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Salt (Rock Salt)
Industrial Mineral âĸ halite âĸ 1 deposit(s)
Nigeria has salt deposits and traditional salt production. Brine springs and rock salt. Currently imports significant quantities. Potential for domestic production increase.
Nigerian Salt Resources
Ebonyi, Benue, Cross River, Nasarawa, Plateau
producing
Security:2/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:2/5
Occurrence Onlyâ 0.00 tonne(unknown)
đData Quality
Quality Tier:occurrence_only
Confidence:25%
As of:2024-12-31
Warnings
â ī¸Occurrence-only estimate with no confirmed reserves. Cannot contribute to headline totals.
â ī¸Low effective confidence: 25%
âšī¸No valuation scenarios defined for this estimate.
Sources
- Salt Resources of Nigeria
Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, 2021
No valuation scenarios defined for this estimate.
Cannot create valuation without quantity data.
Notes: Salt springs and rock salt documented. Production ~50,000 tonnes/year vs consumption ~500,000 tonnes/year.