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Data includes iron and ferro-alloy metals, non-ferrous metals, precious metals, industrial minerals, mineral fuels.
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Mineral production volume in African countries 2022
South Africa produced nearly *** million metric tons of minerals in 2022, the highest amount in Africa. Algeria and Nigeria followed as leading mineral producers in the continent: with a recorded mining volume of around *** and *** million metric tons in mineral output that year, respectively.
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BMLRT (Österreich). (April 25, 2024). Production volume of minerals in Africa as of 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/
BMLRT (Österreich). "Production volume of minerals in Africa as of 2022, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 25, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/
BMLRT (Österreich). (2024). Production volume of minerals in Africa as of 2022, by country (in million metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/
BMLRT (Österreich). "Production Volume of Minerals in Africa as of 2022, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Apr 2024, /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/
BMLRT (Österreich), Production volume of minerals in Africa as of 2022, by country (in million metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Production volume of minerals in Africa as of 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], BMLRT (Österreich), April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1269454/mineral-production-volume-in-africa-by-country/
