According to the latest issue of Young Africa magazine, a considerable part of the world’s mineral deposits are concentrated in Africa, where Africa’s manganese reserves even account for 80% of global manganese reserves.
The magazine said that Africa’s manganese reserves account for 80% of global manganese reserves, mainly in South Africa and Gabon; Africa’s diamond reserves account for 60% of world’s diamond reserves, mainly in Congo (Kinshasa), Botswana and South Africa. In Africa, the clay reserves account for 30% of the world's clay reserves. Among them, the clay reserves of a country in Equatorial Guinea account for 27% of the world's clay reserves; Africa’s gold reserves account for 40% of the world’s gold reserves, mainly in South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania and Mali; Africa's platinum and palladium reserves accounted for 89% of global reserves, most of which are concentrated in South Africa.
In addition, Africa also has abundant iron, copper, zinc and other minerals.