Mining industry of Sudan

Reserves of zinc, lead, aluminium, cobalt, nickel in the form of block sulfides, and uranium are also established.

Mineral extraction reported by the Government of Sudan include gold, chromium, gypsum, salt, and cement.

[4] Kaolin, a clay mineral consisting of potassium and Aluminium silicate, is found in some areas of Khartoum and in the south of the River Nile State.

[4] Iron ore reserves lie in the Red Sea Mountains, in Mount Abu Tolo in South Kordofan, and in West Darfur and Baljrawih in River Nile State.

[3] Manganese is found in the Red Sea Mountains and the Albeodh desert along the River Nile, and in areas around Khartoum State.

[4] Base metals like zinc, lead, aluminium, cobalt, and nickel found in the form of block sulfides are volcanic in nature.

[4] Uranium and rare earth elements have been found in Darfur pit copper, South and West Kurdufan, Red Sea, and Butana.

[4] Tungsten reserves were assessed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières in 1981 in the Mount Ayub Ali area.

[7] The Sudan Gold Refinery Company, with full ownership rights vested with the Central Bank of Sudan, the Ministry of Minerals, and the Ministry of Finance and Natural Economy, produces gold in the range of 270 to 360 tons; silver alloy and silver granules are also byproducts.

Economic analysts say that the refinery is part of government's strategy to make up for lost oil revenue after the South Sudan split of 2011.

In August 2012, the Sudanese Ministry of Finance said that the export of gold ore from Sudan would be prohibited once the refinery was opened.

[7] Following a meeting between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2017, the Russian-Sudanese corporation Meroe Gold was formed.

However, constraints identified for such development are the large royalty fees, carriage costs, and governmental economic restrictions.