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MINERAL RESOURCES IN ABIA STATE |
| S/N |
Solid Minerals |
Sources of Raw Materials |
Utilization |
| 1 |
Crude Oil |
Oilfields at Imo River ,Obuzo, Owaza Ngboko,
Nkali, Odogkwa, Obeakpu and Isimiri |
Export, refined products petro-Chemicals |
| 2 |
Natural Gas |
Ohuru Gas Fields in Ukwa East LGA. |
Export, refined products petro-Chemicals |
| 3 |
Tar Sands/ Oil shale |
Ugwueme-Lokpanta axis in Umunneochi LGA |
Asphalt, tar, Refined products |
| 4 |
Lead, Zinc, Copper |
Lokpaukwu (Umunneochi LGA) |
Metal extraction of lead, Zinc copper |
| 5 |
Phosphate (traces) |
Amaeke in Umuahia and Ewe in Arochukwu LGA |
Fertiliser Detergent and other chemical
industries |
| 6 |
Gypsum |
Lokpaukwu (Umunneochi) |
Cement manufacturers , pharmaceuticals chalk
plaster of paris |
| 7 |
Limestone |
Ewe- Arochukwu LGA southwestern part of
Isuikwuato LGA |
Cement , Glass, Water treatment, sugar Refining
Iron and Steel ,Construction Agriculture fertiliser, etc |
| 8 |
Iron Ore |
Around the Northern part of Isuikwuato LGA |
Iron and Steel |
| 9 |
Kaolin |
Umuahia, Ikwuano LGA and northwestern sector of
Isuikwuato LGA |
Paints, detergent, steel glass ceramics etc |
| 10 |
Industrial sands |
Ukwa, Aba , Umuahia |
Glass , Foundry, Ceramics , abrasives |
| 11 |
Igneous rocks |
Uturu Lokpanta Lekwesi |
Aggregate for road and building construction |
| 12 |
Laterite |
All LGAs |
for surfacing roads |
