Nigeria Natural Resources
Iron Ore (Fe) Minerals Deposits in Nigeria - States, and Uses
Iron ore deposits found in abundance in Nigeria, West Africa with up to 3 billion tonnes are in Nigerian states like Kaduna, Enugu, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Bauchi, and Zamfara.Iron ore is an essential rock mineral, which...
Copper (Cu) Mineral Deposits Locations In Nigeria
Copper is a chemical element that commonly exists in a lot of minerals. Copper ore or copper concentrate mineral has been one of the naturally occurring minerals that are available in Earth's crust of Nigeria, the...
Gold (AU) Natural Resources Deposit States In Nigeria
Gold is found in some African countries such as Nigeria in varying quantities, as a natural resource deposit mainly found in the Northern part of Nigeria. It is prominently located in Iperindo in Osun State and other...
Lead (Pb) Natural Resources Locations In Nigeria And Its Applications
Nigeria is one of the Africa countries with abundant lead natural resources deposits and minerals.Listed below are some of the states in Nigeria that are rich in lead deposits, they are Akwa Ibom, Imo, Anambra, Bayelsa,...
Limestone Deposits In Nigeria, Its Uses, And Locations
Limestone deposit in Nigeria is majorly deposited in Cross River and Ebonyi states but can still be found in a commercial deposits in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ogun, Ondo, and...
Dolomite - Natural Resources In Nigerian States And Its Deposits
Dolomite Deposits - Nigeria is one of the African Countries with Dolomite deposits and these are located in Abuja, Edo (Ikpeshi and Akoko), Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Yobe, and Oyo. Dolomite is one of the compositions of limestone...
Crude Oil Mineral Resources in Nigeria and the States deposits
Nigeria has the richest crude oil deposits in Africa and the 4th in the World; it is the 6th largest producer of crude oil and the 5th largest supplier of crude. Nigeria is the largest producer of...
Zinc (ZN) Natural Deposits In Nigerian States And Its Uses
Nigeria is one of the West African countries with Zinc deposits, and the mineral-rich states in no particular order include Anambra, Ebonyi, Plateau, Cross Rivers, Zamfara, Abuja (FCT), Enugu, Imo, Kano, Niger, and Taraba. Zinc is the 4th most widely...
Galena (Pbs) Mineral Resources In Nigeria And Its Applications
Galena is found in Nigeria, West Africa in large deposits mainly in Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, with an estimated reserve of 15 million tonnes, other states with these deposits include; Taraba, Kwara, Ogun, Kogi, Ekiti, and Nasarawa. Physical...
Nigerian States With Magnesium (Mg) Deposits
Magnesium can be found in Nigeria but in fewer locations unlike some African countries with vast deposits, it is one of the mineral resources that occur in nature in combination with other minerals. It is deposited...
Coal Mineral Deposits In Nigeria And Its Uses
Coal Deposits - Some African countries like Nigeria is blessed with coal-rich states especially Enugu which is known as the “the coal city” because of its vast coal deposits, other states include; Benue, Kogi, Delta, Kwara, Plateau, Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Edo, Ondo,...
Wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO4 Mineral Depositions In Nigeria
Wolframite is the chief ore of tungsten, It is made up of a tung state of iron and manganese and can be found in Northern parts of Nigeria, West African like Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau, and...
Tungsten (W) Mineral Deposits In Nigeria States And Its Applications
Nigeria is one of the African countries that is richly blessed with abundant mineral resources and Tungsten is not an exception, these can be located in; Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau, and Niger states. The word Tungsten is...
Silver (Ag) Mineral Deposits In Nigeria And Its Applications
Silver Ore Mineral Deposits - Nigeria is one of the few African countries that has silver deposits, though silver is not vastly deposited in Nigeria like other minerals and metals, as it is only deposited in...
Kyanite Natural Mineral Resources In Nigeria And Its Deposits
Kyanite is one of the natural mineral resources in Nigeria, West Africa, it is a blue-green crystalline mineral that contains aluminium silicate and is mostly found in metamorphic rocks, sedimentary rock, or aluminum-rich metamorphic pegmatites. Kyanite can...
Clay Natural Depositions In The Nigerian States And Its Uses
Clay Mineral Deposits in Nigeria - Africa is endowed with clay-rich countries and clay is gotten from the majority of the states in Nigeria and is deposited in most of the states in larger quantities, the states...
