*List of Mineral Resources in Nigeria and Their Location.*
Nigeria is naturally blessed as a country, with lot of things that we can not discuss in this post; for instance, our very rich soil that is agriculture-friendly.
If any or some of the listed minerals are explored and exploited, the country Nigeria will cease to be a lone income earner or a nation grossly dependent on crude oil.
ABUJA
– Marble
– Clay
– Tantalite
– Cassiterite
– Gold (partially investigated)
– Lead /Zinc (Traces)
– Dolomite
ABIA STATE
– Gold
– Salt
– Limestone
– Lead/Zinc
- Crude Oil
ADAMAWA STATE
– Kaolin
– Bentonite
– Gypsum
– Magnesite
AKWA IBOM STATE
– Lead / Zinc
– Clay
– Limestone
– Uranium (Traced)
– Salt
– Lignite (Traced)
ANAMBRA STATE
– Lead/Zinck
– Clay
– Limestone
– Iron-Ore
– Lignite (Partially investigated)
– Salt
– Glass-Sand
– Phosphate
– Gypsum
- Crude Oil
BAYELSA STATE
– Clay
– Limestone
– Gypsum (partially investigated)
– Uranium (partially investigated)
– Manganese
– Lignite
– Lead/Zinc (Traces)
BAUCHI STATE
– Amethyst (violet)
– Gypsum
– Lead/Zinc (Traces)
– Uranium (partially investigated)
BENUE STATE
– Lead/Zinc
– Limestone
– Iron-Ore
– Coal
– Clay
– Marble
– Salt
– Barytes (traces)
– Gemstones
– Gypsum
BORNO STATE
– Diatomite
– Clay
– Limestone
– Hydro-carbon (oil and gas) Partially investigated)
– Gypsum
– Kaolin
– Bentonite
CROSS RIVER STATE
– Limestone
– Uranium
– Manganese
– Lignite
– Lead/Zinc
– Salt
- Crude Oil
DELTA STATE
– Marble
– Glass Sand
– Gypsum
– Lignite
– Iron-Ore
– Kaolin
EBONYI STATE
– Lead
– Gold shocked
– Salt
EDO STATE
– Marble
– Lignite
– Clay
– Limestone
– Iron Ore
– Gypsum
– Glass-sand
– Gold
– Dolomite Phosphate
– Bitumen
- Crude Oil
EKITI STATE
– Kaolin
– Feldspar
– Tatium
– Granite
– Syenite
ENUGU STATE
– Coal
– Limestone
– Lead/Zinc
GOMBE STATE
– Gemstone
– Gypsum
IMO STATE
– Lead/Zinc
– Limestone
– Lignite
– Phosphate
– Marcasite
– Gypsum
– Salt
- Crude Oil
JIGAWAA STATE
– Butytes
KADUNA STATE
– Sapphire
– Kaoline
– Gold
– Clay
– Serpentinite
– Asbestos
– Amethyst
– Kyanite
– Graphite (partially investigated)
– Selenite
– Mica (Traces)
– Aquamarine
– Ruby
– Rock Crystal
– Topaz
– Flopper
– Tourmaline
– Gemstone
– Tentalime
KANO STATE
– Prrochinre
– Cassiterite
– Copper
– Glass – Sand
– Gemstone
– Lead/Zinc
– Tantalite
KATSINA STATE
– Kaolin
– Marble
– Salt
KEBBI STATE
– Gold
KOGI STATE
– Iron-Ore
– Kaolin
– Gypsum
– Feldspar
– Goal
– Marble
– Dolomite
– Talc
– Tantalite
KWARA STATE
– Gold
– Marble
– Iron-Ore
– Cassiterite
– Columbite
– Tantalite
– Feldspar (Traces)
– Mica (Traces)
LAGOS STATE
– Glass-sand
– Clay
– Bitumen
– Crude Oil
NASARAWA STATE
– Beryl (Emerald)
– Aquamarine and
– Heliodor)
– Dolomite/Marble
– Sapphire
– Tourmaline
– Quartz- Amethyst (Topaz, gamet)
– Zircon
– Tantalite
– Cassiterite
– Columbite
– Lamanite
– Galena
– Iron-Ore
– Barytes
– Feldspar
– Limestone
– Mica
– Cooking coal
– Talc
– Cay
– Salt
– Chalcopyrite
NIGER STATE
– Gold
– Talc
– Lead/Zinc
OGUN STATE
– Phosphate
– Clay
– Feldspar (traces)
– Kaolin
– Limestone
– Gemstone
– Bitumen
ONDO STATE
– Bitumen
– Kaolin
– Gemstone
– Gypsum
– Feldspar
– Granite
– Clay
– Glass-sand
– Dimension stones
– Limestone
– Coal
- Crude Oil
OSUN STATE
– Gold
– Talc
– Tourmaline
– Tourmaline
– Columbite
– Granite
OYO STATE
– Kaoline
– Marble
– Clay
– Sillimanite
– Talc
– Gold
– Cassiterite
– Aqua Marine
– Dolomite
– Gemstone
– Tantalite
PLATEAU STATE
– Emerald
– Tin
– Marble
– Granite
– Tantalite/columbite
– Lead/Zinc
– Barytes
– Iron-Ore
– Kaolin
– Belonite
– Cassiterite
– Pyrochlore
– Clay
– Coal
– Wolfram
– Salt
– Bismuth
– Fluoride
– Molybdenite
– Gemstone
– Bauxite
RIVER STATE
– Glass-sand
– Clay
– Marble
– Lignite (traces)
- Crude Oil
SOKOTO STATE
Kaolin
– Gold
= Limestone
– Phosphate
– Gypsum
– silica-sand
– Clay
– Laterite
– Potash
– Flakes
– Granite
– Gold
– Salt
TARABA STATE
– Kaolin
– Lead/Zinc
YOBE STATE
– Tintomite
– Soda Ash (partially Investigated)
ZAMFARA STATE
– Goal
– Cotton
– Gold
Note:
The list is a compilation of only the major resources in the states.
Expand your investment horizon!
Let us work together to make Nigeria greater from mining frontiers!!
Prof. Victoria Samuel, FCS, FIIM. (VASA).
*_Mineral Resources Awareness Campaigner._*