Copper
Exploration planned once licensed, with the long-term aim of bringing Somalia into regional and global supply chains for base and industrial metals.
Copper, lithium, and gold, licensed first.
Dania Mining is a Somali resource company founded in Galmudug State in 2026. We are securing every required federal and state license before exploration begins, so that the region's minerals benefit the communities that host us and the country we belong to.
Galmudug State · Federal Republic of Somalia
- Copper
- Lithium
- Gold
- Founded 2026
- 20+ years combined field experience
- License application in progress
Born from Galmudug's ground
Dania Mining was founded in 2026 in Galmudug State, as a Somali-born company built to put the region's mineral resources to work for local communities, for Galmudug State, and for the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Much of Somalia's mineral wealth is still untouched. We started this company on the idea that it can be developed responsibly and openly, in real partnership with the communities and institutions that host it. That's what shapes how we plan every project, from first survey to mine closure.
Since founding, we've carried out initial surface sampling and testing, before any license application, and we're building partnerships with mining, technical, and investment partners across the region. Between us, the team has over 20 years of field experience.
- Legal name
- Dania Mining Ltd
- Founded
- 2026
- Team experience
- 20+ years combined
- Regional partners
- Mining, technical, and investment
- Structure
- Private company, registered in Somalia
- Registration no.
- [Reg. number]
- Head office
- Hodan, Mogadishu
Mission
To develop Galmudug's and Somalia's copper, lithium, and gold resources responsibly, and turn licensed, well-run operations into lasting value for the communities and country that host them.
Vision
To become Somalia's leading homegrown mining company: a trusted partner to government and communities alike, and proof that Somali-led enterprise can build a modern, responsible minerals sector from the ground up.
Leadership
A management team responsible for operations, regulatory compliance, and community relations, with more than two decades of combined fieldwork in exploration and mining.
- Founder & Chairman[Name, background]
- Chief Executive Officer[Name, background]
- Head of Operations[Name, background]
- Head of Community & Government Relations[Name, background]
- Board members[Names and affiliations]
Three commodities, one commitment
We focus on the three minerals that matter most for Somalia's emerging mining sector. Each will follow its own license path, and initial surface sampling and testing across our areas of interest is shaping where exploration begins.
License pending No exploration on any of the three until the exploration license is granted.
Lithium
Early-stage interest, informed by wider geological surveys that have reported lithium-bearing formations across northern and central Somalia [survey source].
Gold
Exploration planned once licensed, bringing modern, safety-led practice to a sector that has long relied on artisanal work.
Built on Somalia's mining law
Somalia's mining sector is regulated at the federal level by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR), under the country's Mining Law and its implementing regulations. That framework covers prospecting, exploration, mining, artisanal and small-scale, and quarrying licenses.
Dania Mining plans to secure every required license and approval through the right federal and Galmudug State channels before starting exploration or extraction, and to meet the assessment, safety, and reporting obligations that come with them.
- Full compliance with MoPMR licensing and reporting requirements
- Environmental and social impact assessment before development
- Revenue sharing that matches federal and Galmudug State agreements
- Occupational health and safety at every site
Licensing status
Application in progress
[Application stage, date submitted and reference number, to be added once confirmed]
- Exploration license Application in progress. We are here.
- Exploration Begins only once the license is granted
- Environmental and social impact assessment Before any development work
- Mining license Required before any extraction
For the communities that host us
Dania Mining grew out of Galmudug State, and good relationships with local communities matter to our long-term success, not just as an afterthought. Where we work, we plan to hire locally first, source locally where we can, and stay in the room after the paperwork is signed.
- Local employment and skills training at every site we develop
- Consultation with communities before and throughout operations
- Infrastructure investment in the areas where we operate [Planned programs to be confirmed]
Talk to Dania Mining
For licensing questions, partnership and investment discussions, or community matters, contact us directly.
Email [email protected]- Primary contact
- Shakur Shidane, [Title]
- Phone
- +252 612 925 151
- [email protected]
- Website
- daniamining.so
- Address
- 22 Aaran Plaza, Maka Al Mukarama Road, Hodan, Mogadishu, Somalia