nigeria’s main exports and natural resources are petroleum and petroleum products. The country has abundant energy resources.
Morocco — The West African country has zinc-nickel minerals as its natural resource, but significant export earnings come from textile shipments. However, Spain controls much of the country’s western Sahara.
Botswana — This neighboring country of South Africa is the largest in the world and has diamond minerals. Diamonds are the primary source of their export earnings. The government has a lot of diamonds.
