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African mining investment intelligence

Where verified African mining assets meet serious capital

STRATUM turns raw diligence on African mineral exploration assets into verified, de-identified intelligence, so investors can evaluate mining investment opportunities across Africa on evidence, not assumption.

Critical minerals and battery minerals, gold and lithium, from junior mining companies to established, verified mining operators, every asset is independently verified before disclosure.

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Mining: Active intelligence vertical
5: Controlled access tiers
Africa: Geographic focus
24/7: Monitored access

Live intelligence

What's moving African mining now

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REGULATORYbusinessghana.com Tracked

Good governance key to unlocking Africa minerals wealth - Stakeholders

Stakeholders in Ghana emphasize that good governance is essential to unlocking Africa's mineral wealth, a key theme for investment risk and policy frameworks. Directly relevant to Africa-focused mining investors assessing ESG and governance risk across jurisdictions.

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FINANCIALriotimesonline.com

Namibia Rare Earths Draw Up to US$34m From Japan

Namibia's rare earths sector is attracting up to USD 34 million in Japanese funding, underscoring growing non-Chinese investment in African critical minerals. Directly relevant to investors tracking rare earth project financing and strategic competition in Namibia.

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MARKETstockhouse.com Tracked

Gold Holds Above USD 4 , 000 : Barrick Mining , Kobo Resources and Kinross Gold Offer Upside Potential | 2026 - 07 - 27 | Investing News

Gold holding above USD 4,000 is a strong macro tailwind for African gold miners and their investors. The article highlights upside potential in Barrick Mining, Kobo Resources, and Kinross Gold, all of which have significant African operations. Relevant for mining investors tracking gold price momentum and producer valuations.

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FINANCIALthesun.ng Tracked

Abidjan Declaration places financing at centre of Africa mining agenda

The Abidjan Declaration signals a high-level African commitment to placing mining finance at the centre of the continent's development agenda. This is directly relevant to investors seeking signals on capital mobilisation and institutional support for African mining projects. A positive policy development for the sector's funding environment.

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OPERATIONALengineeringnews.co.za Tracked

Modernisation of South African mining is an urgent strategic priority

Engineering News (a leading South African mining trade publication) flags modernisation of South African mining as an 'urgent strategic priority.' Highly relevant for investors assessing productivity, technology adoption, and competitiveness of South Africa's mining sector amid structural challenges.

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GEOPOLITICALsandiegouniontribune.com Tracked

Demand for critical minerals fuels conflict but could help resource - rich nations , WTO says

WTO critical minerals story syndicated to the San Diego Union-Tribune, a higher-credibility outlet. Reinforces the significance of the WTO findings for Africa-focused critical minerals investors.

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GEOPOLITICALwsbradio.com

Critical minerals have fueled conflict but are an opportunity , WTO says

WSB Radio reframes the WTO report, emphasizing critical minerals as an 'opportunity.' Consistent relevance to African resource-rich nations; moderate credibility as a broadcast news outlet.

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Beyond a website. An investment ecosystem.

Diligence, valuation and a deal-room

Mining due diligence in Africa, done to standard, NI 43-101 and JORC-compliant resource statements, feasibility studies and independent mineral asset valuation, with a mediated deal-room for African mining assets for sale.

Unified Intelligence

Scattered reports, spreadsheets and data rooms replaced by one structured, queryable intelligence layer.

Controlled Access

Every field, document and coordinate is classified. The right intelligence reaches the right people, and no one else.

Geospatial Intelligence

Explore strategic assets on an interactive, Africa-focused intelligence map, from continent to concession.

Institutional Security

Bank-grade controls protect every asset, document and disclosure, the right intelligence reaches the right people, and no one else.

What STRATUM does

Verified African mining assets, end to end

From first diligence to a brokered introduction, one permissioned platform.

Verified before disclosure

Every project is a verified African mining asset. Mining due diligence in Africa is conducted to standard, NI 43-101 and JORC-compliant resource statements, mining feasibility studies and independent mineral asset valuation, before any identity is disclosed.

A mediated deal-room

African mining assets for sale, brokered rather than advertised. Engage verified operators and junior mining companies across Africa through a mediated deal-room built for critical minerals investment, identities protected until both parties are cleared.

