State/Location:
Niger: Rafi, Minna
Gombe: Akko, Gombe
Taraba: Gayam, Jauro-Jalo, (Gashaka)
Katsina: Dutsin-ma, Kankara

Estimated Reserve ( Metric Tonnes):
Niger: 1.1 million, 3.3 million
Katsina: Not available

Industrial Uses:
Used as electrodes in electric furnace producing carbon steel, alloy steel, for the electrolytic production of chlorine; chlorates, magnesium and sodium; motor & generator driers; sleeves-types bearings and seal rings; rocket motor nozzles; missile nose cones.

Process Technology/Equipment: Not available

Investment Information Status and Prospects:
Niger: Exploratory work carried out
Katsina: Not investigated

R&D Activities:
Exploration work carried out mainly by the National Steel Raw Materials' Exploration Agency (NSRMEA), kaduna.