jonawalb/atlas-africa-mineral-monitor

Africa Mineral Monitor (AMM) — Open-source critical minerals intelligence platform tracking 104+ mines across 29 African countries. Built by Atlas Strategic Assets. # Africa Mineral Monitor (AMM) ## Atlas Strategic Assets — Critical Minerals Intelligence Platform ### Overview The Africa Mineral Monitor is Atlas Strategic Assets' open-source intelligence platform for tracking critical mineral deposits, mines, and investment opportunities across the African continent. Modeled on the Taiwan Security Monitor (TSM), AMM provides comprehensive coverage of mine ownership chains, production data, infrastructure assessments, Chinese and Russian strategic involvement, and investment-grade scoring for every significant critical mineral asset in Africa. The platform combines a 104-entry master mine database, an interactive geospatial dashboard, deep-dive country intelligence profiles, a proprietary scoring framework, monthly situation reports, and automated OSINT data collection scripts into a single integrated intelligence product. --- ### Project Structure ``` AMM/ ├── database/ — Master mine database (104 mines, 29 countries) ├── website/ — Interactive dashboard (Leaflet map, filters, profiles) ├── country-profiles/ — Deep-dive intelligence on 15 priority countries ├── scoring/ — Atlas MASF scoring framework + scored portfolio ├── reports/ — Africa Mineral Pulse monthly reports ├── data-scripts/ — OSINT data collection scripts (OSM, USGS, news) ├── geospatial/ — GeoJSON files for mapping ├── research/ — Background research and source materials └── assets/ — Images, logos, design assets ``` --- ### Components #### 1. Master Mine Database | Detail | Value | |--------|-------| | Location | `database/master_mine_database.json` | | Entries | 104 mines across 29 countries | | Statistics | `database/database_stats.json` | Each entry contains: unique ID, mine name, country, province, latitude/longitude, mineral(s), development stage, current owner, owner nationality, Chinese involvement flag with details, Russian involvement flag with details, Western involvement …