Mining Countries of Africa Mining Africa
Minerals: Gold, columbite, wolframite, tantalite, bitumen, iron ore and uranium Independence: 1 October 1960 Area: 923,768 km2 Mining fact:Despite massive mineral wealth, the Nigerian mining industry is vastly underdeveloped and only accounts for % of the country''s GDP – and this due to oil underdevelopment is resulting in Nigeria having to import processed minerals, even