Out of the ordinary
An increasing demand for rare earth elements for use in high-tech applications is potentially promising for several African mining projects.
Value chain
African countries are eager to process raw minerals locally to help strengthen their own economies.
Showing its metal
Emerging South African miners may have made a clever bet on manganese, despite the weak world economy.
Atomic power
Uranium demand is seen to be on the rise with several countries recently expanding their nuclear capacity.
Steel will
Africa still has some huge iron ore deposits but these look likely to stay in the ground a bit longer.
