Mining and Minerals
Mapping Somalia's mineral deposits, modernizing cadastre frameworks, implementing IMA-Europe dust & silica health standards, formalizing ASM, and attracting responsible capital for industrial and critical minerals.
Technical Services & Deliverables
Objective technical deliverables, regulatory audits, and baseline datasets provided for Mining and Minerals.
Geological and mineral-potential studies
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Mining policy and regulatory advice
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Mining cadastre and licensing support
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalisation
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Mineral value-chain and market studies
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Critical-minerals research
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Investment promotion and project screening
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Mineral economics and local content
Independent technical guidelines, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance protocols for national and international operations.
Governance & Institutional Scope
- Crystalline Basement Rocks & Industrial Mineral Belts of Northern & Southern Somalia
- National Mining Code & IMA-Europe Environmental Impact Standards
- Community Benefit Agreements & Arid Quarry Restoration
Strategic Alignment
Directly supports Strategic Priority 02 (Mineral Cadastre & Exploration) and Priority 06 (Community Empowerment).
Overview
Somalia holds extensive mineral reserves, including high-purity gypsum, silica sand, calcium carbonate, kaolin, gold, copper, uranium, and rare earth elements (REEs). SNREC incorporates **IMA-Europe (Industrial Minerals Association Europe)** standards to transform informal quarrying into a modern, health-compliant, and environmentally sustainable industrial sector.
IMA-Europe Sustainable Mineral Standards
Adopting European industrial mineral specifications allows Somali mineral exports to meet stringent international quality, occupational health, and environmental criteria:
1. Industrial Mineral Purity & Technical Grading Establishing technical specifications for key Somali industrial minerals: - **Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)**: Purity ≥ 95% for high-strength wallboard and cement manufacturing. - **Silica Sand (SiO2)**: Low-iron silica (≥ 99.2%) suited for photovoltaic solar glass and foundry applications. - **Calcium Carbonate & Kaolin**: Ground and precipitated mineral grades for paint, paper, and ceramic industries.
2. Occupational Dust & Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) Adopting IMA-Europe's Health & Safety protocols to control airborne dust. Enforcing an Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for Respirable Crystalline Silica of **≤ 0.05 mg/m³** (8-hour TWA) with mandatory wet drilling and enclosed dust containment.
3. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Circular Economy Utilizing ISO 14040/44 LCA methodologies to measure the carbon footprint of mineral extraction and processing. Promoting zero-waste quarrying by re-purposing quarry overburden into domestic road aggregate.
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