Mining by country
Mining in Malawi
What Malawi mines: graphite (natural), rare earths, titanium minerals, cobalt and nickel. Below: 7 projects held by listed companies.
Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 58% of countries.
Ores and metals0.6%of merchandise exports, 2025.
On our globe77 projects held by listed companies.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
- Rule of law-0.14above 49% of countries
- Political stability-0.16above 38% of countries
- Regulatory quality-0.59above 31% of countries
- Control of corruption-0.66above 31% of countries
Projects held by listed companies
| Project | Company | Minerals | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasiya Critical Minerals Project (Kasiya rutile-graphite; incl. Kasiya North and South pits) | Sovereign Metals | Graphite (natural), Rare earths, Titanium minerals | Development |
| Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Rare earths | Development |
| Chimimbe Hill nickel-cobalt licence | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Chromium, Cobalt, Graphite (natural), Nickel | Exploration |
| Mchinji exploration licence (rutile / ilmenite) | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Cobalt, Graphite (natural), Nickel, Titanium minerals | Exploration |
| Nkalonje Hill Rare Earths Project | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Nsaru rutile deposit (adjacent to Kasiya) | Sovereign Metals | Graphite (natural), Titanium minerals | Exploration |
| Thambani Uranium-Tantalum-Niobium Project | Mkango Magnetic Materials | Niobium, Tantalum, Uranium | Exploration |
By mineral
Chromium minesCobalt minesGraphite (natural) minesNickel minesNiobium minesRare earths minesTantalum minesTitanium minerals minesUranium mines
World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.