Post by Admin on Mar 14, 2015 17:59:34 GMT 1
The solid mineral industry in Nigeria is filled with a lot of investment opportunity for interested investors to take position and make good returns on their investments.
Copper ore is one of the industrial minerals that have been discovered in Nigeria and unlike other minerals; they usually occur as associate minerals in the body of the ore and at such it is therefore very difficult to estimate the quantity of copper ore in Nigeria.
Copper is malleable and ductile, a good conductor of heat and, when very pure, a good conductor of electricity. Copper has been used as water-proof roofing material since ancient times, giving many old building their greenish roofs and domes. As a material in the manufacture of computer heat sinks, as a result of it's superior heat dissipation capacity to aluminum.
The occurrence and distribution of copper ore in Nigeria is mainly in the Northern Part of the country because of the peculiar geology of the area and they are been mined in Nassarawa, Plateau, Zamfara, Bauchi and Gombe State.
Copper ore can be exported after sorting into size and packaging. Packaging is usually in 50 Kg since the price is quoted in Metric tons. 1000/KG makes 1 ton and this helps in easy containerization of the goods since most shipping company prefer to carry 20 tons in 20 feet container. In shipping mineral ores, 20 feet container is usually preferred because of the weight of the ores.
The sorting of the ore simply refers to the breaking down of the ore into the desired sizes as agreed with the buyer. Sizes usually range from 0-50-100 mm and care must be taken while this is being done because if the product is not broken to the desired size, it might lead to a reduction in price or rejection of goods. Also buyer might want the ore in powder form but because of the cost and difficulty in getting a place to crush the lump into powder, It is not advisable a thing to do.
Ores because they vary in quality from one location to the other due to difference in the geology of the area and other factor as at the time of formation, have low and high grades. For copper ore, low grade ranges from 10%- 30% which the case with most of the copper found in Nigeria while high grade is usually from 30% above.
Clients needing Copper ores from Nigeria can send us an email on sales@kenvalitrade.com
Copper ore is one of the industrial minerals that have been discovered in Nigeria and unlike other minerals; they usually occur as associate minerals in the body of the ore and at such it is therefore very difficult to estimate the quantity of copper ore in Nigeria.
Copper is malleable and ductile, a good conductor of heat and, when very pure, a good conductor of electricity. Copper has been used as water-proof roofing material since ancient times, giving many old building their greenish roofs and domes. As a material in the manufacture of computer heat sinks, as a result of it's superior heat dissipation capacity to aluminum.
The occurrence and distribution of copper ore in Nigeria is mainly in the Northern Part of the country because of the peculiar geology of the area and they are been mined in Nassarawa, Plateau, Zamfara, Bauchi and Gombe State.
Copper ore can be exported after sorting into size and packaging. Packaging is usually in 50 Kg since the price is quoted in Metric tons. 1000/KG makes 1 ton and this helps in easy containerization of the goods since most shipping company prefer to carry 20 tons in 20 feet container. In shipping mineral ores, 20 feet container is usually preferred because of the weight of the ores.
The sorting of the ore simply refers to the breaking down of the ore into the desired sizes as agreed with the buyer. Sizes usually range from 0-50-100 mm and care must be taken while this is being done because if the product is not broken to the desired size, it might lead to a reduction in price or rejection of goods. Also buyer might want the ore in powder form but because of the cost and difficulty in getting a place to crush the lump into powder, It is not advisable a thing to do.
Ores because they vary in quality from one location to the other due to difference in the geology of the area and other factor as at the time of formation, have low and high grades. For copper ore, low grade ranges from 10%- 30% which the case with most of the copper found in Nigeria while high grade is usually from 30% above.
Clients needing Copper ores from Nigeria can send us an email on sales@kenvalitrade.com