Location
(States):
Cross River:
Akaibami,
Ogoja, Obudu
Ekiti:
Ijero
Nasarawa:
Wamba
Kaduna:
Kudan,
Jamaia
Plateau:
Jos
North/South, Barikin-Ladi, Mangu, Bassa,
Pankshin,Bokkos
Kogi:
Egbe,
Ojuwo, Olijo
Adamawa:
Toungu
Vere hills
Gombe:
Kaltungo
Estimated
Reserve (Metric Tonnes): Not
available
Industrial Uses:
Tin
plates for food canning and decorations .
Hardening of copper and lead in alloys.
Process Technology/Equipment: Gravity
and electromagnetic separators for ore concentration . Smelting in a
furnace.
Investment Information Status and Prospects:
Need for better equipment and methods of mining deeper sub-basalt placer deposits
Need
for more detailed investigation, presently being exploited.
R&D Activities
