Artisanal gold mining area.
Some 4000 miners in this general area take their ore to Korokpa for processing.
Ore processing involves grinding ore in hammer mills to below 1 mm, concentrating gold in sluice boxes, followed by amalgamating free gold particles in the concentrate. The Au ore is manually excavated by artisanal miners at various 10–30 m deep shafts around Korokpa and environs using primitive tools. The ore is transported by motorcycle (3 to 5 km) in bags to the processing centre at a cost ranging from N 1000 (USD 0.65) to N 5000 (USD 3.27) per bag, with the fee directly dependent on the distance to the processing site.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Anene, Nnamdi C.; Veiga, Marcello M.; Kullokom, John E.; Klein, Bern (2026) Assessment of Gold and Mercury Losses in Artisanal Mining Operations in Korokpa, Minna, Niger State. Minerals, 16 (4). doi:10.3390/min16040384

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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References

[1]Anene, Nnamdi C.; Veiga, Marcello M.; Kullokom, John E.; Klein, Bern (2026) Assessment of Gold and Mercury Losses in Artisanal Mining Operations in Korokpa, Minna, Niger State. Minerals, 16 (4). doi:10.3390/min16040384

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