Produire du minerai d’uranium ne signifie pas contrôler le combustible nucléaire. De la mine à la fabrication, les étapes industrielles, les contrats, la régulation et la logistique déterminent où se situe réellement la souveraineté.
Alors que la Guinée fournit près de 80 % de la bauxite importée par la Chine, Alurion prépare au Brésil l’étude de préfaisabilité de son projet Amargosa, visée pour mi-2027. Les travaux restent au stade de l’exploration et des études techniques.
Africa is attracting capital into mineral processing. In Guinea and South Africa alike, access to reliable, affordable electricity will determine the viability of refineries and smelters.
Taken over by African Critical Elements, the Karibib project must update its 2020 feasibility study before construction can be considered.
Lithium Africa is discussing two proposals to develop Springbok, a South African lithium project, including a $60 million financing offer.
The United States and Nigeria have announced a cooperation framework intended to deepen US investment in Nigeria’s mining sector. Presented on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September, the arrangement covers exploration, geological data, deposit development, processing, infrastructure and technical capabilities. It forms part of closer ties between Washington and Abuja and the global competition to secure critical minerals.
Namibia wants to change the relationship between mining investors and national resources. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is calling on foreign companies to build processing and manufacturing facilities in the country, so minerals are no longer exported raw before being bought back as processed products. The direction is clear: access to subsurface resources must contribute more to industrialization, employment and local skills.
Tsodilo is creating subsidiaries in the DRC and Namibia to assess new mining opportunities. No project or permit has yet been secured in either country.
From supply agreements to refining capacity, critical minerals players are seeking to secure every link between the mine and the end user. For African producers, the challenge is to turn resources into contracts, skills and lasting industrial activity.
The UN support mechanism includes Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its assistance focuses on rules, safeguards and local value chains, but no funding allocation has been announced at this stage.
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