Somalia+Minerals

=Chinese Investors Are Unlikely To Invest In Somali Strategic Minerals Over The Next Five Years Because Of Lack Of Natural Resources And Conflict=

Executive Summary:
Despite Somalia's constant insistence for foreign investment, Chinese investors are unlikely to get involved in Somalia because of its current lack of strategic minerals as well as the conflict in the country. Somalia believes exploration projects and investments in Somalia for strategic minerals will be fruitful because of recent discoveries of natural resources in Eastern Africa.

Discussion:
Known available resources: uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt.
 * **While there are minerals China would like such as iron ore and copper, there are currently no mining investments in Somalia by the Chinese**