Per-asset environmental & social safeguards screen for the DFI screen universe — 62 projects, including two in the DRC and two in Uganda, recorded on the same terms as every other under the editorial recusal, structured to the IFC Performance Standards spine that AfDB, Afreximbank, AFC, DFC and IFC all map their own safeguards to. A safeguards failure is a hard gate — a DFI screens it before economics — so this answers, per asset: is an ESIA disclosed, to which international standard, is the host permit in place, and which Performance Standards (resettlement, biodiversity) are live.
Source dating. Screening grade: As at v2.137.260, of 158 environmental and social items with a named source, 45 name a source that shows at least the year of the document. Some sources are press or third-party reports rather than company filings. Dates and company documents are being added; this note will be updated as they are.
This is a screening aid that points a DFI's own diligence — it does not replace the Independent Engineer, the lender's E&S review, the legal/permitting DD or the integrity screen.
Two orthogonal reads. Disclosure status (safeguards-disclosed vs partial) is record-completeness — an approved ESIA plus a principal host approval, with pending secondary gates named per-cell; it is not a financeability rating. E&S benchmark is the DFI-relevant axis: whether the E&S work was explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS/Equator/lender standards, or rests on a national regime only. National approval does not equal IFC-PS compliance — a national-regime asset needs a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country sign-off.
The bold screen line on each card is an Afrimintel synthesis (Derived) of the sourced cells beneath it, not a separate datum. Absent · not-applicable = the dimension does not apply to this asset (e.g. DFI E&S diligence where no DFI is in the capital structure); Absent · not-yet-verified = a cell nothing has been read for; Absent · not-disclosed = the public record was checked and carries no figure. Three states, and every Absent says why.
Rows carrying a free-text per-asset E&S state that predates prefix standardisation. Every cell keeps its three-state marker and per-row sourcing; per-row screen-class normalisation is queued for an editorial pass (see the feed's counts note).
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| Asset | Country | Operator | stage | esia | applied standard | host permit | ps5 resettlement | ps6 biodiversity | dfi es diligence | category | es benchmark | water licence | gistm | rap | permits | record note | water licence current |
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| Kabanga Nickel | Tanzania | Lifezone Metals / Tembo Nickel Corporation | Pre-FID (FID expected Q1 2027; the mid-2026 target was restated in Lifezone Metals H1 2026 interim results, Form 6-K, 29 Jul 2026). Corrected v2.137.88 under the correction SLA; divergence record kabanga-ni::development_stage published. | EIA Transfer Certificate EC/EIS/824 granted 16 Jun 2021 (Kabanga Site); EIA Certificate EC/EIA/2023/6288 for resettlement host sites granted 3 Sep 2024. Still required: NEMC approval of the amended ESMP and alignment with the international ESIA; standalone EIA certificates for the 220 kV overhead line and for concentrate transport to Dar es Salaam; concentrate export permit. (Sourced · Lifezone Metals, Feasibility Study Technical Report Summary — Kabanga Nickel Project, S-K 1300, Rev C.1, 18 Jul 2025 (EDGAR Exhibit 96.1; full PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §17.2.1 (p.312)) | Resettlement Action Plan aligned to IFC Performance Standards and Tanzanian regulation (Sourced · Crux Investor, 30 Jan 2026 (reporting Lifezone disclosure)) | National ESMP approval pending at NEMC (Sourced · Lifezone Metals IR release, 11 Dec 2025) | Cash compensation paid to 97% of Project Affected Households; interest payments to 95%; Livelihood Restoration co-design from early 2026 (Sourced · Crux Investor, 30 Jan 2026; Lifezone IR 11 Dec 2025) | IFC-aligned habitat assessment identified critical, natural and modified habitats. Ruvubu River riparian zone is critical habitat (endangered Ashy Red Colobus); other key fauna Grey Crowned Crane, Red-faced Barbet; near-threatened African Blackwood and vulnerable Long-tubed aloe. Site within Central Zambezian Miombo Woodlands ecoregion; landscape highly modified by subsistence agriculture. (Sourced · Lifezone Metals, Feasibility Study Technical Report Summary — Kabanga Nickel Project, S-K 1300, Rev C.1, 18 Jul 2025 (EDGAR Exhibit 96.1; full PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §17.3.3 Baseline (p.315)) | US DFC environmental & social public consultation and due diligence COMPLETED; project ESIA hosted on DFC public disclosure portal (Sourced · Lifezone Metals IR release, 11 Dec 2025; U.S. DFC ESIA disclosure (dfc.gov/.../esia/2025/kabanga)) | DFC published the ESIA for public consultation (DFC discloses higher-category ESIAs); explicit category designation not captured (Derived) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | Ruvubu River Water Use Permit 95100766 granted 19 Sep 2024; site demand largely met by underground ingress and run-off with Ruvubu top-up (max 1,800 m³/day), 7,000 m³/day abstraction capacity recommended. (Sourced · Lifezone Metals, Feasibility Study Technical Report Summary — Kabanga Nickel Project, S-K 1300, Rev C.1, 18 Jul 2025 (EDGAR Exhibit 96.1; full PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §17.2.1 (p.312), §15.1.15 (p.296)) | TSF classified 'Extreme' consequence under GISTM by dam-breach study (WSP); 'Very High A' under Tanzanian Dam Safety Guidelines; highest-category elements environmental impact and potential loss of life. Fully lined, liner leakage collection, subaqueous deposition, 50 Mt design (32.5 Mt FS requirement), 1:10,000 AEP 72-h storm capacity, PMF spillways, 1:10,000 AEP earthquake loading; Independent T (Sourced · Lifezone Metals, Feasibility Study Technical Report Summary — Kabanga Nickel Project, S-K 1300, Rev C.1, 18 Jul 2025 (EDGAR Exhibit 96.1; full PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §15.1.16 (p.297); Lifezone release 18 Jul 2025) | Resettlement Action Plan May 2025, IFC PS5-aligned; 4,073 ha to be acquired within the SML; ~96% of cash compensation agreements paid as at Jul 2025; seven host sites; ~349 physically and ~990 economically displaced households (dossier). (Sourced · Lifezone release 18 Jul 2025; Lifezone Metals, Feasibility Study Technical Report Summary — Kabanga Nickel Project, S-K 1300, Rev C.1, 18 Jul 2025 (EDGAR Exhibit 96.1; full PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §17.6.2 (p.321)) | — | — | — |