Talc Deposits In Nigeria And Its Mining Operations
Talc can be found in Western Africa such as Nigeria, and the states with these mineral deposits include Kogi, Kaduna, Niger, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Osun, Oyo, and Yobe states. Talc is characterized as a soft mineral with can...
Silica (SiO2) Natural Resources Deposits In Nigeria And Its Uses
Silica in Nigeria, West Africa can be found in Nigerian states such as Kano, Jigawa, Delta, Lagos, and Ondo. Silica or Silicon dioxide which can also be called silica sand is another natural resource that can be...
Fluorite Natural Resources In Nigeria, Its Occurrence And Uses
Fluorite - Africa as a whole including Nigeria is richly blessed with abundant natural resources both vastly deposited ones and in traces and fluorite is one of them, fluorite is found in traces in Taraba State, the...
Mica Mineral Deposits In Nigeria - Its Locations And Uses
Mica Mineral Deposits - In Nigeria and in some West African countries, there are many mining companies, as well as exporters and suppliers of the vast mineral resources in the country, and Mica is one of...
Molybdenite Solid Mineral In Nigeria And The State Of Deposits
Molybdenite is one of such minerals that are not richly deposited in West Africa such as Nigeria, It can only be found in Plateau state, Nigeria, specifically in Kigom, Jos. Kigom is not only blessed with...
Tantalite (Fe, Mn)Ta2O6 Natural Deposits In Nigeria And Its Extraction
Tantalite Ore Mineral Deposits - Nigeria which is situated in the Western part of Africa has a significant and excellent deposit of tantalite, which is world-class and is vastly deposited mostly in the northern parts of...
Natural Deposits Of Lithium (Li) Mineral In Nigeria
Lithium and other mineral resources that Nigeria, Western Africa are blessed with are a major means for industrial growth in the country. Lithium is a metal and is soft with a silvery-white colour which changes to a dull...
Granite Solid Mineral Deposits In Nigeria And Its Applications
Granite is a natural stone just like limestone and is deposited in Nigeria and Africa in abundance, and its deposition has called for numerous local and international quarrying companies into the country. Depositions of Granite in Nigeria Granites,...
Bentonite Mineral Depositions In Nigeria And It Benefits
 Bentonite Clay Mining in Nigeria - Just like Nigeria, other Africa countries are also rich in this type of mineral resources.  Bentonite is found in these Nigerian States; Edo, Kogi, Ogun, Ondo, Adamawa, Plateau and Borno states.  Bentonite...
Tourmaline Deposits In Nigerian States And Its Various uses
Tourmalines can be found in many countries of the world, but some of the countries with vast deposits include Brazil, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Africa such as Tanzania, Nigeria, Madagascar, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, etc. Tourmaline with other gemstones in Nigeria can yield the country billions of...
Quartzite Solid Mineral Deposits In Nigerian States
Quartzite solid mineral deposits in Nigeria, West Africa can be found in Ekiti, Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, and Oyo states. Quartzite is a metamorphic rock that is hard with a non-layered appearance; its color is of different shades...
Salt Mineral Deposit States In Nigeria And Its Health Benefits
Salt is one of the most common mineral resources in Nigeria, Africa, and the world in general as it is seen and used daily mostly in cooking and in preservation, and also for its health benefits...
Phosphate Natural Mineral Resources In Nigeria And Its Uses
Phosphate Mineral Deposits - Africa has a wide range of phosphate minerals which are highly concentrated in Phosphate rocks and is found in Nigeria and the states that have the deposits include Sokoto, Abia, Imo, Edo, Anambra,...
List Of Nigerian States With Marble Rock Deposits
Marble Deposits - In Nigeria, Africa, and globally, marble has a wide range of industrial applications, it is extensively deposited throughout the country but is majorly found in Abuja (FCT), Katsina, Oyo, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau,...
Gypsum Mineral Resources In Nigeria - States Deposits And Uses
Gypsum Mineral - Nigeria, West Africa is blessed with Gypsum-rich states and has about 1 billion tons of gypsum deposited in Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, and Sokoto. Its existence...
Kaolin Or Kaolinite Rich Mineral Depositions In Nigerian States
Kaolin Minerals - Among the mineral resources in Nigeria, West Africa that can be found in commercial quantity, Kaolin is one of them, it is found in the following listed Nigerian states; Adamawa, Borno, Abia, Delta, Ekiti,...
