Opportunity in Mining sector in Nigeria
The National Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the umbrella body of all Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Nigeria in collaboration with the Business Unit of the Nigerian High Commission, Canberra, Australia is organizing the first-ever Nigeria Mining Roadshow in Australia. This Roadshow, which will take place in two destinations, will commerce from Brisbane, Queensland on Wednesday August 22nd 2018 and Perth, Western Australia on Friday August 24th 2018 respectively. The authorized coordinator of the event in Nigeria is the NACCIMA Consultant, TVL Consulting Limited, whose contact will be used for registration for the event.
After the Roadshow, all participants will have the unique opportunity to actively participate at the 2018 edition of the annual Africa Downunder Mining Conference which holds from Wednesday August 29th 2018 to Friday August 31st 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. This two-day conference will create avenue for more interaction on operational Mining policy in Nigeria and licences processing for would-be investors from Australia and other parts of the World.
Listed below are few of the solid minerals available in Nigeria for investors:
COAL
The Nigerian coal is one of the best coal in the world due to its low sulphur and ash-content which makes it eco-friendly. Undoubtedly, Nigeria has nearly 3 billion tonnes of indicated coal reserves in 17 identified coal fields.
BITUMEN
The Bitumen reserves in Nigeria is put at 42 billion tonnes in four states in Nigeria (Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Edo States)
IRON ORE
Iron Ore is largely deposited in three states with about 3 billion metric tonnes present in Kogi, Enugu and Niger States
GYPSUM
Gypsum which is mostly used in the production of cement, Plaster of Paris (POP) and classroom chalk to mention but a few is spread across Nigeria in 12 States (Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Sokoto. Over 1 billion tonnes of gypsum is available in Nigeria
TALC
Talc is found in 5 states in Nigeria (Niger, Osun, Kogi, Ogun and Kaduna States). Over 40 million tonnes are available.
LEAD/ZINC
Lead/Zinc could be found in 13 States in Nigeria (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kano, Niger, Plateau, Taraba and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja). About 10 million tonnes of lead/zinc are available
BENTONITE & BARYTE
Over 700 million tonnes of Bentonite and Baryte are available in 3 States (Adamawa, Borno and Plateau States).
GEMSTONES
Gemstones like sapphire, ruby, aquamarine, emerald, tourmaline, topaz, garnet, amethyst, Zircon and flourspar are available in large quatity in Plateau, Kaduna and Bauchi States)
KAOLIN
Kaolin clay reserved in 9 States in Nigeria is 3 billion tonnes (Adamawa, Borno, Delta, Ekiti, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau and Sokoto)
ROCK SALT
Rock Salt used is producing caustic soda, table salt, chlorine, sodium hydrochloric acid, sodium bacarbonate and hydrogen peroxide is available in Nigeria