South Sudan

In 2024, South Sudan was not a globally significant producer of mineral commodities. The production of mineral commodities, apart from crude petroleum, represented only a minor part of the economy of South Sudan. Mineral commodities produced in South Sudan included crude petroleum and artisanal gold. The legislative framework for the mineral sector in South Sudan is the Mining Act No. 36 of 2012 and the Petroleum Act of 2012. The Ministry of Mining oversees the mineral sector. Most mineral commodities were produced by international and domestic private companies (Ministry of Mining, Mining Act and Regulations, undated; World Bank, The, 2025).   

The Facilities table, formerly table 2, is a list of major mineral industry facilities in the country. 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, available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/africa-and-middle-east. 

References Cited 

• Ministry of Mining, Mining Act and Regulations, [undated], Mining Act 2012: Juba, South Sudan, Ministry of Mining. (Accessed August 12, 2025, at https://mom.gov.ss/mining-act-regulations/.) 

• World Bank, The, 2025, Overview —South Sudan : Washington, DC, The World Bank. (Accessed August 12, 2025, at https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/southsudan/overview.)