| Baomahun Gold | Sierra Leone | FG Gold (private) | Construction (DFI financial close Dec 2025) | ESIA prepared (INTEGEMS) with supplementary ESIA; environmental licences granted (Sourced · FG Gold project page (mining permits and environmental licences granted); INTEGEMS project portfolio) | AFC + Afreximbank senior-debt financing applies the lenders' own IFC-PS-type E&S requirements (specific framework not stated in disclosure). (Derived · FG Gold release, 1 Dec 2025 (US$330m financial close)) | Large-scale mining licence awarded and environmental permits approved (from 2021) (Sourced · FG Gold project page) | Compensation paid to 150 farmers and 196 property owners for crops, artisanal sites and structures (Sourced · The Calabash, 9 Dec 2024 (reporting FG Gold)) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | AFC + Afreximbank US$330m senior-debt financial close 1 Dec 2025 implies completed lender E&S diligence to close (Derived · FG Gold release, 1 Dec 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ngualla (rare earths) | Tanzania | Mamba Minerals (Peak Rare Earths 84% / Govt of Tanzania 16%) | Pre-construction (construction commencement targeted) | ESIA completed; environmental certificate issued by the Tanzanian regulator March 2017 (Sourced · NS Energy / The BizLens (8 May 2025); Dhamana Consulting) | ESIA compliance-reviewed against IFC Performance Standards, IFC EHS Guidelines for Mining, and the Equator Principles; E&S action plan aligned accordingly (Sourced · Dhamana Consulting (Ngualla project)) | Environmental certificate (Mar 2017); Special Mining Licence granted April 2023 (Sourced · NS Energy; The BizLens, 8 May 2025) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | IFC was a project equity holder (historic — via the former PR NG Minerals structure with Appian; Appian has since exited and Shenghe Resources is now the strategic partner). IFC carries a project disclosure page on its SII portal. (Sourced · Mining Technology (historic ownership); Appian Capital (Peak exit, Jan 2026); IFC SII disclosure portal (Ngualla)) | IFC SII disclosure page lists an Environmental Category field; value not captured this cycle (Derived) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | EIA Certificate EC/EIA/2917 granted Mar 2017 (EIS by PaulSam Geo-Engineering, submitted Dec 2016); 2018 ESIA by Align Environment and Risk expanded scope to IFC Performance Standards; updated ESMP for increased throughput submitted May 2022, approved 16 Jun 2022; separate ESIA for the 48 km Southern Access Road submitted Feb 2022, revised Jul 2022. (Sourced · Peak Rare Earths, Ngualla BFS Update, 24 Oct 2022 (ASX; full 121-page PDF read 7 Sep 2026) §10.1 (pp.46–47)) | — | — |
| Kone Gold | Cote d'Ivoire | Montage Gold | Construction (first gold late Q4-2026) | ESIA prepared 2023 (CECAF/Minesia consultancies); submitted to ANDE Dec 2023; approved at validation hearing 13 March 2024 (Sourced · Montage Gold release, 9 May 2024; Mining.com, 10 May 2024) | Project governance framed under the Equator Principles and EITI per the Cote d'Ivoire 2014 mining code (Sourced · Kone NI 43-101 / DFS (eff. 14 Feb 2022)) | Environmental Permit granted by Ministerial Order 7 May 2024 (incl. in-pit tailings disposal, a CIV first); final 20-year mining permit secured July 2024 (Sourced · Montage Gold release, 9 May 2024; Mining.com, 11 Jul 2024) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Kone North pit affects <10% of the Toudian Forest Reserve; impact assessed in ESIA; backfill/rehab of all but 14ha planned plus a forest-management plan with government (Sourced · Montage UFS (Junior Mining Network, 16 Jan 2024)) | No DFI in the capital structure (Wheaton precious-metals stream + debt package); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nyanzaga Gold | Tanzania | Perseus Mining (80% / Govt of Tanzania 20%) | Construction (~50%; first gold Q1-2027) | ESIA + Environmental Management Plan completed; ESIA revised to comply with IFC Performance Standards and re-submitted to NEMC (Sourced · Perseus Mining (Nyanzaga project page); Dhamana Consulting) | ESIA revised for compliance with IFC Performance Standards (Sourced · Dhamana Consulting (Nyanzaga project)) | Special Mining Licence granted 13 Dec 2021; necessary permitting approvals secured to start construction (Sourced · Perseus Mining Updated FS, 28 Apr 2025; NS Energy) | Resettlement Action Plan covering 700+ households; physical resettlement commenced late 2023; ~93% of project-affected persons compensated (Chief Valuer-approved); replacement housing near complete (Sourced · Dhamana Consulting; Perseus Mining release, 28 Apr 2025; Creamer Media update, 6 Feb 2026) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Self-funded via Perseus intercompany loans; no DFI in the capital structure; DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assafou (Assafo-Dibibango) | Cote d'Ivoire | Endeavour Mining | Permitted; construction targeted H2-2026 | ESIA (CI ENVAL, accredited independent firm) approved by an inter-ministerial commission 30 July 2025; final ministerial decree 30 September 2025 (Sourced · APAnews, 14 Nov 2025; Ecofin Agency (Endeavour Q3 disclosure)) | Project governance under the Equator Principles and EITI per the Cote d'Ivoire 2014 mining code (Derived · CIV 2014 mining code (jurisdictional framing); not the project's ESIA) | Environmental permit granted by ministerial decree 30 Sep 2025; mining permit targeted Q1 2026 (pending at as-of date) (Sourced · APAnews, 14 Nov 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (Endeavour balance-sheet); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colluli (SOP potash) | Eritrea | CMSC — SRBG 50% / ENAMCO (state) 50% (Danakali exited 2023) | Permitted (under prior owner); ownership changed 2023 | ESIA approved by Eritrea's Ministry of Land, Water & Environment Dec 2016 (consultants MBS Environmental / Sustainability); Social & Environmental Management Plans subsequently finalised and accepted by the Department of Environment (Sourced · AidData (citing CMSC/Danakali); Danakali release (Proactive)) | Historic AFC + Afreximbank financing diligence (2019) applied technical, environmental, social and legal evaluations with independent expert reports (Sourced · Mining Review, 5 Aug 2019) | Mining agreement executed with Eritrea's Ministry of Energy & Mines and mining licences awarded early 2017; project described as fully permitted for execution (Sourced · Danakali release (Proactive)) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | Beach-well seawater intake selected over a subsea pipeline to minimise risk to subsea and coastal habitats (independent DRA review) (Sourced · Mining.com, 2 Sep 2020) | HISTORIC: AFC + Afreximbank US$200m senior-debt credit approval (Aug 2019) followed environmental, social and legal DD with independent expert reports + ECIC export-credit support — all Danakali-era; ownership transferred to SRBG 2023, current posture not re-confirmed (Sourced · Mining Review, 5 Aug 2019) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doropo | Cote d'Ivoire | Resolute Mining | Permitted; FID approved; construction H1-2026 | ESIA (Centamin / Earth Systems / H&B Consulting) received regulatory approval and the environmental permit in June 2024 (Sourced · Resolute Mining project page; Centamin DFS (Euroland); NS Energy) | Equator Principles and EITI per the Cote d'Ivoire 2014 mining code (Derived · CIV 2014 mining code (jurisdictional framing); not the project's ESIA) | Environmental permit June 2024; 14-year mining permit granted by the Council of Ministers (Feb 2026) (Sourced · Mining.com, 8 Feb 2026; Mining Technology, 6 Feb 2026) | ESIA reduced physical resettlement to <500 people (from 2,000-3,000 in the PFS) via project redesign; ~2,000 ha agricultural land impacted; phased land acquisition, compensation and livelihood restoration (Sourced · Centamin DFS (Euroland press release)) | Project outer extent is 7 km from Comoe National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sourced · Centamin DFS (Euroland press release)) | No DFI in the capital structure (Resolute balance-sheet, net cash US$209m end-2025); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ewoyaa (lithium) | Ghana | Atlantic Lithium (Ghana MIIF state equity; strategic-partner funding) | Permitted; lease ratified; pre-FID | Ghana EPA environmental permit granted September 2024, based on the Mine & Process Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); two community public hearings (Ewoyaa and Krofu) Feb and Jun 2024 (Sourced · Global Mining Review, 13 Sep 2024; NS Energy) | Ghana EPA EIS process under the national Green Minerals Policy (Sourced · Atlantic Lithium / EPA disclosure) | Mining Lease (granted Oct 2023) RATIFIED by Ghana's Parliament March 2026; Mine Operating Permit Oct 2024; Land Use Certificate; Water Use Permit (Sourced · Mining Weekly, 20 Mar 2026; Atlantic Lithium RNS) | Land access and compensation a live community item — affected communities have voiced frustration over delays; EPA public hearings held in two catchment communities (Sourced · FinancialContent / MarketMinute, 12 Nov 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (MIIF state equity + strategic-partner funding); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kalana | Mali | Endeavour Mining (SOMIKA 80% / Govt of Mali 20%) | PFS (2021); stalled / under strategic review | ESIA + ESMP approved by Mali's Ministry of Environment 28 April 2016 (under prior owner Avnel Gold) (Sourced · Avnel Gold release, 29 Apr 2016; Wood Mackenzie) | ESIA undertaken to in-country legislation, the Equator Principles and the IFC Sustainability Framework (Sourced · ABS Africa (Kalana ESIA lead)) | Exploitation permit granted (held by SOMIKA) (Sourced · Endeavour / Avnel disclosure) | Partial resettlement of Kalana town required; three-phase Resettlement Action Plan totalling ~US$62m (US$36m + 12% contingency in upfront capital); farmer compensation (Sourced · Endeavour PFS (23 Feb 2021)) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (Endeavour corporate; now reportedly seeking local partners); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kokoseb | Namibia | Wia Gold 80% / Epangelo (state) 20% (JV Mandarin Investments) | Scoping done; DFS H2-2026; permitting in progress | Draft ESIA prepared (Environmental Compliance Consultancy as practitioner; on the MEFT EIA portal); most specialist studies and baseline surveys complete; final ESIA submission targeted Q1 2026 — not yet approved (Sourced · Wia Gold project page; MEFT EIA portal; The Extractor, 29 Oct 2025) | Namibia Environmental Management Act 2007 process (Sourced · ECC ESIA (Namibia EMA 2007)) | Mining Licence application (ML 274 within EPL 4818) submitted to MIME 10 Oct 2025 and under review — not yet granted (Sourced · Wia Gold draft ESIA / The Extractor, 29 Oct 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (Wia A$52.1m cash, no debt end-Sep 2025); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kurmuk | Ethiopia | Allied Gold (Kurmuk Gold Mine PLC ~70%); Govt of Ethiopia 7% equity at commercial production | Construction; first gold Q2-2026 | Environmental Impact Assessments approved for the mining project and the grid-power connection; secondary permits (construction, clearing, water) still required (Sourced · Allied Gold NI 43-101 Technical Report, Kurmuk (minedocs.com/27/Kurmuk-TR-06092023.pdf) — re-verified this cycle) | Kurmuk Development Agreement with Ethiopia (Sept 2021) sets the project's environmental and community-development regimes (Sourced · Allied Gold / Mining Review, 21 Feb 2025 (Kurmuk Development Agreement)) | Project reported fully permitted and licensed; construction-stage with first gold targeted mid-2026 (Sourced · Allied Gold / Wheaton release, 5 Dec 2024 — re-verified this cycle) | Surface-rights acquisition via a community compensation process underway (Sourced · Allied Gold disclosure / NI 43-101 TR) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (Wheaton Precious Metals US$175m stream, 5 Dec 2024); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | National regulatory regime only (host-country ESIA/permit). Jurisdictional Equator/EITI alignment where noted, but no project-level IFC-PS benchmark sourced — a DFI would require a gap analysis to IFC PS regardless of host-country approval (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Hills | Namibia | Shanjin International (acquired Osino Resources) | Construction since Q2-2025 | ESIA (Environmental Compliance Consultancy) completed to international IFC lender standards, with ESMP; ESIA+EMP submitted to MEFT Mar 2023; amended ESIA after post-acquisition layout changes (Sourced · Osino DFS (GlobeNewswire, 12 Jun 2023); The Extractor, 3 Dec 2025) | ESIA undertaken to international IFC lender standards (explicit) (Sourced · Osino DFS (GlobeNewswire, 12 Jun 2023)) | Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) granted by MEFT Jan 2023 (valid 3 yrs, renewable); 20-year mining licence (conditional). ECC conditioned on relocation of historic graves via the National Heritage Council (a PS8 cultural-heritage item) (Sourced · Osino releases (GlobeNewswire), Jan/Oct 2023) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No DFI in the capital structure (Shanjin self-funded); DFI E&S diligence not applicable. (Absent · not-applicable) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | ESIA / E&S work explicitly benchmarked to IFC-PS, Equator or lender standards (or a DFI/ECA ran IFC-PS-grade diligence) (Derived · Afrimintel classification synthesised from the sourced E&S cells on this card) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasiya (rutile-graphite) | Malawi | Sovereign Metals (Rio Tinto 19.9%) | — | ESIA conducted (Dhamana Consulting + Hearthstone Social Consulting); DFS conforms to IFC Performance Standards to enhance bankability (Sourced · Sovereign DFS 2026 / mining-technology) | IFC Performance Standards (DFS explicitly conforms) (Sourced · Sovereign DFS 2026 (Investegate)) | EL applications APL0739 / APL0740 pending as at 30 Sep 2025; mining licence not yet granted (Sourced · Sovereign Q3-2025 report) | Pilot-pit land rehabilitation / 100% backfill; landowners given crop access; soil restored to 1m depth (Sourced · Sovereign / Discovery Alert 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Rio Tinto technical oversight to final development decision; IFC-PS conformance built into DFS (Derived · Sovereign DFS 2026) | A (large greenfield critical-minerals mine) (Derived) | IFC-PS-benchmarked — DFS scope conforms to World Bank Group IFC Performance Standards (Sourced · Sovereign DFS 2026) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etango (uranium) | Namibia | Bannerman Energy / CNNC (CNOL) JV | — | Peer-reviewed ESIA; environmental clearance secured; all environmental approvals granted; baseline data since 2008 (Sourced · Bannerman / Africa Outlook 2026) | National (Namibian) environmental approval + peer-reviewed ESIA (Sourced · Bannerman) | Mining Licence ML 250 granted Dec 2023 — fully permitted (Sourced · World Nuclear News, 15 Dec 2023) | — (Absent · not-applicable) | Namib-desert baseline since 2008; drill-pad rehabilitation innovations adopted by other Namibian uranium miners (Derived · Bannerman) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (uranium mine) (Derived) | Peer-reviewed ESIA to national standard; not separately stated as IFC-PS-benchmarked this cycle (Derived · Bannerman) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahenge (graphite) | Tanzania | Black Rock Mining 84% / GoT 16% | — | Four ESIAs since 2022 (project, access roads, transmission line, Idenke settlement) + GHG Scope-1&2 assessment (Sourced · TanzaniaInvest, Apr 2026) | Lender-benchmarked — DFI (DBSA/IDC) E&S diligence; conditions precedent satisfied for lenders (Sourced · TanzaniaInvest 2026) | Special Mining Licence framework (2021) + fully permitted ('shovel ready') (Sourced · Faru Graphite / Mining Review) | Idenke Settlement Area ESIA; community compensation for access road completed (Sourced · TanzaniaInvest, Apr 2026) | Transmission-line corridor assessed with a local biodiversity specialist (with TANESCO) (Derived · TanzaniaInvest 2026) | DBSA / IDC completed a significant part of the E&S due-diligence process (Sourced · mining-technology, Mar 2024) | A (Derived) | Lender-benchmarked — DBSA/IDC development-bank E&S diligence substantially