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See the whole value chain, region by region.
Access the ground and the data. Part of Kgolo's African mining directory marketplace. DIVE stage led: Discover.
The Explore pillar
What it is
Explore is how a member sees where opportunity and need sit in the mining value chain: which mines and operators exist, what they buy, where communities need support, and what data backs the decision. It is the front door of the marketplace and the home of the Mining Value Chain Index.
Strategic objective
What it is for
To give every business, community and investor a clear, searchable, evidence-based view of the African mining ecosystem, region by region, so that nobody has to rely on who they know to find out what is possible.
In the marketplace
What it means
Explore turns scattered information (annual reports, tender notices, social and labour plans, word of mouth) into structured, claimable profiles and maps. It answers: what is needed, who is affected, what already exists, what is missing.
DIVE in this pillar
From need to value, one stage at a time
Every listing, deal and project follows the same four stages. How DIVE works.
Discover
Map operators, suppliers, needs and tenders; publish baseline data.
Innovate
Use the data to show gaps that a new product or service could fill.
Value
Flag where local procurement and beneficiation can retain value.
Exchange
Hand a defined need to Trade as a Deal Room or tender response.
Strategic focus areas
The African mining directory, region by region
Mining Value Chain Index and mine directory by region
Commodity, geoscience and exploration data
Prospecting and exploration project listings
Mineral rights, land and permitting guidance
Host community needs mapping
Social and Labour Plan and IDP project needs
Procurement needs and tender alerts
Baseline environmental and water data
Regional opportunity maps: North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Gauteng, then wider Africa and the Gulf
Claim-your-profile for businesses already listed from public sources
Live listings
On Kgolo now
Listing types in this pillar: Mine and operator profileNeed postTenderDataset or reportGeoscience serviceExploration project
Value add
What Explore does for you
For businesses
Be found by buyers without cold calling.
For mining houses
A verified supplier pool and community needs in one place.
For communities
Their priorities made visible.
For investors
A map of where capital can work.
Deal Room
The Explore Deal Room
A Deal Room is where a project, need or offer meets the people who can act on it: buyers, funders, suppliers and partners. Members ask to take part, SAMCA checks each request, and every step is recorded. Deal Rooms open with the Founding Auction on 1 December 2026.
Take part
Join, list or start a Deal Room
Register to get your Kgolo ID and a 14 day free trial. Deal Rooms open with the Founding Auction on 1 December 2026.
The other pillars: Beneficiate · Invest · Innovate · Grow · Trade