Nigeria Mining Mining Africa
The Nigerian Mining Industry An Underdeveloped Industry. Minerals:Gold, columbite, wolframite, tantalite, bitumen, iron ore and uraniume. Independence:1 October 1960. Area:923,768 km2. Mining fact:Despite massive mineral wealth, the Nigerian mining industry is vastly underdeveloped and only accounts for 0.3% of the countrys GDP and this due to ...