complete; lender CPs being satisfied (Sourced · mining-technology / TanzaniaInvest) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Songwe Hill (rare earths) | Malawi | Mkango Resources (GoM 10%) | — | Full ESHIA completed in compliance with IFC Performance Standards; GISTM (2020) adopted for tailings; Digby Wells Environmental; Malawi EPA approved Jan 2023 (Sourced · Mkango DFS / mkango.ca) | IFC Performance Standards + Equator Principles + GISTM tailings standard (Sourced · mkango.ca) | Mining Development Agreement signed with Govt of Malawi (Jul 2024) (Sourced · mining-technology) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | U.S. DFC engaged (FEED funding) — implies DFC E&S review under its standards (Derived · Mkango YE-2025) | A (Derived) | IFC-PS-benchmarked — ESHIA explicitly to IFC PS; GISTM for tailings; Equator Principles baseline (Sourced · Mkango DFS) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tumas (uranium) | Namibia | Deep Yellow (Oponona 5% post-FID) | — | Namibian Mining Licence granted Sep 2023 (environmental approval implied); groundwater/hydrogeology + environmentally-sensitive-area studies ongoing (Sourced · Deep Yellow / Extractor) | National (Namibian) environmental approval (Derived) | Mining Licence granted Sep 2023 (20-year term) (Sourced · Deep Yellow) | — (Absent · not-applicable) | Environmentally-sensitive area (Salsola plant species) isolated; groundwater monitoring program (Sourced · Extractor Jul 2025) | Nedbank-appointed Independent Technical Expert DD underway (Derived · Extractor) | A (uranium) (Derived) | Nedbank Independent Technical Expert conducting due diligence on the 2025 DFS (Derived · Extractor Jul 2025) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kangankunde (rare earths) | Malawi | Lindian Resources (RVR 67%->100%) | — | ESIA Licence No.2:10:16 issued under the Malawi Environmental Management Act (2017); identified only minor impacts; low-radionuclide product/tailings (Sourced · lindianresources.com.au) | National (Malawi Environmental Management Act 2017) (Sourced · Lindian) | Mining Licence MML0290/22 (Malawi Mines & Minerals Act 2018); fully permitted; Stage-2 ML also in place (Sourced · Lindian) | Community Engagement Plan with local government / traditional leaders / women's groups (Derived · Lindian) | ESIA found only minor flora/fauna impacts; low radionuclides reduce tailings hazard (Sourced · Lindian) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | National ESIA approval; not stated as IFC-PS-benchmarked this cycle (Derived) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makuutu (heavy rare earths) | Uganda | Ionic Rare Earths / RRM (~6% local) | — | All required environmental approvals received Oct 2022 (ESIA approved by Ugandan Govt); no radionuclides (U/Th) in product (Sourced · Mining Review Mar 2023 / Ionic) | National (Ugandan ESIA approval) (Sourced · Ionic) | Large-scale Mining Licence LML 00334 granted Jan 2024 — the first under Uganda's 2022 Mining Act (RL 1693) (Sourced · rare-earth-mining.com) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | No-radionuclide clay deposit; near-surface heap-desorption with low strip ratio (Derived · Ionic DFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | National ESIA approval; preliminary LCA (Minviro) indicates 30-50% lower carbon footprint (Derived · Ionic / Minviro) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobada (gold) | Mali | Toubani Resources ~90% / Mali 10% | — | ESIA approved in 2021 (environmental permit Oct 2021); being UPDATED for the upscaled 6Mtpa profile, approval anticipated Q3 2025 (Sourced · Toubani DFS / Mining Review) | National (Mali) environmental permit (Sourced · Toubani) | Mining licence under Mali's 2023 code (12-yr initial); investment-agreement MoU with State of Mali (Sourced · Toubani / Mining Review) | Resettlement of portions of Kobada and Foroko villages required (infrastructure + safety buffer) (Sourced · Toubani DFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | National permit; lender E&S diligence implied by the project-finance process (Endeavour-led) (Derived) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Banio (potash) | Gabon | Millennial Potash (US DFC-backed) | — | ESIA initiated Dec 2025 (Artelia + Biotope Afrique Centrale + Insuco Gabon), explicitly compliant with IFC Performance Standards; baseline studies underway (Sourced · Millennial Dec 2025) | IFC Performance Standards (ESIA explicitly IFC-PS-compliant) (Sourced · Millennial Dec 2025) | Mining Licence application to follow DFS/ESIA (targeted 2026) (Sourced · Millennial) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Biodiversity baseline (flora/fauna) studies scheduled Q2 2026 within the ESIA (Derived · Millennial Mar 2026) | U.S. DFC engaged (funding DFS; intends to lead finance) — implies DFC E&S review to its standards (Derived · Proactive Jan 2026) | A (Derived) | IFC-PS-benchmarked — ESIA designed to IFC Performance Standards (in progress, target H2 2026) (Sourced · Millennial) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epanko (graphite) | Tanzania | EcoGraf / TanzGraphite | — | Completed ESIA + RPF + Stakeholder Engagement Plan + full suite of ESMPs; 2025 Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Report for affected Epanko hamlets (Sourced · EcoGraf BFS Feb 2026) | Tanzanian law + IFC Performance Standards + World Bank Group EHS Guidelines + GISTM (tailings) (Sourced · Goldinvest / EcoGraf) | Single Special Mining Licence (SML) fully covering the project (Sourced · EcoGraf BFS) | 2025 RAP completed (Epanko A/B, Kazimoto, Itatila, Mbera, Luli hamlets); US$18.1m RAP budget (Sourced · EcoGraf BFS) | Environmental & Social Management Plans completed within the BFS (Derived · EcoGraf) | E&S documentation completed to meet international project-finance requirements (KfW IPEX-led) (Derived · EcoGraf / Globe and Mail) | A (Derived) | IFC-PS + WB EHS + GISTM-benchmarked; technical workstreams advanced to international project-finance standards (prepared in parallel with the IER) (Sourced · Goldinvest Feb 2026) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dugbe (gold) | Liberia | Pasofino Gold / HRL (GoL 10% free-carry) | — | Environmental & social work to Responsible Gold Mining Principles + IFC Performance Standards (per 2022 FS); being refreshed in the FS update (Sourced · Streetwise / Pasofino) | Responsible Gold Mining Principles + IFC Performance Standards (Sourced · Streetwise / Pasofino) | 25-year Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the Government of Liberia — BUT a Dec-2025 GoL notice raises MDA concerns (potential default/arbitration) (Sourced · Junior Mining Network Dec 2025) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | IFC-PS-referenced; full project-finance E&S package depends on the in-progress FS update (Derived) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanankoro (gold) | Mali | Cora Gold (EEA 29.9%) / Mali 10% | — | Environmental Permit awarded Oct 2022; land-compensation work underway ahead of construction (Sourced · Cora Gold / Mining Weekly) | National (Mali) environmental permit (Sourced · Cora Gold) | Mining permit PENDING — Mali suspended new mining permits (Nov 2023); moratorium only partially lifted (Mar 2025) to allow exploration->mining transitions; Sanankoro permit in process (Sourced · Cora Gold Sep 2025) | Land compensation underway (Derived · Cora Gold) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | National permit; lender E&S implied if 50% stream is converted to senior debt (Derived) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chilalo (graphite) | Tanzania | Evolution Energy Minerals (ARCH cornerstone) | — | Environmental approvals in place; Govt