South+Sudan+Strategic+Minerals

=CNPC Trains South Sudan National Ministry Of Petroleum And Mining In Bilateral Agreement, Chinese Investors Likely To Continue To Invest In South Sudan Minerals Over The Next Five Years=

Executive Summary:
In 2011 South Sudan's petroleum and mining minister Stephen Dhieu Dau and CNPC's Chairman Jiang Jiemen sign a transitional agreement, promising training and aid in a borehole project, showing China's continued interest in South Sudan's rich natural resources that will likely continue over the next five years. South Sudan has many strategic minerals such as gold, iron ore, and copper that China will likely invest in to satisfy its growing economy and population.

Discussion:
South Sudan has resources such as gold, diamonds, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, and silver. Since South Sudan is a relatively new country,it is looking to expand its mineral resources and investment. South Sudan's Petroleum and Mining Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau and CNPC's Chairman Jiang Jiemen agreed to an investment in a borehole project, promising Chinese training and aid to the South Sudanese. Projects such as these are the initial investments in long term relationships that Chinese investors are likely to garner with the young South Sudan.

**Analytic Confidence: **
Analytic confidence for this assessment is high. Source reliability ranges from medium to high. There is no conflict between sources. The analyst had low expertise, worked alone but collaborated with a team, and did not use structured analytic methods. The subject is moderately complex and the deadline was moderately difficult to meet.


 * Analyst**: David Bott