The full spectrum

Coverage extends from large mineral exploration projects across Africa to small-scale mining and artisanal miners, across mining leases and exploration licences, the complete, verified picture of mining in Africa.

The questions capital is asking

The questions that dominate gatherings like the Mining Indaba, which assets are real, and where critical-minerals capital should be deployed, are the ones STRATUM answers with verified data, year-round.

Gold, diamonds & critical minerals

Africa's strategic minerals, from gold to lithium

Africa's strategic assets span the full commercial spectrum, gold, diamonds and the precious metals that have always drawn serious capital, alongside the battery minerals, rare earth elements and graphite powering the energy transition. STRATUM verifies and source-ranks every asset, permissioned for the right investor.

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Gold

Precious metals · store of value

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Lithium

Battery minerals · EV supply chain

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Diamonds

Precious stones · high-value assets

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PGMs

Platinum · palladium · rhodium

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Rare Earths

Magnets & defence · critical raw materials

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Copper

Electrification · energy transition

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Tantalum · Niobium

Electronics · strategic minerals

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Tin

Solder & electronics supply chain

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From gold mining and diamond exploration to cobalt in the DRC, lithium across West Africa and rare earths for battery supply chains, STRATUM tracks the mining investment moving into Africa, precious metals, critical minerals and industrial commodities alike, every asset de-identified, verified and ready for diligence.

Interactive intelligence. Total control.

From continent to concession

Click any asset to reveal layered intelligence. The deeper your access tier, the greater the insight, exact coordinates, resource data, financial models and full data rooms unlock as trust is established.

Africa-focused interactive map with clustering and filters
Tier-based, field-level information access
Locked intelligence panels that drive verified access requests
Source-tracked, verification-rated, AI-ready records

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Live intelligence feed

56 high-value opportunities identified across 12 African jurisdictions.

Inside the platform

An institutional intelligence operating system

Not slideware, a working console for your analysts and a secure data room for investors.

STRATUM intelligence console — Intelligence console
Assets, verification, reviews, access requests and audit, one operating system for your intelligence team.

STRATUM secure asset data room — Secure asset data room
Every asset is a tiered brief, scores, verification, documents and locked intelligence panels.

Access by trust. Protected by verification.

Different tiers. Different intelligence.

A layered access model ensures the right information is shared with the right people at the right time.

L1Public

General public & researchers

Overviews, general location, public summaries

L2Registered

Verified users & analysts

Asset metrics, coordinates, strategic indicators

L3Verified Investor

Investors & partners

Valuations, resource data, financial models, key documents

L4Institutional

Institutional & operators

Private intelligence, advanced analytics, full data room

L5Internal

Core team & leadership

Mission-critical intelligence and raw analyst notes

STRATUM X

Highest tier · by engagement

Beyond intelligence: instruments on the ground

For institutions that need certainty before capital moves, STRATUM X commissions the asset itself: hyperspectral image scanning of the target ground to read mineral signatures from above, and a digital twin of the operation built from site data, so diligence continues remotely at full depth. Structured with the dedicated analyst desk, under contract.

Hyperspectral image scanningDigital twin of the assetDedicated analyst deskCustom intelligence briefs

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Trusted by design. Secure by architecture.

Security is the foundation, not a feature

In a world where intelligence is power, STRATUM protects sensitive data, verified users and high-value strategic assets at every layer.

Verified access

Every member is identity-verified, and access is granted by tier, never by default.

Need-to-know disclosure

Sensitive intelligence is released selectively, the right details reach the right people, nothing more.

Full audit trail

Every sensitive action is logged and attributable, end to end.

Institutional grade

Bank-grade protection for documents, disclosures and deals, built for compliance.

Conceptual 3D deep-dive of a mining concession

Roadmap

Digital twin

From continent to concession, in 3D

A conceptual 3D deep-dive: terrain context, concession boundary and infrastructure overlays for a strategic asset, built on the same permissioned intelligence model.

Conceptual visualisation, not a verified site model.

The STRATUM Journal

Intelligence, published in the open

Deep, sourced analysis on African gold, battery minerals, diamonds and the codes that make a deposit bankable. The public face of the intelligence behind the wall.

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