of Tanzania Framework + Shareholders Agreement (Apr 2023); Independent E&S Consultant appointed by potential financiers (site visit done) (Sourced · Proactive / TanzaniaInvest) | National (Tanzania) approvals + lender Independent E&S review (Sourced · TanzaniaInvest) | Mining Licence in place; Framework + Shareholders Agreement with the Government of Tanzania (Sourced · Proactive / TanzaniaInvest) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Tailings-upcycling (encapsulation) and integrated gas+solar power evaluated as environmental enhancements (Derived · Proactive Oct 2024) | Independent E&S Consultant appointed by potential financiers — lender E&S diligence underway (Sourced · TanzaniaInvest May 2023) | A (Derived) | Lender-grade E&S diligence underway (financier-appointed consultant); sustainability-focused sponsor (ARCH fund) (Derived · TanzaniaInvest) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mingomba (copper) | Zambia | KoBold Metals 80% / ZCCM-IH 20% | — | Permitting advancing (construction approvals being secured); land acquired for processing/TSF/admin; ESIA not yet completed; construction commenced 29 Apr 2026 ahead of the definitive FS (Sourced · Miners Digest Mar 2026) | Zambian permitting; standards to be set in the FS / any future project-finance (Derived) | Permitting in progress; land acquired for processing/TSF/admin infrastructure (Sourced · Miners Digest) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Deep underground; major water-ingress / dewatering challenge (~180 Olympic pools/day equivalent) — significant environmental/energy consideration (Sourced · World Bank ETM Roadmap Zambia) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phalaborwa (rare earths) | South Africa | Rainbow Rare Earths (US-DFC/TechMet-backed) | — | Brownfield phosphogypsum retreatment (remediation co-benefit); permitting in parallel with the DFS (2026); ESIA not yet finalised (Derived · Rainbow / Ecofin) | South African environmental framework; processing on-site at the existing Phalaborwa Mining Complex (Derived) | Brownfield mining-complex site; permitting in parallel with DFS (Derived · Ecofin) | — (Absent · not-applicable) | Retreatment of existing phosphogypsum stacks reduces a legacy industrial-waste liability (environmental positive) (Derived · Rainbow) | US DFC (via TechMet) engagement implies DFC E&S review to its standards (Derived · Rainbow) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kola (potash) | Republic of Congo | Kore Potash (97%) | — | ESIA being UPDATED (Nov-2025 raise partly funds the update); original studies date to the 2019 DFS (Sourced · Ecofin Nov 2025) | RoC national framework; mining convention with the Republic of Congo (Sourced · Kore Optimised DFS) | Mining convention with RoC (fiscal terms set); EPC signed in Brazzaville before the Minister of Mines (Sourced · World Fertilizer Nov 2024) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Coastal marine facility/jetty (bathymetric + marine drilling done Q1 2026) — marine E&S a key workstream (Derived · Kore Q1-2026) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterberg (PGM) | South Africa | Platinum Group Metals Ltd / Implats / HJ / Mnombo(BEE) | — | Mining Right granted by the SA Dept of Mineral Resources & Energy (2021) — implies an approved environmental authorisation (Sourced · PTM Waterberg page) | South African environmental + mining-rights framework; BEE ownership (Mnombo 26%) (Sourced · PTM) | Mining Right granted (early 2021) on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex (Sourced · PTM) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Shallow, decline-accessed mechanised mine; near-zero chrome / no significant penalty elements in concentrate (Derived · newsfilecorp Sep 2024) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longonjo (rare earths) | Angola | Pensana Plc (FSDEA ~29%) | — | ESG aligned to IFC Performance Standards and GISTM (tailings); permanent power/water/telecoms/security installed and commissioned 2025 (Sourced · Pensana / rare-earth-mining.com) | IFC Performance Standards + Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) (Sourced · Pensana) | In construction under Angolan permits; FSDEA (sovereign) anchor shareholder (Sourced · rare-earth-mining.com) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | GISTM-compliant TSF; free-dig weathered carbonatite, low strip ratio (~0.2:1) (Sourced · Pensana / Crux Investor) | DFI/ECA E&S diligence implied by US EXIM / AFC / US DFC involvement (IFC-PS-aligned) (Derived · DFC / Ecofin) | A (Derived) | IFC-PS + GISTM-aligned (consistent with the multi-DFI/ECA financing package) (Sourced · Pensana) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| K.Hill (battery manganese) | Botswana | Giyani Metals (100%) | — | DFS-stage E&S: geotechnical + groundwater baseline drilling done; community water-infrastructure relocation identified; permitting/licence renewal pending (Sourced · Giyani / Resource World) | Botswana environmental + mining-licence framework; SA-based demonstration plant (Johannesburg) (Derived) | Mining licence held; licence renewal + construction permits a stated pre-construction condition (Sourced · Giyani DFS forward-looking) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit, sediment-hosted Mn oxide; hydromet (leach/SX/crystallisation); TSF geotech investigations underway (Derived · Resource World) | IDC (SA DFI) + US EXIM engagement implies E&S diligence to DFI standards (Derived · Giyani / Ecofin) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minim Martap (bauxite) | Cameroon | Canyon Resources / Camalco (Camrail 26.9%) | — | Mining Licence granted (late 2024); in construction under Cameroon permits; dust-minimising materials handling designed into rail/port transfer (Sourced · Canyon / Discovery Alert) | Cameroon national environmental + mining-licence framework (Sourced · mining-technology) | Mining Licence (late 2024); inland-rail-facility location approved by Government of Cameroon (Feb 2025) (Sourced · mining-technology / Canyon) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Laterite surface mining (near-surface, no deep blasting); Adamaoua plateau — away from Cameroon's conflict zones (Derived · Discovery Alert) | World Bank + EIB involvement in the Camrail PQ2 rail upgrade implies DFI E&S oversight on the corridor (Derived · Canyon) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steelpoortdrift (vanadium) | South Africa | Vanadium Resources (VR8) 86.49% | — | FULLY PERMITTED — mining right + integrated environmental authorisation + water-use licence all granted (Sourced · mining.com.au (CPAL update)) | South African environmental + mining-rights framework (Bushveld, Limpopo) (Sourced · Mining Weekly) | Mining right + environmental authorisation + water-use licence granted; community leasing agreements being secured (Sourced · mining.com.au) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit titaniferous magnetite; on-site concentrator (magnetic separation) + salt-roast-leach plant (Derived · Mining Weekly / VR8) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dasa (uranium) | Niger | Global Atomic via SOMIDA (Niger govt 20%) | — | Fully permitted (25-yr mining permit); under construction with surface + underground infrastructure; radiological/water-management systems being installed (Sourced · Global Atomic / Discovery Alert) | Niger national framework (improved mineral code); US DFC diligence underway against the ~US$255m loan (Sourced · Crux Investor / Global Atomic) | 25-year mining permit; SOMIDA incorporated (Niger govt 20%); construction underway (Sourced · Global Atomic) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Underground mine (Adrar Emoles