Buying Minerals From Nigeria - A Safe Sourcing Guide For International Buyers.
Nigeria has more than forty solid minerals, including lithium, tin, columbite and tantalite, copper, zinc, lead, rare earths, zircon, fluorite and coal. For international buyers it is one of the most promising new sources in the world, and one of the most misunderstood.
Many buyers avoid Nigeria and miss a good supplier. Others pay a convincing stranger and lose their money. This guide shows you a safer third path: a structured way of buying in which every payment is linked to something you can check independently.
It is written from the seller's side of the table by Kolawole King, CEO of Augustina Impex Limited, a Jos-based company that exports Nigerian minerals to buyers in China, India, Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.
What you will learn:
✔ Which minerals Nigeria supplies, in what grades and realistic volumes
✔ The licences a legitimate Nigerian exporter must hold, and how to check them
✔ How to find genuine suppliers and deal safely with brokers and "mandates"
✔ A 5-level process for checking a supplier before you pay
✔ How to write a clear specification and check an assay report
✔ How to instruct an independent inspector (CCIC, SGS, Bureau Veritas)
✔ Why Nigerian sellers ask for advance payment, and payment structures that are fair to both sides
✔ How cargo leaves Nigeria, and the documents you should receive
✔ The scams that target foreign buyers, and the red flags to watch for
✔ Responsible-sourcing rules: OECD guidance and the EU conflict minerals regulation
✔ How to build a long-term, reliable supply relationship
Bonus: the Buyer's Toolkit
- Supplier verification checklist
- Request for Quotation (RFQ) template
- Documents to demand before each payment
- Inspection instruction checklist
- Red-flag quick card
- Glossary of trade terms
Who it's for: importers, traders, procurement managers, smelter and refinery buyers, investors, and agents sourcing minerals from Nigeria and West Africa.
Format: a 31-page A5 PDF ebook, downloaded straight after payment. You can read it on your phone, tablet or computer. Regulatory information was checked in October 2026.
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