Nigeria is blessed with numerous natural resources. The list below shows types of natural resources in each state.
S/N | STATES | NATURAL RESOURCES |
1 | Abia | Gold, Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Oil/Gas & Salt |
2 | Abuja | Cassiterite, Clay, Dolomite, Gold, Lead/Zinc, Marble & Tantalite |
3 | Adamawa | Bentonite, Gypsium, Kaolin &Magnesite |
4 | AkwaIbom | Clay, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Oil/Gas, Salt & Uranium |
5 | Anambra | Clay, Glass-Sand, Gypsium, Iron-ore, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Phosphate & Salt, Oil/Gas |
6 | Bauchi | Gold, Cassiterite (tine ore), Columbite, Gypsium, Wolfram, Coal, Limestone, Lignite, Iron-ore & Clay |
7 | Bayelsa | Glay, Gypsium, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Maganese, Oil/Gas & Uranium |
8 | Benue | Barite, Clay, Coal, Gemstone, Gypsium, Iron-Ore, Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Marble & Salt |
9 | Borno | Bentonite, Clay, Diatomite, Gypsium, Hydro-carbon, Kaolin & Limestone |
10 | Delta | Clay, Glass-sand, Gypsium, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Lignite, Marble & Oil/Gas |
11 | Ebonyi | Gold, Lead/Zinc & Salt |
12 | Edo | Bitumen, Clay Dolomite, Phosphate, Glass-sand, Gold, Gypsium,Iron-ore, Lignite, Limestone, Marble & Oil/Gas |
13 | Ekiti | Feldspar, Granite, Kaolin, Syenite&Tatium |
14 | Enugu | Coal, Lead/Zinc & Limestone |
15 | Gombe | Gemstone &Gypsium |
16 | Imo | Gypsium, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Marcasite, Oil/Gas, Phosphate & Salt |
17 | Cross River | Barite, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Manganese, Oil/Gas, Salt & Uranium |
18 | Jigawa | Butyles |
19 | Kaduna | Amethyst, Aqua Marine, Asbestos, Clay, Flosper, Gemstone, Gold, Graphite, Kaolin, Hyanite, Mica, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Sihnite, Superntinite, Tentalime, Topaz & Tourmaline |
20 | Kano | Gassiterite, Copper, Gemstone, Glass-sand, Lead/Zinc, Pyrochinre& Tantalite |
21 | Kastina | Kaolin, Marble & Salt |
22 | Kebbi | Gold |
23 | Kogi | Cole, Dolomite, Feldspar, Gypsium, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Marble, Talc & Tantalite |
24 | Kwara | Cassiterite, Columbite, Feldspar, Gold, Iron-ore, Marble, Mica & Tantalite |
25 | Lagos | Bitumen, Clay & Glass-sand, Oil/Gas |
26 | Nasarawa | Amethyst (Topaz Garnet), Barytex, Barite, Cassirite, Chalcopyrite, Clay, Columbite, Coking Coal, Dolomite/Marble, Feldspar, Galena, Iron-ore, Limstone, Mica, Salt, Sapphire, Talc, Tantalite, Tourmaline Quartz &Zireon |
27 | Niger | Gold, Lead/Zinc & Talc |
28 | Ogun | Bitumen, Clay, Feldspar, Gemstone, Kaolin, Limestone & Phosphate |
29 | Ondo | Bitumen, Clay, Coal, Dimension Stones, Feldspar, Gemstone, Glass-Sand, Granite, Gypsium, Kaolin, Limestone & Oil/Gas |
30 | Osun | Columbite, Gold, Granite, Talc, Tantalite & Tourmaline |
31 | Oyo | Aqua Marine, Cassiterite, Clay, Dolomite, Gemstone, Gold, Kaolin, Marble, Silimonite, Talc & Tantalite |
32 | Pleteau | Barite, Bauxite, Betonite, Bismuth, Cassiterite, Clay, Coal, Emeral, Fluoride, Gemstone, Granite, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Lead/Zinc, Marble, Molybdenite, Phrochlore, Salt, Tantalite/Columbite, Tin & Wolfram |
33 | Rivers | Clay, Glass-Sand, Lignite, Marble & Oil/Gas |
34 | Sokoto | Clay, Flakes, Gold, Granite, Gypsium, Kaolin, Laterite, Limestone, Phosphate, Potash, Silica Sand & Salt |
35 | Taraba | Lead/Zinc, Kaolin |
36 | Yobe | Soda Ash &Tintomite |
37 | Zamfara | Coal, Cotton & Gold |