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South Africa
Southern Africa
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South Africa
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{
"schema_version": "v1.0.0",
"exported_at": "2026-02-28T09:32:43.967Z",
"country": {
"name": "South Africa",
"iso2": "ZA",
"iso3": "ZAF",
"region": "Southern Africa",
"as_of": "2025-12-30",
"base_currency": "ZAR",
"defaults": {
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.3,
"discount_rate": 0.12,
"time_horizon_years": 20
}
},
"resources": [
{
"id": "za-platinum-group-metals",
"name": "Platinum Group Metals",
"category": "metal",
"type": "pgm",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "South Africa has ~70% of global PGM reserves. Bushveld Complex world's largest. Critical for catalytic converters and hydrogen.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-bushveld-pgm",
"name": "Bushveld Complex PGM",
"admin_areas": [
"Limpopo",
"North West",
"Mpumalanga"
],
"location": {
"lat": -24.5,
"lon": 29
},
"grade": {
"value": 4.5,
"unit": "g/t_4E",
"notes": "4E: Pt, Pd, Rh, Au combined grade."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Anglo American Platinum, Impala, Sibanye-Stillwater operations. Deep underground mining.",
"risk": {
"security": 3,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Labor unrest history. Electricity supply challenges. Deep mining safety. BEE requirements."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 63000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "PGM (4E). South Africa has ~75% of global platinum reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "South Africa Mineral Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 30000000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 1890000000000,
"state_value": 567000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-gold",
"name": "Gold",
"category": "metal",
"type": "gold",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Historic gold producer. Witwatersrand Basin world's largest gold deposit. Production declining from ultra-deep mines.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-witwatersrand-gold",
"name": "Witwatersrand Basin",
"admin_areas": [
"Gauteng",
"Free State",
"North West"
],
"location": {
"lat": -26.2,
"lon": 28
},
"grade": {
"value": 5,
"unit": "g/t",
"notes": "Ultra-deep mining (up to 4km). Grade declining."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Harmony, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti operations. Ultra-deep mining.",
"risk": {
"security": 3,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Ultra-deep mining risks. Acid mine drainage. Illegal mining (zama zamas). Electricity costs."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 6000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "Once #1, now #10 globally. ~100 tonnes annual production.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Gold Resources Report",
"publisher": "Minerals Council",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 64000000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 384000000000,
"state_value": 115200000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-coal",
"name": "Coal",
"category": "energy",
"type": "coal",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major coal producer and exporter. ~80% of electricity from coal. Richards Bay Coal Terminal major export.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-mpumalanga-coal",
"name": "Mpumalanga Coal Fields",
"admin_areas": [
"Mpumalanga",
"Limpopo"
],
"location": {
"lat": -26,
"lon": 29.5
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Eskom power plants. Richards Bay export terminal. Rail network.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 5,
"notes": "Eskom crisis. Just Energy Transition. Air pollution. Climate pressure."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 10000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "South Africa has ~3% of global coal reserves. Produces ~250Mt annually.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Coal Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 100,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 1000000000000,
"state_value": 250000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-iron-ore",
"name": "Iron Ore",
"category": "metal",
"type": "iron_ore",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Significant iron ore producer. Sishen and Kolomela mines in Northern Cape. Kumba Iron Ore (Anglo American).",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-northern-cape-iron",
"name": "Northern Cape Iron Ore",
"admin_areas": [
"Northern Cape"
],
"location": {
"lat": -27.5,
"lon": 23
},
"grade": {
"value": 64,
"unit": "%Fe",
"notes": "High-grade hematite ore."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Sishen, Kolomela mines. Rail to Saldanha port.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 1000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Produces ~70Mt annually. Premium high-grade ore.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Iron Ore Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 100,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 100000000000,
"state_value": 25000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-manganese",
"name": "Manganese",
"category": "metal",
"type": "manganese",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest manganese reserves (~80%). Kalahari Manganese Field. Critical for steel.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-kalahari-manganese",
"name": "Kalahari Manganese Field",
"admin_areas": [
"Northern Cape"
],
"location": {
"lat": -27,
"lon": 22.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 38,
"unit": "%Mn",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "South32, Assmang operations. Rail to Port Elizabeth.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 640000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.9,
"notes": "South Africa has ~80% of global manganese reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Manganese Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 300,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 192000000000,
"state_value": 48000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-chromium",
"name": "Chromite",
"category": "metal",
"type": "chromite",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest chromite reserves (~70%). Bushveld Complex. Ferrochrome production.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-bushveld-chromite",
"name": "Bushveld Chromite Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Limpopo",
"North West",
"Mpumalanga"
],
"location": {
"lat": -25,
