Corridorway Minerals Trade Office
Minerals

Minerals, qualified lot by lot.

Corridorway Minerals Trade Office connects qualified buyers with mineral opportunities from origin to industry, through Berbera. Grade, volume and documents are confirmed per lot before any offer.

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Featured · Industrial mineral

Gypsum

Industrial gypsum sourcing opportunity from Somaliland deposits.

Quality and volume are confirmed per lot through assay and qualification. Typical uses include cement, plaster and board, agriculture, and industrial processes.

Status: Under review

Origin
Somaliland; lot origin confirmed on qualification
Supply form
Lumps and powder
Supply volume
Supply volume confirmed per lot on qualification.
Logistics
Bulk or container via Berbera, quoted per shipment
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Clear selenite gypsum crystals beside a rough white gypsum lump on dark slate
Indicative specification – Under review. Lot-specific assay (method, sampling basis, date) provided on request.
ParameterIndicative value
CaSO₄·2H₂O≥ 90%
SiO₂≤ 4%
Al₂O₃≤ 1.5%
Fe₂O₃≤ 0.4%
MgO≤ 0.4%
Loss on ignition (LOI)≤ 20%
Whiteness (R457)≥ 75

Common applications

  • Cement and drywall: set control
  • Agriculture: soil conditioner
  • Plaster and construction: finishing and building materials
  • Industrial processes: retardant, filler and process additive

Evidence Passport

Origin
Under review
Authority to sell
Under review
Assay
Per lot, on request
Specification
Indicative – Under review
Compliance
Under review
Logistics
Bulk / container

The full technical sheet (particle size distribution, moisture content and packaging options) is shared with qualified buyers under NDA. Exact site coordinates are not published. Certificates of origin, assay reports and export documents are issued per shipment.

Copper ore specimen with green malachite and blue azurite on a red host rock
Base metal

Copper

Copper ore and concentrate sourcing opportunities from the Horn of Africa region – grade confirmed by assay per lot.

Status: Under review

Applications

  • Electrical and electronics manufacturing
  • Construction wiring and piping
  • Industrial alloy production

Evidence Passport

Origin
Under review
Authority to sell
Under review
Assay
Per lot, on request
Compliance
Under review
Logistics
Bulk

Lot-level provenance is shared with qualified buyers under NDA.

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Precious minerals

Gold & Precious Minerals

Gold and associated precious-mineral opportunities from regional sources under qualification.

Handled as controlled high-value cargo. Chain-of-custody documents are reviewed for each lot, and details are shared only with NDA-bound institutional buyers.

Status: Under review

Evidence Passport

Origin
Under review
Authority to sell
Under review
Assay
Not published
Compliance
Under review
Logistics
Controlled high-value cargo
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Gold nuggets resting on dark host rock
Expanded Mineral Catalog

Somaliland mineral occurrences we track

These entries come from Somaliland government and regulatory references, listed under Sources. No mineral is presented as available, export-ready or in commercial quantity until source-specific evidence has passed our review.

Opportunity: buyer-led inquiry, evidence-gated. Exploration: occurrence reference only.

39 minerals shown

Precious metals

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Silver

    Government mineral potential references. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Platinum Group Elements (PGE)

    Government mineral potential references. Source: 1

Critical & strategic minerals

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Tin (Cassiterite)

    Government sources identify high potential for tin; a project-specific source is not yet confirmed. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Tantalum-Niobium (Columbite-Tantalite)

    Government investment materials identify columbite/tantalite in Awdal and Sahil; project-specific evidence required. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Titanium Minerals (Ilmenite / Rutile)

    Government investment materials identify titaniferous heavy minerals near Berbera, including ilmenite and magnetite; rutile is a documented category in historic and regulatory sources. Sources: 1, 3

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Heavy Mineral Sands

    Government investment materials identify coastal heavy-mineral sand opportunities. Source: 1

  • Exploration / inquiry-led

    Rare-Earth-Bearing Minerals

    Historic and regulatory sources reference rare-earth mineral groups; site-specific proof required before any commercial claim. Source: 3

  • Exploration / inquiry-led

    Molybdenum / Molybdenite

    Historic and regulatory mineral references; evidence-gated. Source: 3

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Beryl / Beryllium-bearing minerals

    Government sources document beryl ore occurrence in Awdal; current licence and supply not yet confirmed. Source: 1

Battery & energy-transition minerals

  • Emerging opportunity

    Lithium-bearing minerals

    The Somaliland Ministry of Energy & Minerals published 2023 community and regulatory activity on artisanal lithium mining in Agabar/Daarasalaam. Listed as an emerging opportunity only; no export-grade supply is offered. Source: 2

  • Strategic inquiry / evidence-gated

    Cobalt

    Strategic mineral of interest only; no Somaliland occurrence, licence or assay is currently documented.

Base & strategic metals

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Manganese

    Government sources identify high potential for manganese. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Lead

    Government sources identify lead occurrences and potential. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Zinc

    Government investment materials identify zinc among base metals present. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Iron Ore / Magnetite

    Government sources identify iron and magnetite. Source: 1

Industrial minerals

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Feldspar

    Government investment materials identify significant deposits. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Mica

    Government investment materials identify significant deposits. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Kaolin

    Government investment materials identify significant deposits. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Silica / Glass-Making Sand

    Ministry materials reference glass-making quality sand. Source: 2

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Dolomite

    Government mineral policy materials identify dolomite deposits. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Barite

    Ministry materials reference barite. Source: 2

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Salt

    Ministry materials reference salt. Source: 2

Gem & decorative minerals

  • Specialty inquiry / evidence-gated

    Amazonite (Microcline Feldspar)

    Feldspar gem variety; listed for inquiry only, pending source-specific evidence.

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Jade

    Government and ministry materials document jade mining activity. Sources: 1, 2

Industrial & decorative minerals

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Quartz / Quartz Crystal

    Government investment materials identify quartz crystals. Source: 1

Dimension stone

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Granite

    Government investment materials identify dimension-stone potential. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Marble

    Government materials identify marble deposits. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Travertine

    Government investment materials identify travertine. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Limestone

    Government and ministry materials identify limestone. Sources: 1, 2

Gemstones

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Ruby

    Government investment materials identify ruby. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Sapphire

    Government investment materials identify sapphire. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Emerald

    Government investment materials identify emerald. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Aquamarine

    Government investment materials identify aquamarine. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Garnet

    Government investment materials identify garnet. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Opal

    Government investment materials identify opal. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Amethyst

    Government investment materials identify amethyst. Source: 1

  • Opportunity / inquiry-led

    Topaz

    Government investment materials identify topaz. Source: 1

  • Exploration / inquiry-led

    Tourmaline

    Listed in mining regulatory mineral schedules; Somaliland source not yet confirmed. Source: 3

  • Exploration / inquiry-led

    Turquoise

    Listed in mining regulatory mineral schedules; Somaliland source not yet confirmed. Source: 3

Sources

Public references for the broad mineral taxonomy only. They are not transaction-specific claims, and they do not show that any lot is available.

  1. Somaliland Government: Invest in Somaliland (2025) and government mineral-policy publications. Publication, September 2025 (PDF) · Publication, October 2025 (PDF)
  2. Somaliland Ministry of Energy & Minerals (MoEM): mining sector materials, and its 2023 notice on artisanal lithium mining in Agabar and Daarasalaam. MoEM mining page · MoEM notice, 2023 (Somali)
  3. Somaliland Mining Act 2018 and mining regulatory mineral schedules (a schedule listing is not proof of a commercial occurrence). Mining Act 2018 (PDF)

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