A total of 178,816 great apes, 34% of those left in Africa, live in areas near a mine or with plans to open one. The most affected populations are in the western and central regions of the continent.

In more than 80% of cases these are deposits of lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, manganese. All considered critical minerals given their scarcity and their key role in various technologies, especially those related to the production and consumption of clean energy.