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Nigeria, with a rich history and a population of approximately 220 million people, boasts linguistic diversity with over 300 languages spoken across its vibrant landscape. Comprising 36 states, the country is not only defined by its cultural tapestry but also by the vast potential embedded within its diverse regions.

Nigeria is endowed with abundant mineral resources spread across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). These resources contribute significantly to the nation’s economic landscape, making it a hub of untapped opportunities. Some of the key mineral resources found in States across Nigeria include:

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY 
Marble
Clay
Tantalite
Cassiterite
Gold (this is partially investigated)
Lead /Zinc (Found in 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 (Found in traces)
Salt
Lignite (Found in traces)
Crude oil

ANAMBRA STATE 
Lead
Zinc
Clay
Limestone
Iron-Ore
Lignite (This is partially investigated)
Salt
Glass-Sand
Phosphate
Gypsum
Crude Oil

BAYELSA STATE 
Crude oil
Clay
Limestone
Gypsum (This is partially investigated)
Uranium (This is partially investigated)
Manganese
Lignite
Lead (Found in traces)
Zinc (Found in traces)

BAUCHI STATE 
Amethyst (violet)
Gypsum
Lead (Found in traces)
Zinc (Found in traces)
Uranium (This is partially investigated)

BENUE STATE 
Lead
Zinc
Limestone
Iron-Ore
Coal
Clay
Marble
Salt
Barites (Found in traces)
Gemstones
Gypsum

BORNO STATE 
Diatomite
Clay
Limestone
Hydrocarbons (This is 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
Crude oil

EBONYI STATE
Lead
Gold (partially investigated)
Salt

EDO STATE

Marble
Lignite
Clay
Limestone
Iron Ore
Gypsum
Glass Sand
Gold
Dolomite
Phosphate
Bitumen
Crude Oil

EKITI STATE
Kaolin
Feldspar
Titanium
Granite
Syenite

ENUGU STATE

Coal
Limestone
Lead
Zinc

GOMBE STATE

Gemstone
Gypsum

IMO STATE
Lead
Zinc
Limestone
Lignite
Phosphate
Marcasite
Gypsum
Salt
Crude Oil

JIGAWA STATE
Butytes

KADUNA STATE
Sapphire
Kaolin
Gold
Clay
Serpentinite
Asbestos
Amethyst
Kyanite
Graphite (This is partially investigated)
Selenite
Mica (Found in traces)
Aquamarine
Ruby
Rock Crystal
Topaz
Copper

Tourmaline
Gemstone
Tantalum

KANO STATE
Cassiterite
Copper
Glass
Sand
Gemstone
Lead
Zinc
Tantalite

KATSINA STATE

Kaolin
Marble
Salt

KEBBI STATE
Gold

KOGI STATE
Iron-Ore
Kaolin
Gypsum
Feldspar
Coal
Marble
Dolomite
Talc
Tantalite

KWARA STATE
Gold
Marble
Iron-Ore
Cassiterite
Columbite
Tantalite
Feldspar (found in traces)
Mica (Found in traces)

LAGOS STATE
Glass Sand
Clay
Bitumen
Crude Oil

NASARAWA STATE

Beryl
Aquamarine
Heliodor
Dolomite
Marble
Sapphire
Tourmaline
Quartz
Amethyst
Zircon
Tantalite
Cassiterite
Columbite
Lamanite
Galena
Iron-Ore
Barites
Feldspar
Limestone
Mica
Cooking Coal
Talc
Clay
Salt
Chalcopyrite

NIGER STATE
Gold
Talc
Lead
Zinc

OGUN STATE
Phosphate
Clay
Feldspar (Found in 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
Columbite
Granite

OYO STATE
Kaolin
Marble
Clay
Sillimanite
Talc
Gold
Cassiterite
Aquamarine
Dolomite
Gemstone
Tantalite

PLATEAU STATE

Emerald
Tin
Marble
Granite
Tantalite
Lead
Zinc
Barites
Iron-Ore
Kaolin
Belonite
Cassiterite
Pyrochlore
Clay
Coal
Wolfram
Salt
Bismuth
Fluoride
Molybdenum
Gemstone
Bauxite

RIVERS STATE
Glass Sand
Clay
Marble
Lignite (Found in traces)
Crude Oil

SOKOTO STATE
Kaolin
Gold
Limestone
Phosphate
Gypsum
Silica Sand
Clay
Laterite
Potash
Granite
Gold
Salt

TARABA STATE
Kaolin
Lead
Zinc

YOBE STATE
Tintomite
Soda Ash (This is partially Investigated)

ZAMFARA STATE
Coal
Gold

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