iron ore is found in plateau state in nigeria.
iron ore is found in plateau state in nigeria.
iron ore is found in which state in nigeria?
plateau state
the national iron ore mining company was founded in 1979 and given the mission to explore, exploit, process, and supply iron ore concentrate to the ajaokuta steel company (ascl) in ajaokuta and delta steel company (dcl) in aladja. additional demand has come from several steel rolling mills. the company and its mining operations are based in kogi state. export of excess iron ore beyond what is required for domestic needs is currently being explored. additionally, the nigerian government has invested in foreign iron ore operations in guinea. 3









































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mining industry of nigeria
in 2014 mines in the united states produced 57.5 million metric tons of iron ore with an estimated value of $5.1 billion. iron mining in the united states is estimated to have accounted for 2% of the world's iron ore output. in the united states there are twelve iron ore mines with nine being open pit mines and three being reclamation operations. there were also ten pelletizing plants, nine concentration plants, two direct-reduced iron (dri) plants and one iron nugget plant that where operating in 2014. in the united states the majority of iron ore mining is in the iron ranges around lake superior. these iron ranges occur in minnesota and michigan which combined accounted for 93% of the usable iron ore produced in the united states in 2014. seven of the nine operational open pit mines in the united states are located in minnesota as well as two of the three tailings reclamation operations. the other two active open pit mines were located in michigan, in 2016 one of the two mines shut down. there have also been iron ore mines in utah and alabama; however, the last iron ore mine in utah shut down in 2014 and the last iron ore mine in alabama shut down in 1975.
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