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Nigeria’s Production of Barite: The Multiplier Effects Across Africa

By Ikenna Omeje, Jerome Onoja   Most of the Barite mining in Africa takes place in South Africa where there are barite mining facilities in seven provinces: Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape, North West Province, Mpumalanga, Free State, Limpopo, and Gauteng. However, large barite deposits which have been discovered in Nigeria, in the states of Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Plateau, and…