Insights
From the field and the filing room
Short, practical pieces on the questions that come up most in Somaliland's minerals sector — how the code works, how to read the ground, and how projects reach market.
Lithium in Somaliland: what we know, and what still needs proving
Pegmatites are reported in the western Golis Range, but a white rock and a screenshot of a lab sheet are not a lithium project. What buyers and partners actually ask for.
Golis Minerals · 6 October 2026
The Somaliland Mining Code: what investors should know in 2026
A plain-language walk through licence types, terms and obligations under the current framework, and where the practical friction still sits.
Golis Minerals · 14 July 2026GeologyReading the Sanaag gemstone belt: pegmatites, structure and where to look
A primer on the pegmatite-hosted emerald and aquamarine occurrences of the northeast, and a framework for ranking targets.
Golis Minerals · 2 May 2026MarketsThe Berbera corridor and the economics of bulk mineral exports
Why haulage distance to Berbera, not the deposit itself, often decides whether an industrial-minerals project clears its hurdle rate.
Golis Minerals · 19 March 2026Buying, selling or developing minerals in Somaliland?
Gold first, and the wider range too. Tell us what you need or what you have — we will come back with a short, honest view of the next step.