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Clay

Industrial Mineralceramics1 deposit(s)

Nigeria has extensive clay deposits suitable for bricks, ceramics, pottery, and tiles. Traditional pottery industry uses local clays. Industrial brick production growing.

Nigerian Clay Deposits

Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Edo, Ogun, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna

producing
Security:1/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:2/5
Indicated500.00M tonne(in-place)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:indicated
Confidence:45%
As of:2024-12-31

Warnings

⚠️Low effective confidence: 45%
ℹ️No valuation scenarios defined for this estimate.

Sources

  • Industrial Minerals of Nigeria
    Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, 2023

No valuation scenarios defined for this estimate.

Notes: Abundant clay deposits across Nigeria. Used for bricks, tiles, ceramics. Specific reserves not quantified but extensive.