III, 105km S of Arlit); arid uranium district with 50+ yrs of mining history (Derived · Global Atomic) | US DFC review (Credit -> Investment Committee) implies E&S diligence to DFC standards (Derived · Global Atomic Dec-2025) | A (Derived) | US DFC E&S diligence implied by its ~60% loan review (Investment-Committee stage) (Derived · Global Atomic Dec-2025) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baniaka (iron ore) | Gabon | Genmin (100%) | — | Certificate of Environmental Conformance granted (environmental approval); Mining Convention signed with Gabon; a local-community land dispute and some pending environmental permits noted (Sourced · Genmin ASX / ainvest) | Gabon national environmental + mining-convention framework (Sourced · Ecofin) | 20-year large-scale mining permit + Mining Convention with the Gabonese state (Sourced · Ecofin / Genmin) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit (Magnima Greenstone Belt); hydro-powered ('green') iron ore; near Franceville hub (Derived · MarketScreener) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanyika (niobium) | Malawi | Globe Metals & Mining (100%) | — | Environmental baseline + resettlement support + water permitting (SLR Consulting); resettlement in progress; TSF designed (Eco Elementum); exports only non-radioactive Nb/Ta oxides (deleterious uranium managed) (Sourced · mining-technology (BFS)) | Malawi framework via Large-Scale Mining Licence + Mining Development Agreement; comprehensive Government-of-Malawi agreements (Sourced · Discovery Alert / Globe) | Large-Scale Mining Licence + Mining Development Agreement; early-works obligations being fulfilled (Sourced · mining-technology / Globe) | Resettlement support underway (SLR Consulting); a defined workstream of the BFS/early works (Sourced · mining-technology) | Open-pit + on-site beneficiation/hydromet; TSF designed; non-radioactive product export (Sourced · Globe / nsenergy) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vara Mada / Toliara (mineral sands + REE) | Madagascar | Energy Fuels (100%) | — | E&S a key workstream toward FID; biodiversity-sensitive site (protected areas, high endemism, dry-thicket); ~US$80m social-projects commitment; resumed after the 5-yr suspension was lifted (Nov 2024) (Sourced · FS report / Ecofin) | Madagascar framework + S-K 1300 / NI 43-101 disclosure; investment agreement (legal/fiscal stability, expropriation protection, arbitration) under negotiation (Sourced · Energy Fuels 2026 guidance) | Mining permit held for ilmenite/rutile/zircon; MONAZITE to be added (a stated FID condition) (Sourced · Energy Fuels / mining.com) | Community/social programmes re-established post-suspension; ~US$80m social commitment (Sourced · nsenergy / Ecofin) | High-biodiversity / high-endemism semi-arid SW Madagascar; protected areas nearby — material PS6 consideration (Sourced · FS report) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Farim (phosphate) | Guinea-Bissau | Itafos (100%) | — | ESIA prepared (Knight Piesold, 2014-2022) incl resettlement-village screening, baseline studies, monitoring programmes (Sourced · Knight Piesold) | Guinea-Bissau framework (Mining Lease 004/2009 + 2014 Mining Code) + NI 43-101 disclosure (Sourced · Itafos FS / miningdataonline) | Mining Lease 004/2009 + Mining Licence 001/2009 (25-yr from 2009; extension being filed) (Sourced · Itafos FS) | Resettlement village screened in the ESIA (Knight Piesold) (Sourced · Knight Piesold) | Flat-lying sedimentary phosphate; free-dig open pit; hybrid solar+diesel power; RO water (Derived · mining-technology) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boumadine (polymetallic Au-Ag-Zn-Pb) | Morocco | Aya Gold & Silver (operates Zgounder) | — | E&S workstreams within the FS program; TSF design (Epoch); SLR Consulting France for E&S; grid-power infrastructure planned (Sourced · Morocco World News / Aya) | Morocco mining/environmental framework; NI 43-101 disclosure (Sourced · Aya / globenewswire) | Mining permit/licence held (32 km2), Province of Errachidia (Sourced · Morocco World News / Aya) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit + underground; conventional flotation; dedicated TSF; Anti-Atlas (Ougnat window) (Derived · Aya) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lofdal (heavy rare earths) | Namibia | Namibia Critical Metals 95% (JOGMEC JV) | — | Fully permitted (25-yr Mining Licence ML200); uranium/thorium-FREE concentrate (clean for global third-party separation); DFS de-risking incl infrastructure planning (Sourced · NCMI / Crux Investor) | Namibia framework (25-yr ML) + JOGMEC/Japanese diligence standards; NI 43-101 (Sourced · NCMI) | 25-year Mining Licence (ML200) in place; near-surface deposit, relatively simple access (Sourced · rare-earth-mining.com / NCMI) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Near-surface carbonatite-dyke HREE; uranium/thorium-free concentrate (no radioactive tailings issue); remote NW Namibia (Sourced · NCMI / Crux Investor) | JOGMEC (sovereign) diligence implied by its earn-in + DFS funding + full-funding ROFR (Derived · NCMI / JOGMEC) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haib (copper-moly-gold porphyry) | Namibia | Koryx Copper (100%) | — | ESIA + Environmental & Social Management Plan + public consultations underway (since Oct 2025); Environmental Clearance Certificate application targeted early 2026 (Sourced · mining-technology) | Namibia framework (Environmental Clearance Certificate process) + NI 43-101 disclosure (Sourced · mining-technology / Koryx) | Mining licence area in the //Karas Region; ESIA toward Environmental Clearance Certificate (early 2026) (Sourced · mining-technology / African Mining Market) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Arid southern Namibia (Orange River/Richtersveld area); open-pit; water management material for the heap-leach stream (Derived · mining-technology) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orom-Cross (graphite) | Uganda | Blencowe Resources (100%) | — | DFS-level environmental work; strong ESG profile — 100% hydropower, net-zero mine strategy; community programmes (water bores, solar, school/clinic, mining-engineer scholarship) (Sourced · Blencowe / Investegate) | Uganda framework (21-yr Mining Licence, 2019) + DFC/AFC diligence standards (Sourced · Blencowe / Project Funding) | 21-year Mining Licence issued by the Ugandan Government in 2019 (Sourced · Blencowe DFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Large, shallow open-pit; low strip / free-dig; 100% hydroelectric power; net-zero mine strategy (Sourced · Blencowe DFS) | DFC (US govt) provided a TA grant + retains cornerstone-debt first-right; AFC conducted project due diligence (EOI) — DFI-grade E&S scrutiny implied (Sourced · Blencowe / Project Funding) | B (Derived) | DFC (US) + AFC due diligence applied to the project (both engaged on financing) (Derived · Blencowe / Project Funding) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bankan (gold) | Guinea | Predictive Discovery (100%) | — | ESIA APPROVED — Environmental Compliance Certificate granted (Jan 2025) after ~2yr engagement; ESMPs being finalised; site abuts the Upper Niger National Park (biodiversity-sensitive) (Sourced · miningweekly / Predictive Discovery) | Guinea mining code/fiscal regime + NI 43-101/JORC disclosure (ASX) (Sourced · miningreview / Predictive Discovery) | Exploitation Permit application submitted Jan 2025; in final stages of government review (not yet granted) (Sourced · Predictive Discovery) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Site on the periphery of the Upper Niger National Park; extensive biodiversity/biophysical baseline studies (from 2022) (Sourced · miningweekly) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zanaga (iron ore) | Republic of Congo | Zanaga Iron Ore Co (100%) | — | Environmental Permit already granted (alongside the Mining Licence); greenfield pipeline + new port to be built (Sourced · Shard/ZIOC / miningweekly) | Republic of Congo framework (Mining Licence + Environmental Permit) + JORC; LSE disclosure (Sourced · ZIOC) | Fully permitted — Mining Licence + Environmental Permit in hand (Sourced · Shard/ZIOC) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Large open-pit + ~70km+ slurry pipeline to a new port north of Pointe-Noire; Lekoumou department (Derived · energycapitalpower / miningweekly) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muntanga (uranium) | Zambia | Atomic Eagle (100%; ex-GoviEx) | — | ESIA APPROVED by ZEMA (Jun 2026) + Resettlement Action Plan 'No Objection' from the Office of the Vice President (Jun 2026) — the longest-lead non-technical items cleared (Sourced · discoveryalert / African Mining Market) | Zambia framework (ZEMA) + NI 43-101; CEO states adherence to IFC environmental & social performance standards (Sourced · furtherafrica / GoviEx) | Fully mine-permitted — three mining licences (Muntanga, Dibbwi, Chirundu) over 719 km2 (plus further licences; ~1,136 km2 total) (Sourced · GoviEx / World Nuclear News) | Resettlement Action Plan received a 'No Objection' (Office of the Vice President's Resettlement Division, Jun 2026) (Sourced · discoveryalert) | Shallow open-pit heap-leach; no tailings storage; proximity to Lake Kariba drives lined-pad design + leachate containment requirements (Sourced · discoveryalert / World Nuclear News) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | IFC environmental & social performance standards stated as the design benchmark (Sourced · furtherafrica) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bilboes (gold) | Zimbabwe | Caledonia Mining (100%) | — | ESIA by SLR Consulting + GryinOva; new TSF (SLR-designed) with silt traps, pollution control, access roads, perimeter fencing (Sourced · mining-technology) | Zimbabwe framework (fully permitted under Zimbabwean laws) + NI 43-101 / S-K 1300 disclosure (Sourced · Caledonia / mining-technology) | Fully permitted under Zimbabwean laws; Matabeleland North; 4 mining areas (Isabella North/South, McCays, Bubi) (Sourced · Caledonia / mining-technology) | Community participation schemes planned (replicating Blanket's Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust model) (Sourced · miningweekly / Caledonia) | Open-pit (contractor truck-and-shovel); refractory ore -> BIOX bacterial pre-treatment; dedicated TSF (Sourced · mining-technology / Caledonia) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douta (gold) | Senegal | Thor Explorations (100%) | — | ESIA APPROVED by Senegal's Ministry of Environment (Jan 2026) (Sourced · mining-technology) | Senegal mining code + NI 43-101; EPC pricing established with the EPC contractor (Sourced · African Mining Market / mining-technology) | Mining Convention with the Government of Senegal being finalised (the remaining permitting step before construction) (Sourced · African Mining Market / mining-technology) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit truck-and-shovel; staged oxide-then-primary processing (Derived · mining-technology) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bekisopa (iron ore) | Madagascar | AKORA Resources (100%) | — | EIA underway as part of the DFS phase; tenement renewed; Madagascar govt 'project of significance'; community support (Tanamarina + Bekisopa) (Sourced · smallcaps) | Madagascar framework (mining-licence application underway) + JORC (Sourced · smallcaps / Akora) | Main tenement renewed; mining-licence application + permitting underway (DFS phase) (Sourced · smallcaps) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | At-surface weathered-zone DSO — no drill-and-blast, conventional truck-and-shovel + crush/screen; new bypass road to Toliara port (Sourced · Akora / minedocs PFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enchi (gold) | Ghana | Newcore Gold (100%) | — | Hydrogeological + geotechnical baseline studies completed (2024-25); environmental work supporting the mining-lease application; Ghana streamlined permitting (Sourced · Newcore / mining-technology) | Ghana mining framework (streamlined permitting; strong government support) + NI 43-101 (Sourced · Newcore / globenewswire) | Mining-lease application to be lodged in 2026 (PFS is the basis); 248 km2 land package (Sourced · Newcore / globenewswire) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Conventional open-pit + CIL; four deposits trucked to a central plant (Derived · Newcore) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boundiali (gold) | Cote d'Ivoire | Aurum Resources (operator/owner) | — | Environmental Compliance Certificates ISSUED 20 May 2026 (all 3 tenements; EnviTech 12-month evaluation incl public inquiry) — the mandatory prerequisite for an exploitation licence; ESMPs in development; on-site community liaison (Sourced · Ecofin / Aurum PFS) | Cote d'Ivoire framework (env certificate -> exploitation licence) + JORC; SLR site reviews (Oct-2024, May-2025) (Sourced · Aurum PFS / investorpa) | Mining Exploitation Licence applications lodged for all three tenements (BST/BD/BM); env certificates issued (Sourced · mining-technology / Aurum) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit, flat-landscape northern CIV; ESMPs in development; community liaison officers permanently on site (Sourced · Aurum PFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Afema (gold) | Cote d'Ivoire | Turaco Gold (80%; Sodim 20%) | — | ESIA workstreams underway (the PFS supports ESIA completion); metallurgical/geotechnical/hydrogeological studies done (Sourced · Turaco / miningweekly) | Cote d'Ivoire framework + JORC; granted Mining Permit + Mining Convention with the State (Afema Gold SA), permit valid to Dec 2033 (Sourced · Turaco / ainvest) | GRANTED Mining Permit (227 km2, granted Dec 2013, valid to Dec 2033, 20-yr renewal) + Mining Convention — a key de-risking advantage vs peers (Sourced · Turaco / ainvest) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Conventional open-pit; 6Mtpa plant; six deposits within the permit (Derived · Turaco PFS) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TGME (gold) | South Africa | Theta Gold Mines (74%; 26% BEE) | — | SA environmental authorisations in place (construction underway); Eco Elementum environmental/engineering consultancy on owners' team (Sourced · miningreview / Prospect) | South Africa MPRDA framework + JORC; Optimised FS (Minxcon, Feb 2026) (Sourced · miningweekly / miningdataonline) | Mining rights held (TGME Ltd); construction-stage (earthworks/civils underway); reuse of historic CIL foundations/infrastructure (Sourced · miningreview / Prospect) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Brownfield restart of a historic goldfield (>43 historical mines); underground + surface dumps/TSF; refurbished existing infrastructure (Sourced · miningreview / exportfocusafrica) | IDC (SA DFI) provided a debt facility (Jun 2025) — implies DFI-level diligence completed (Derived · Wikipedia / Prospect) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diamba Sud (gold) | Senegal | Fortuna Mining (100% via Boya SA) | — | ESIA filed Oct 2025; environmental DECREE/APPROVAL granted Jun 2026 (~9 months submission-to-approval) (Sourced · mining-technology / Canadian Mining Journal) | Senegal mining code + 2014 CIM standards (NI 43-101) (Sourced · Fortuna) | Exploitation-permit application filed Feb 2026 (expected before the Jun-2026 exploration-permit expiry); ESIA approved (Sourced · Fortuna / Canadian Mining Journal) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit + conventional CIL; early works (access road, 320-person camp, water-storage dam, bulk earthworks) underway (Sourced · Fortuna) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bunyu (graphite) | Tanzania | Volt Resources (100%; UOF 62% pending) | — | EIA Certificate received (covering both Stage 1 and Stage 2) (Sourced · voltresources) | Tanzania mining framework + JORC; SEZ status to be obtained (a UOF condition precedent) (Sourced · miningweekly / voltresources) | Mining Licences received (Stage 1 + 2); permitting/regulatory steps + SEZ status being finalised under the UOF term sheet (Sourced · voltresources / proactiveinvestors) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Near sealed roads + deep-water Mtwara port (140km); large-scale open-pit graphite (Sourced · voltresources) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ancuabe (graphite) | Mozambique | Triton Minerals (80%; Moz govt 10%) | — | Preliminary environmental approval received (Jun 2018); scoping study approved (Jan 2018) (Sourced · mining-technology / nsenergybusiness) | Mozambique framework + JORC; DFS 2017 (updated 2024) (Sourced · mining.com.au / nsenergybusiness) | 25-year mining concession granted (May 2019); within Exploration Licence 5336 (Grafex Limitada) (Sourced · nsenergybusiness) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Open-pit (rip + drill/blast); 1MW PV + 8MW diesel power; raw-water dam on the Mogido River (Sourced · nsenergybusiness) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zandkopsdrift (REE + Mn) | South Africa | Frontier Rare Earths (IDC/Carester/Komir partners) | — | Environmental authorisation HELD (fully permitted as of 2026); infrastructure planning (roads/power/water) complete (Sourced · discoveryalert / metalnomist) | South Africa MPRDA + EU Critical Raw Materials Act strategic-project standards; Carester separation tech (Sourced · prnewswire / discoveryalert) | Mining right HELD + environmental authorisation HELD (fully permitted) (Sourced · discoveryalert / metalnomist) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Northern Cape; infrastructure planning complete; battery-manganese by-product process integrated (Sourced · discoveryalert) | IDC (SA DFI) equity + EU strategic-project pathways imply DFI/EU-level diligence (Derived · engineeringnews) | B (Derived) | EU Strategic Project (CRMA, Jun 2025) — aligns with EU sustainability/strategic standards (Derived · engineeringnews) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kandiole (gold) | Mali | Roscan Gold (100%) | — | Environmental Permit GRANTED (2023; REIES validated Feb 2023) — penultimate step before the mining lease (Sourced · theassay) | Mali 2023 mining code + NI 43-101 (CIM 2014); PEA by Bara Consulting (UK) (Sourced · Roscan / Ecofin) | Environmental permit granted; mining-lease application the penultimate step; nine permits (402 km2) (Sourced · theassay / marketscreener) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Conventional open-pit (contract mining) + centralised CIL; four deposits in the mine plan (Sourced · Roscan) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | B (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steenkampskraal (REE + thorium) | South Africa | SMM (Holdings + Bora; IDC-funded) | — | Out of care-and-maintenance (2023/24) with approvals from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) + Dept of Mineral & Petroleum Resources (DMPR) (Sourced · miningweekly / africannewsagency) | South Africa MPRDA + NNR (nuclear/thorium) regulation + NI 43-101 (Sourced · miningweekly / steenkampskraal) | NNR + DMPR approvals secured; Phase-1 plant construction underway (Sourced · africannewsagency) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | Brownfield (Anglo-era, opened 1952); thorium/radioactivity management is a defining E&S factor (NNR-regulated) (Sourced · rareearthexchanges / africanminingmarket) | IDC (SA DFI) full Phase-1 funding implies DFI-level diligence (Derived · esi-africa) | A (Derived) | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balama Graphite | Mozambique | — | Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) submitted to the Government of Mozambique as part of environmental permitting; Environmental Licence granted 7 January 2020 and renewed February 2020, five-year life, renewable. (Sourced · Syrah Resources ASX release 'Updated Balama Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource', 30 Mar 2023 (preserved, archive/bytes/)) | — | Graphite and vanadium mining concession 6432C granted to Twigg Exploration and Mining Limitada in December 2013 for 25 years to December 2038, renewable for a further 25 years. (Sourced · Syrah Resources ASX release 'Updated Balama Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource', 30 Mar 2023 (preserved, archive/bytes/)) | — | — | — | — | — | Water uptake from Chipembe Dam stated valid up to 12 January 2026; supply comprises a pump station at Chipembe Dam, a 12 km pipeline and an HDPE-lined storage pond on site; Syrah holds a licence to extract the water. (Sourced · Syrah Resources ASX release 'Updated Balama Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource', 30 Mar 2023 (preserved, archive/bytes/)) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | — | — | Row created 7 Sep 2026 to give this asset a record in this feed; every cell carries its own state and source. Absence of a row was not a statement that the fields were absent. | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | |
| Kamoa-Kakula | DRC | — | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — (Absent · not-yet-verified) | — | — | Row created 7 Sep 2026 to give this asset a record in this feed; every cell carries its own state and source. Absence of a row was not a statement that the fields were absent. | — | |
| Manono Lithium District | DRC | — | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment completed for the whole concession (PR13359) by EmiAfrica SARL in April 2020; an ESIA/Environmental Management Plan (EMPP) was lodged with the DRC Cadastre Minier in Kinshasa in May 2021. EmiAfrica is registered and approved by the DRC Ministry of Mines to carry out local environmental studies. (Sourced · AVZ Minerals ASX 'JORC Ore Reserves increase by 41.6% at Roche Dure', 14 Jul 2021, incl. CSA Global Ore Reserve Report 240.2021 Ch.4 (preserved, archive/bytes/)) | — | Exploration Certificate CAMI/CR/7113/16, Exploration Lease PR 13359 granted 28 December 2016 to La Congolaise d'Exploitation Minière SA (Cominière), ~188 km2, Manono territory, Tanganyika province. Mining licence application submitted by Dathcom Mining SA to CAMI on 5 May 2021. (Sourced · AVZ Minerals ASX 'JORC Ore Reserves increase by 41.6% at Roche Dure', 14 Jul 2021, incl. CSA Global Ore Reserve Report 240.2021 Ch.4 (preserved, archive/bytes/)) | — (Absent · not-disclosed) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Row created 7 Sep 2026 to give this asset a record in this feed; every cell carries its own state and source. Absence of a row was not a statement that the fields were absent. | — |
IFC-PS-spined E&S screen — originated over the DFI financeability pipeline, broadened to the development-stage coverage set (counts computed from rows) · source /api/v1/safeguards.json · pipeline /api/v1/financeability.json · 2026-06-29 · v2.137.281 · every change on the record
Three-state: Sourced named primary disclosure · Derived inferred from a disclosed event (method named) · Absent named, never filled. Standards are screened against the IFC Performance Standards spine; per-institution mapping (AfDB ISS, WB ESF, Equator) sits in the framework-alignment layer.