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Sand & Gravel
Industrial Mineral âĸ construction_aggregate âĸ 1 deposit(s)
Nigeria has abundant sand and gravel resources. Critical for construction boom. Lagos alone consumes millions of tonnes annually. River sand, beach sand, and quarry aggregates. Environmental concerns from illegal dredging.
Nigerian Sand & Gravel Resources
Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Niger, Kogi, Benue, Nationwide
producing
Security:2/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:4/5
Measured1.00B tonne(in-place)
đData Quality
Quality Tier:measured
Confidence:50%
As of:2024-12-31
Warnings
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Sources
- Construction Materials in Nigeria
Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, 2024
No valuation scenarios defined for this estimate.
Notes: Effectively unlimited. Nigeria consumes ~100M tonnes/year for construction. Resources not systematically quantified but abundant.