The Federal Government has recorded a major breakthrough in its solid minerals sector following the discovery of a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, announced this on Wednesday.
Alake disclosed the development at the opening ceremony of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit 2026 held in Abuja under the theme, ‘One Africa, One Resource Vision’.
The announcement came as Steron Mining and Company Limited unveiled an estimated 3.3 million metric tonnes of lithium reserves at its Abuja mining site during a facility tour organised for delegates attending the summit, highlighting the increasing pace of exploration activities and Nigeria’s push to move from raw mineral exports to value-added processing and manufacturing.
The minister described the discovery as one of the most significant developments in Nigeria’s mining industry in
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