"lon": 29.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 42,
"unit": "%Cr2O3",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Glencore, Samancor operations. Ferrochrome smelters.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Electricity costs major challenge for ferrochrome."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 200000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "South Africa has ~70% of global chromite reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Chromite Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 250,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 50000000000,
"state_value": 12500000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-diamonds",
"name": "Diamonds",
"category": "gemstone",
"type": "diamond",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Historic diamond producer. Cullinan, Venetia major mines. De Beers operations. Production declining.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-sa-diamonds",
"name": "South African Diamond Mines",
"admin_areas": [
"Limpopo",
"Free State",
"Northern Cape"
],
"location": {
"lat": -24.5,
"lon": 28.5
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Venetia (De Beers), Cullinan (Petra Diamonds). Kimberlite and alluvial.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 50000000,
"unit": "carat",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "High value gem diamonds. Cullinan famous for large stones.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Diamond Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 200,
"unit": "USD/carat",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.9,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 10000000000,
"state_value": 2500000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-vanadium",
"name": "Vanadium",
"category": "metal",
"type": "vanadium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "South Africa has ~30% of global vanadium reserves. Bushveld Complex. Critical for steel and batteries.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-bushveld-vanadium",
"name": "Bushveld Vanadium Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Limpopo",
"Mpumalanga"
],
"location": {
"lat": -24.8,
"lon": 29.2
},
"grade": {
"value": 1.8,
"unit": "%V2O5",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Bushveld Minerals, Glencore operations.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 3500000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "V2O5 content. Growing demand for vanadium redox batteries.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Vanadium Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 30000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.8,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 105000000000,
"state_value": 26250000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-uranium",
"name": "Uranium",
"category": "energy",
"type": "uranium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Uranium byproduct of gold mining. Also Karoo deposits. Koeberg nuclear plant.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-sa-uranium",
"name": "South African Uranium Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Free State",
"Northern Cape",
"Karoo"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Byproduct of gold mining. Karoo deposits not developed.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 280000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.7,
"notes": "South Africa has ~5% of global uranium reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Uranium Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 220000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.7,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 61600000000,
"state_value": 18480000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-titanium",
"name": "Titanium (Heavy Mineral Sands)",
"category": "metal",
"type": "titanium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major titanium producer. Richards Bay Minerals. Ilmenite and rutile from heavy mineral sands.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-kwazulu-titanium",
"name": "KwaZulu-Natal Heavy Mineral Sands",
"admin_areas": [
"KwaZulu-Natal",
"Eastern Cape"
],
"location": {
"lat": -28.8,
"lon": 32
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Richards Bay Minerals (Rio Tinto). Tronox operations.",
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 60000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "TiO2 content. Major ilmenite and rutile producer.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Titanium Resources",
"publisher": "Council for Geoscience",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 300,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 18000000000,
"state_value": 4500000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-arable-land",
"name": "Arable Land",
"category": "agriculture",
"type": "farmland",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Commercial farming sector. Maize, wheat, sugar, citrus major crops. Water constraints.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-sa-farmland",
"name": "South African Agricultural Land",
"admin_areas": [
"Free State",
"Mpumalanga",
"KwaZulu-Natal",
"Western Cape"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 2,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Land reform uncertainty. Water scarcity. Farm security concerns."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 100000000,
"unit": "hectare",
"basis": "total_farmland"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "100M ha agricultural land. ~14M ha arable. Significant commercial farming.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Agricultural Statistics",
"publisher": "DAFF",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "za-freshwater",
"name": "Freshwater Resources",
"category": "water",
"type": "freshwater",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Water-stressed country. Orange-Vaal river system. Lesotho Highlands Water Project critical.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "za-sa-freshwater",
"name": "South African Freshwater Systems",
"admin_areas": [
"Gauteng",
"Free State",
"KwaZulu-Natal",
"Western Cape"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Water-stressed. Dam levels variable. Infrastructure aging. Cape Town Day Zero crisis 2018."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 50,
"unit": "km3",
"basis": "renewable"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "Annual renewable freshwater. Low per capita availability.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Water Resources Report",
"publisher": "DWS",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
}
]
}