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Salt (Rock Salt) in Nigeria | civic.ng

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Salt (Rock Salt)

Industrial Mineral • halite • 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 Only⚠0.00 tonne(unknown)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:occurrence_only

Confidence:25%

As of:2024-12-31

Warnings

⚠️Occurrence-only estimate with no confirmed reserves. Cannot contribute to headline totals.

⚠️Low effective confidence: 25%

ℹ️No 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.