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Aluminum (Bauxite) in Nigeria (Strategic Resource) | civic.ng

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Aluminum (Bauxite)

Strategic Resource

Metal • bauxite • 1 deposit(s)

Nigeria has limited bauxite reserves and is import-dependent for aluminum. Small deposits identified but not commercially significant. Domestic aluminum industry relies heavily on imported alumina. Strategic for industrial development but currently not a major producer.

Nigerian Bauxite Deposits

Plateau, Adamawa, Ekiti, Ogun

exploration

Grade: 35 %Al2O3 - Low to medium grade deposits. Quality insufficient for large-scale alumina production.

Security:2/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:2/5

Inferred⚠25.00M tonne(in-place)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:inferred

Confidence:30%

As of:2020-12-31

Warnings

⚠️Inferred estimate with low geological certainty. Confidence capped at 60%.

⚠️Low effective confidence: 30%

ℹ️Estimate data is from 2020-12-31, which may be outdated.

Sources

Bauxite Resources in Nigeria
Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, 2020
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries
U.S. Geological Survey, 2024

Base Case

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: in-place (applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 15.0%

Gross Value

$437.50Mmodeled

State Value

$65.63Mmodeled

Notes: Limited geological surveys. Deposits identified but not fully characterized. Nigeria imports ~500,000 tonnes aluminum products annually worth ~$1B.