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Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan) in Nigeria (Strategic Resource) | civic.ng

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Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan)

Strategic Resource

Metal • columbite_tantalite • 1 deposit(s)

Tantalite: ~25 tonnes. Columbite: ~3,000 tonnes. Critical for electronics. Nigeria 7th globally in tantalite. Production ~1,300 tonnes/year. $400M processing plant planned (Nasarawa).

Jos Plateau Coltan Deposits

Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi, Gombe, Kaduna, FCT

producingExport Ready

Grade: 50 %Ta2O5 - High-grade >50% Ta2O5 in some pegmatites.

Security:3/5Regulatory:3/5Environmental:3/5

Indicated3.00K tonne(in-place)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:indicated

Confidence:55%

As of:2023-12-31

✓No data quality warnings

Sources

Rare Earth Minerals in Nigeria
Nigerian Mineral Exchange, 2024
USGS Mineral Yearbook - Nigeria
U.S. Geological Survey, 2023

Base Case

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: in-place (applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 25.0%

Gross Value

$94.50Mmodeled

State Value

$23.63Mmodeled

Notes: Columbite reserves. Tantalite estimated at 25 tonnes.