Africa is not only a continent renowned for distinctive nature and culture, this is inherent in the continent rich in natural resources.In the equatorial zone it is a large part of the continent, providing optimal conditions for growing forests, which account for a massive 10% of the total forest area of the Earth.Wood - the main product exported.
Another treasure trove of Africa is considered the Sahara desert, the depths of which hides huge reserves of fresh water.On this continent are the largest rivers of the planet, which rightly bear the name of energy minerals in Africa.
Minerals Africa are the main suppliers of resources for enterprises of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises of chemical profile for the entire planet.Africa is rich in phosphorite Nedra, chromite, titanium.The main ore reserves (uranium, cobalt, copper, manganese) as well as precious minerals and metals (diamonds, gold) of the world focused on this continent.Minerals North Africa, which include sedimentary minerals, gas and oil, have global significance.The southern and central Africa valued magmatic mineral - ores of ferrous and nonferrous metals as well as diamonds.
deposits of minerals due to the formation of the relief of the continent.In the north, more than the lowlands and subsidence, which were filled seas, so as precipitation formed coal, manganese ore.East and Southern Africa presented plateaus and highlands, which historically formed in place of the vertical and horizontal movement of the platform, so this part is rich in diamonds, gold, uranium ores.
This continent has such incredible reserve that the minerals in Africa on the map do not leave a space, literally every square millimeter contains a particular mineral.Africa is famous for its ore deposits, the formation of which date back to the inception of the Paleozoic.Currently, the platform is exposed at the equator and south of the continent, and therefore, these areas became concentrated ore deposits.Thanks to this "Nude" of ancient platforms, the population of the planet became available copper deposits in South Africa, in Southern Rhodesia are developing chromite, Nigeria is famous for its tin and tungsten, Ghana - manganese, and the island of Madagascar could provide the planet with graphite.But still, the Africans are grateful for the Paleozoic deposits of gold.Maybe in some areas of Africa and lags behind Western countries, but in the area of gold production this continent, in the face of South Africa, long and firmly holds the leading position.
Cambrian formation of terrestrial platform is considered the beginning of laying mednosnogo belt, which formed such minerals Africa as copper, tin, cobalt, lead, tungsten, and brought it to the leading position in the world.In development and production of the above minerals Africa ranked second.During this period, the continent formed deposits of uranium and platinum ores.In the depths of the sea formed the iron ore, but by the deposition of sea salt, these minerals in Africa are low-grade.
At the turn of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic terrestrial platform continent is experiencing a quiet period with the lack of movement of terrestrial platform, enabling form of coal deposits, which are especially numerous in South Africa, Rhodesia, Congo and Madagascar.
Sahara and Sudan plains of Africa the most complex structure formation, which underwent faults and rock outcrops, lifting and deflections ancient foundations, valued deposits of iron, manganese ore and oil.
