Mineral Exploitation in Sudan and South Sudan

South Sudan's deputy minister of petroleum and mining, Elizabeth James Bol, told Sudan Tribune that the country has "huge mineral resources", including gold, zinc, copper and diamonds, along with other minerals, potentially uranium, that have not yet been discovered. The minister stressed that exploration activities were needed. Some foreign companies, such as SP Mining, a multi-national oil and mineral exploration company registered in Singapore, have expressed readiness to establish relations with the South Sudanese government and begin exploration in areas with potential mineral reserves.

The Darfur region, in western Sudan, is also rich in mineral resources. The most important mineral resources in Darfur, according to a 2005 report by Cairo University, are uranium, copper, iron ore, gold, lead, zinc, nickel, chromium, iron, bauxite, kaolinite and natron.

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