š” Precious Metals
1. Gold
ā¢States found: Zamfara, Osun, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Sokoto, and Cross River.
ā¢Notable areas: Ilesha (Osun), Maru (Zamfara), Anka (Zamfara), and Birnin Gwari (Kaduna).
2. Silver
ā¢States found: Kano, Plateau, and Taraba (in small quantities).
ā« Energy & Fuel Minerals
3. Crude Oil & Natural Gas
ā¢States found: Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Lagos, Cross River.
ā¢Offshore basins: Niger Delta, Dahomey Basin, Anambra Basin, Chad Basin.
4. Coal
ā¢States found: Enugu (mainly), Benue, Kogi, Plateau, Edo, Ondo, Gombe.
5. Bitumen (Tar Sands)
ā¢States found: Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Lagos.
6. Uranium
ā¢States found: Cross River, Taraba, Adamawa.
āļø Base Metals & Industrial Minerals
7. Iron Ore
ā¢States found: Kogi, Enugu, Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, Plateau.
8. Lead & Zinc
ā¢States found: Ebonyi, Benue, Plateau, Cross River, Taraba, Nasarawa.
9. Tin & Columbite
ā¢States found: Plateau, Nasarawa, Bauchi, and Kano.
10. Copper
ā¢States found: Plateau, Nasarawa, Zamfara.
11. Limestone
ā¢States found: Ogun, Kogi, Edo, Cross River, Sokoto, Benue, Gombe.
12. Gypsum
ā¢States found: Sokoto, Gombe, Yobe, Borno.
13. Marble
ā¢States found: Edo, Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Ogun.
š§Ŗ Gemstones & Rare Minerals
14. Sapphire & Tourmaline
ā¢States found: Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau, Oyo, Nasarawa.
15. Aquamarine & Topaz
ā¢States found: Bauchi, Oyo, Kaduna.
16. Quartz & Feldspar
ā¢States found: Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Kaduna, Kogi.
17. Kaolin (White Clay)
ā¢States found: Katsina, Ogun, Borno, Plateau.
18. Talc
ā¢States found: Niger, Osun, Kogi, Kaduna, Yobe.
š Other Notable Minerals
19. Phosphate ā Sokoto, Edo, Imo.
20. Salt ā Ebonyi (Awe and Abakaliki), Cross River.
21. Baryte ā Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba.
22. Graphite ā Kebbi, Kogi.
23. Manganese ā Kebbi, Cross River.
24. Clay & Silica Sand ā All southern states, especially Ogun, Lagos, Delta.
25. Laterite & Gravel ā Nationwide.
One of the most richly blessed nations on earth ā yet one of the most tragically burdened.