Côte d'Ivoire

In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire was the world’s eighth-ranked producer of manganese, accounting for 1.8% of global production. Other mineral commodities produced in the country included bauxite, cement, diamond, gold, nickel, and silver. Data on mineral production are in the Production table (formerly table 1). The share of gross domestic product (GDP) for the mining industry, including crude petroleum, natural gas, and refined products, was 3.4% in 2022, the latest year for which data were available. In 2022, the latest year for which data were available, Côte d’Ivoire exported diamond to Belgium; gold to Australia, France, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates; and manganese and nickel to China, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, India, the Republic of Korea, and Latvia.  

The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Côte d’Ivoire is provided by the mining code, law No. 2014–138 of March 24, 2014, as well as by the decree that implemented it, decree 2014-97 of June 25, 2014. The governmental structure that governs the mining industry in the country is headed by the Council of Ministers, which is the main governmental body that has decision-making power over all mining activity on the national territory. It has the authority to grant or withdraw mining titles and other mining. Most mineral commodities were produced by domestic and foreign private companies that had, by law,  at least a 10% share of the Government’s ownership, or by government private industry partnerships in which the government actually has a say in the running of the company. The Facilities table (formerly table 2) is a list of major mineral industry facilities (Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie, 2021; Ministère du Pétrole, de l’Energie et des Energies Renouvelables, 2021; EITI, 2024; Kim, 2026).  

More-extensive coverage of Government policies and programs can be found in previous editions of this chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Africa and the Middle East, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/afric…;

Commodity Review 

Manganese.—Manganese in Côte d’Ivoire was produced from four operating mines. The Lauzoua-Mokta Mine had a production capacity of 300,000 metric tons per year (t/yr). The mine, sometimes also referred to as the Guitry Mine owing to its location in the Department of Guitry, was operated by Compagnie Minière du Littoral, a company that was 51% owned by the SODEMI and 39% by China National Geological and Mining Corp. of China. The remaining 10% of the mine was owned by various private investors. The other three manganese mines in the country were the Bondoukou Mine in Bondoukou, which was operated by Bondoukou Manganèse S.A. and owned by Navodaya DMCC (Navodaya) of the United Arab Emirates; the Lagnonkaha Mine, owned by Shiloh Manganese S.A. of India and located in the Korhogo region; and the Kaniasso Mine, located 600 kilometers (km) north of Abidjan and operated by Ivorian Manganese Mine S.A. (IMMSA) (EITI, 2024). 

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

References Cited

• EITI, 2024, Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives en Côte d’Ivoire –Rapport ITIE 2022 [Initiative for Transparency in the Extractive Industries in Côte d’Ivoire – Report EITI 2022]: EITI, December 30, 206 p. (Accessed November 15, 2025, at https://eiti.org/document/24344.) [In French.] 

• Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie, 2021, Loi N° 2014-138 du 24 Mars 2014 Portant code minier [Law No 2014-138 of March 24, 2014 establishing the mining code]: Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie, 44 p. (Accessed November 16, 2025, at https://mines.gouv.ci/wp-content/themes/Newsmag/doc/Loi_Code_Minier_201….) [In French.] 

• Ministère du Pétrole, de l’Energie et des Energies Renouvelables, 2021, Loi N° 96-669 du 29 Août 1996 portant code pétrolier [Law No. 96-669 of August 29, 1996, enacting the petroleum code] : Ministère du Pétrole, de l’Energie et des Energies Renouvelables, 36 p. (Accessed November 16, 2025, at https://www.mpeder.ci/uploads/documents/Code_P%C3%A9trolier_1996.pdf.) [In French.] 

• Kim, J.-E., 2026, Manganese: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, p. 124–125.