Mining industry of Malawi

Artisanal mining, to a limited extent, is of aggregates, brick clay, gemstones, and lime.

Significant increases in mining for uranium, sulfuric acid, ornamental stone, coal and lime was recorded in 2010.

[6] Minerals which have been explored and assessed include apatite near Lake Chilwa, bauxite from the hills of Mulanje, kyanite mines in the Dedza-Kirk Range; vermiculite in the region of Ntcheu close to Lake Malawi; and rare-earth minerals in Mount Kangankunde.

[1] Large deposits of niobium (columbium), tantalum, and zirconium (about 60 million metric tons in varying proportions and grades) have been recorded in the Kanyika pyrochlore mines.

The Kangankunde mine in the southwest of Balaka has a reserve of 2.53 million tons of 4.24% grade of rare earth elements.