The Nigerian States and Their Mineral Resources
ABUJA
- Marble
- Clay
- Tantalite
- Cassiterite
- Gold (partially investigated)
- Lead /Zinc (Traces)
- Dolomite
ABIA STATE
- Gold
- Salt
- Limestone
- Lead/Zinc
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
- Gypsium
BAYELSA STATE
- Clay
- LimestGypsum (partially investigated)
- Uranium (partially investigated)
- Manganese
- Lignite
- Lead/Zinc (Traces)
BAUCHI STATE
- Amethst (violet)
- Gypsum
- Lead/Zinc (Traces)
- Uranium (partially investigated)
BENUE STATE
- Lead/Zinc
- Limestone
- Iron-Ore
- Coal
- Clay
- Marble
- Salt
- Berytes (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
DELTA STATE
- Marble
- Glass Sand
- Gypsum
- Lignite
- Iron-Ore
- Kaolin
EBONYI STATE
- Lead
- Gold
- Salt
EDO STATE
- Marble
- Lignite
- Clay
- Limestone
- Iron Ore
- Gypsum
- Glass-sand
- Gold
- Dolomite Phosphate
- Bitumen
EKITI STATE
- Kaolin
- Feldsper
- Tatium
- Granite
- Syenite
ENUGU STATE
- Coal
- Limestone
- Lead/Zinc
GOMBE STATE
- Gemstone
- Gysium
IMO STATE
- Kead/Zinc
- Limestone
- Lignite
- Phosphate
- Marcasite
- Gypsum
- Salt
JIGAWA STATE
- Butytes
KADUNA STATE
- Sapphire
- Kaoline
- Gold
- Clay
- Surpentinite
- Asbestos
- Amethyst
- Kyanite
- Graphite (partally investgated)
- Silhnite
- Mica (Traces)
- Aqua marine
- Ruby
- Rock Crystal
- Topaz
- Flosper
- 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
- Gypsium
- Feldsper
- Coal
- Marble
- Dolomite
- Talc
- Tantalite
KWARA STATE
- Gold
- Marble
- Iron-Ore
- Cassiterite
- Colubite
- Tantalite
- Feldspar (Traces)
- Mica (Traces)
LAGOS STATE
- Glass-sand
- Clay
- Bitumen
NASARAWA STATE
- Beryl (Emerald)
- Asquamirine and
- Haliodor)
- Dolomite/Marble
- Sapphire
- Tourmaline
- Quartz- Amethyst (Topaz, gamet)
- Zireon
- Tantalite
- Cassiterite
- Columbite
- Limenite
- Galena
- Iron-Ore
- Barytes
- Feldspar
- Limesstone
- Mica
- Cooking coal
- Talc
- Cay
- Salt
- Chalcopyrite
NIGER STATE
- Gold
- Talc
- Lead/Zinc
OGUN STATE
- Phosphate
- Clay
- Feldspar (traces)
- Kaolin
- Limestone
- Germstone
- Bitumen
ONDO STATE
- Bitumen
- Kaolin
- Gemstone
- Gypsium
- Feldspar
- Granite
- Clay
- Glass-sand
- Dimesion stones
- Limestone
- Coal
OSUN STATE
- Gikd
- Talc
- Toumaline
- Toumaline
- Colimbite
- Granite
OYO STATE
- Kaoline
- Marble
- Clay
- Sillimnote
- Talc
- Gold
- Cassiterite
- Aqua Marine
- Dolomite
- Gemstone
- Tantalite
PLATEAU STATE
- Emerald
- Tin
- Marble
- Granite
- Tantalite/columbit
- Lead/Zinc
- Barytes
- Iron-Ore
- Kaolin
- Belonite
- Cassiterrite
- Phrochlore
- Clay
- Coal
- Wolfam
- Salt
- Bismuth
- Fluoride
- Molybdenite
- Gemstone
- Bauxite
RIVER STATE
- Glass-sand
- Clay
- Marble
- Lignite (traces)
SOKOTO STATE
Kaolin
- Gold
= Limestone
- Phosphate
- Gypsum
- silica-sand
- Clay
- Laterrite
- Potash
- Flakes
- Granite
- Gold
- Salt
TARABA STATE
- Kaolin
- Lead/Zinc
YOBE STATE
- Tintomite
- Soda Ash (partially Investigated)
ZAMFARA STATE
- Goal
- Cotton
- Gold
Published by Mary Oge Chuks
July 24, 2011
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