Magnesite (MgCO3) Natural Resources In Nigeria And Deposits
Magnesite is one of the natural mineral deposits in Nigeria, West Africa, and is one of the few natural mineral resources that are found in just one or few states in the country; it is currently...
Lignite Deposits In Nigerian States And Occurrence
Lignite Deposits - Nigeria is blessed with vast mineral deposits which lignite is one of, in Africa, Nigeria is ranked the first in terms of lignite mineral deposits and the mineral reserve was estimated to be more...
Uranium (U) Solid Minerals Endowed States In Nigeria
Uranium is one of the natural resources in Nigeria, it is a predominant mineral that can be found in Africa, and while some countries like South Africa, Namibia, and even Niger have been into the proper...
Tin Ore (Sn) Rich Deposits States In Nigeria And Related Information
Tin Ore mineral deposit was discovered in Nigeria, West Africa by Sir William Wallace in the year 1884, who was as of then works with the National African Company. Tin was and is still being produced...
Columbite Mineral Resources Information And Its Deposits In Nigeria
Columbite is one of the natural solid minerals which is deposited in Nigeria, West Africa in a large quantity, and prior to the discovery of crude oil in the country, Nigeria has been a major exporter...
Manganese (Mn) Mineral Deposits In The Nigerian States
When it comes to natural mineral deposits, Nigeria is one of the top African countries that is richly blessed and with most of the mineral deposits yet untapped. Manganese is deposited in the following states in...
Barite Mineral Rich States In Nigeria And Its Uses
In the area of barite natural mineral resources, Nigeria is one of the African countries that can boast of vast deposits, Cross River State has the highest quality and quantity of barite in Nigeria. In the...
Information On Gemstones Types And Deposit States In Nigeria
Nigeria, West Africa is not an exception when it comes to gemstones, the country is richly blessed with one of the world’s most sought-after semi-precious and precious stones. Paraiba tourmalines are the most common type of...
Vital Information on Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) Deposits In Nigeria
Chalcopyrite is one of the few natural minerals found in Nigeria that are not richly deposited in the country, and in Africa, it can also be found in Zambia and South Africa. Chalcopyrite deposit in the...
Feldspar Mineral Deposits In Nigeria And The Enriched States
Feldspar is one of such non-metallic mineral resources which can be found in Nigeria and in some African countries like South Africa and Morocco. Feldspar is formed in rocks and Nigeria is a country with numerous...
Essential Information On Titanium (Ti) Deposit In Nigeria
Unlike some of the other natural resources and minerals in Nigeria and in other parts of Africa, Titanium deposit in Nigeria isn’t vast as it’s currently found only in Ekiti State. In Africa, the major countries where...
Important Information On Oil Shale Endowed States In Nigeria
Nigeria is the highest producing country in Africa when it comes to crude oil and one of the highest producing countries in the world, and not only is She blessed richly with this deposit, she has...
Bitumen Deposit States In Nigeria
Bitumen is one of the richly deposited mineral resources in Nigeria and in some Africa countries, just like crude oil, it is found in Ondo, Lagos, Ogun, and Edo State. Development and Exploration of Bitumen in Nigeria Bitumen...
Syenite Mineral Rich States In Nigeria And Uses
The word Syenite may not be common like Gold, Copper, and Lead in Nigeria, West Africa but it is one of the naturally found mineral resources that possess almost the same look like granite and can...
Information On Tar Sands Rich Deposit States In Nigeria
Tar sand belt in Nigeria lies in the onshore areas of the Eastern Dahomey (Benin) Basin, Western Africa which also extends right up to parts of Edo State, Mid-Western Nigeria. Other states with these deposits include...
Gravel Deposit In Nigeria Including Its Uses And The Endowed States
Gravel is one of the mineral resources potentials found in Nigeria, Western Africa, and is located in Niger State (Luku Village), Abia, and Plateau State (the gravel found is embedded in Cassiterite). Unlike other mineral deposits in...
Laterite Deposits In Nigeria States And Its Applications
Lateritic clay deposits are often cheaply or freely found in any market center in Nigeria and in most states of the country. It occurs mostly in tropical African countries and in Nigeria, it can be found...
Dangote Oil Refinery - Revolutionizing Nigeria's Energy Sector and Economic Landscape
The Dangote Oil Refinery, a monumental project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is set to transform Nigeria's energy sector and profoundly impact the country's economy. This state-of-the-art refinery, the largest in Africa, promises to address...
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