Question 15
(a) List three fuel minerals in Nigeria and a state where each is located.
(b) Write the common names of following:
(i) S1O2;
(ii) SnO2;
(iii) Fe2O3;
(iv) Au.
- Outline five benefits that Nigeria can derive from a well-managed mining sector.
Observation
The expected answers were:
(a)
Tar sand: Ondo state.
Coal: Enugu, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nassarawa, Benue, Gombe.
Petroleum: Ondo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Edo, Lagos, Akwa-Ibom and Imo.
Uranium: Gombe,
(b)
- SiO2 - Quartz
- SnO2 - Cassitterite
- Fe2O3 - Haematite
- Au - Gold
(c)
- Earn foreign exchange by exporting minerals and mineral products.
- Provides employment opportunities.
- Increases in Per Capita Income.
- Increases Gross Domestic Products (GDP).