MINERAL RESOURCES IN NIGERIA

Nigeria is a blessed country which abundant mineral resources scattered around the country. If properly harnessed, we should not hear of or come to a state of recession. State Governments should look inwards and constructively develop their states, while the Federal should oversee the state in developmental goals.

Below are some of the resources found in different areas of Nigeria.

1.ABUJA: Marble, Clay, Tantalite, Dolomite, Cassiterite

2.ABIA: Gold, Salt, Limestone, Lead/Zinc, Oil and Gas

3.ADAMAWA: Kaolin, Bentonite, Gypsum, Magnesite, Barytes,  Bauxite

4.AKWA IBOM: Clay, Limestone, Lead/Zinc, Uranium (traced), Salt, Lignite, oil and gas

5. ANAMBRA: Lead/zinc, Clay, Limestone, Iron-ore, Lignite, Salt, B Glass-sand, Phosphate, Gypsum

6. BAUCHI: Amethyst(Violet), Gypsum, Lead/zinc, Uranium (partially investigated)

7. BAYESA: Clay, Gypsum, Limestone, Uranium, Manganese, Lignite, Lead/Zinc, oil and gas

8. BENUE: Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Iron-ore, Coal, Clay, marble, Bauxite, Salt, Barutes, Gem stone, Gypsum.

9.BORNO: Diatomite, Clay, Limestone, Kaolin, Bentonite, Oil and gas

10. CROSS RIVER: Limestone, uranium, Manganese, Lignite, Lead/Zinc, Salt, Oil and gas

11.DELTA: marble, Glass-sand, Clay, Gypsum, Lignite, iron-ore, Kaolin, Oil and Gas

12. EBONYI: Lead/Zinc, Gold, Salt

13. EDO: Marble, Clay, Limestone, Iron-ore, Gypsum, Glass-sand, Gold, Dolomite, Phosphate, bitumen, Oil and gas

14. EKITI: Kaolin, Feldspar, Tatium, Granite, Syenites

15. ENUGU: Coal, Limestone, Lead/zinc

16. GOMBE: Gemstone, Gypsum

17. IMO: lead/Zinc, Limestone, Lignite, Phosphate, Marcasite, Gypsum, Salt, crude oil

18. JIGAWA: Barites

19. KADUNA: Sapphire, Kaolin, Gold, Clay, Serpentinite, Asbestos, Amethyst, Kyanite, Graphite, Mica, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Topaz, Fluorspar, Tourmaline, Gemstone, tantalite.

20. KANO: Pyrochlore, Cassiterite, Copper, Glass-sand, Gemstone, Lead/Zinc, Tantalite

21. KATSINA: kaolin, Marble, Salt

22. KEBBI: Gold

23. KOGI: Iron-ore, Kaolin, Gypsum, Feldspar Coal, Marble, Dolomite, Talc, tantalite, Kaolin, Limestone, gemstone, Bitumen

24. KWARA: Gold, Marble, Iron-ore, Cassiterine, Columbite, Tantalite, feldspar, Mica

25. LAGOS: Glass-sand, Clay, Bitumen, Sand, Tar, Oil and Gas

26. NASARAWA: Beryl (Emerald, Aquamarine and Heliodor), Dolomite/marble, sapphire, Tourmaline, Quartz, amethst (garnet, Topaz), Zircon, tantalite, Cassiterite, Columbite, Ilmenite, galena, Iron-ore, barites, Feldspar, Limestone, Mica, Cooking coal, Talc, Clay, Salt, chalcopyrite

27. NIGER: Gold, Lead/Zinc, Iron-ore

28. OGUN:  Phosphate, Clay, feldspar

29. ONDO: Bitumen, Kaolin, Gemstone, Gypsum, Feldspar, Granite, Clay, Glass-sand, Dimension stones, Coal, Bauxite, Oil and Gas

30. OSUN: Gold Talc, tantalite, Tourmaline, Columbite, Granite

31.OYO: Kaolin, Marble, Clay, Sillimanite, talc, Gold, Cassiterine, Acquamarine, dolomite, Gemstone, tantalite

32. PLATEAU: Emerald, Tin, Marble, Granite, Tantalite/Columbite, Lead/Zinc, Barytes, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Cassiterite, Gold, Lead/Zinc, Dolomite, Bentonite, Cassiterite, Phsochlore, Clay, Coal, Wolfram, Salt, Bismuth, Fluoride, Molybdenite, Gemstone, Bauxite

33. RIVERS: Glass-sand, Clay, Marble, Lignite, Oil and Gas

34. SOKOTO: Kaolin, Gold, Limestone, Phosphate, Gypsum, Silica-sand, Clay, Laterite, Potash, Flakes, Granite, Gold, Salt

35. TARABA: Kaolin, Lead/Zinc

36.YOBE: Tintomite, Soda, Ash

37. ZAMFARA: Gold