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Southern Africa

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Global Resource Inventory

Comparing 65 global resources against South Africa's inventory

65

Total Resources

12

Found in South Africa

12

Producing

0

Exploration

44

Critical Minerals

South Africa Status Legend

ProducingExplorationKnown DepositsPotentialNot FoundUnknown

Energy

Fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy resources

2 / 9 in South Africa

Crude Oil

Critical
Unknown

Natural Gas

Critical
Unknown

Coal

Critical
ProducingView details

Anthracite Coal

Critical
Unknown

Lignite (Brown Coal)

Unknown

Bitumen (Tar Sands)

Critical
Unknown

Uranium

Critical
ProducingView details

Thorium

Critical
Unknown

Offshore Wind Resource

Critical
Unknown

Metals

Base, precious, and critical metals

7 / 26 in South Africa

Iron Ore

Critical
ProducingView details

Copper

Critical
Unknown

Gold

Critical
ProducingView details

Silver

Unknown

Platinum Group Metals

Critical
ProducingView details

Manganese

Critical
ProducingView details

Nickel

Critical
Unknown

Cobalt

Critical
Unknown

Lithium

Critical
Unknown

Rare Earth Elements

Critical
Unknown

Graphite

Critical
Unknown

Tungsten

Critical
Unknown

Molybdenum

Critical
Unknown

Niobium

Critical
Unknown

Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan)

Critical
Unknown

Chromium

Critical
Unknown

Chromite

Critical
ProducingView details

Titanium (Heavy Mineral Sands)

Critical
ProducingView details

Vanadium

Critical
ProducingView details

Zinc

Critical
Unknown

Lead

Critical
Unknown

Lead-Zinc (Combined)

Critical
Unknown

Bauxite / Aluminium Ore

Critical
Unknown

Tin

Critical
Unknown

Rutile

Critical
Unknown

Antimony

Critical
Unknown

Industrial Minerals

Construction, chemical, and manufacturing minerals

0 / 17 in South Africa

Zircon

Critical
Unknown

Fluorspar

Critical
Unknown

Magnesite

Critical
Unknown

Barite

Critical
Unknown

Gypsum

Unknown

Limestone

Unknown

Kaolin

Unknown

Feldspar

Unknown

Silica Sand

Critical
Unknown

Aggregates (Sand & Gravel)

Unknown

Talc

Unknown

Bentonite

Unknown

Clay

Unknown

Granite (Dimension Stone)

Unknown

Marble

Unknown

Salt (Rock Salt)

Unknown

Potash

Critical
Unknown

Agriculture

Farmland and crop commodities

1 / 3 in South Africa

Arable Land

Critical
ProducingView details

Cocoa

Critical
Unknown

Soybeans

Critical
Unknown

Forestry

Managed forests and timber

0 / 1 in South Africa

Timber / Forestry

Critical
Unknown

Water

Freshwater availability

1 / 1 in South Africa

Freshwater Resources

Critical
ProducingView details

Fisheries

Marine and inland fisheries

0 / 1 in South Africa

Fisheries

Unknown

Gemstones

Precious and semi-precious stones

1 / 6 in South Africa

Opals

Unknown

Diamonds

ProducingView details

Sapphire

Unknown

Tourmaline

Unknown

Topaz

Unknown

Aquamarine

Unknown

Other

Other or unclassified resources

0 / 1 in South Africa

Other Minerals

Unknown

Resource list based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, EIA, and industry classifications.

South Africa status is derived from database records and may be incomplete.