Among the mineral occurrences spatially distributed all over Kwara State, three categories hold promise for investment and commercial development due to their potential large reserves. They are:
Metallic ores: Gold, cassiterite, columbite, tantalite and rare-earth metals.
Gemstones: Tourmaline, aquamarine, sapphire, emerald, amethyst and beryl.
The Kwara State government is open to partnering with individuals and/or organizations to grow the value chain and cause growth in its mining sector to aggressively promote the State’s capacity to satisfy all market generated demands (real and potential) within this industry.
Investment opportunities in Kwara mining Sector
Micro and small-scale operators that only extract. The government will further assist them with processing capacity; Opportunities to evolve the industry from a simple extraction to further along in value to create higher-value exportable items and (semi-)final inputs for consumption in local construction and manufacturing industries
