Here are some export opportunities in the mining and solid minerals sector in Nigeria :

- *Gold*: Gold is a major source of keeping and preserving valuables and foreign reserves.

- *Strategic Mineral Deposits*: The Federal Government of Nigeria has identified baryte, bitumen, coal, gold, iron ore, and limestone as strategic mineral deposits due to their economic value.

- *Industrial Minerals*: Nigeria has an abundance of industrial minerals such as clay, kaolin, gypsum, lead, zinc, and phosphate.

- *Construction Materials*: Products such as granite, gravel, marble, sand, and other construction materials are in high demand locally because of a combination of a growing housing deficit and infrastructure development projects.

- *Diversification*: The mining sector offers opportunities for economic diversification, wealth creation, and industrialization, with the potential to generate over $25 billion by 2025.