The performance of candidates in this compulsory question was just average. The technical departments are:

• Mines Inspectorate
• Mines Environmental Compliance
• Artisanal and Small Scale Mining
• Directorate Office of Permanent Secretary
• Finance & Administration
• Legal Unit
• Manufacturing & Raw Materials
• Servicom Unit
• Iron  & Steel
• Aluminum

The agencies include:

• Mining Cadastre Office
• Nigeria Geological Survey Agency
• National Steel Raw Materials Exploitation Agency, Kaduna
• National Metallurgical Development Centre, Jos
• Nigerian Institute of Mining & Geosciences, Jos
• Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Ajaokuta
• National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe
• Council of Nigeria Mining Engineers and Geoscientists
• Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha
• Nigerian Coal Corporation