Kaduna Mining Development Company and the Kaduna government have announced the discovery of a vast multi-metallic deposit of gold, lithium, copper and nickel in Kaduna State.
There is an inferred resource of 33MT Gold & 187 MT Nickel ore bodies. This discovery was made during the exploration for tin in the pegmatite region of Gidan Waya, Jemaa local government, leading to the inferred resource of 97MT of enriched ore bodies of tantalum, niobium, with associated tin and tungsten.
Kian Smith made this discovery for the KMDC & Anka Metals JV. Based on the significant discovery after 2 years of exploration, KMDC would like to announce the creation of the Jemaa Resource Project, the SPV to develop the asset.
KMDC would also like to announce that the JEMAA Resource Project has constituted a technical steering committee to oversee the drilling and resource confirmation.
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, with its statutory role of providing relevant geological data for Nigeria, will lead the technical steering committee of the Jemaa Resource Project in Kaduna.
The recent discovery of the multi-metallic deposit in Kaduna State, particularly the nickel, is of National and Geological interest.
The NGSA welcomes the approach of the JEMAAResource Project and the Kaduna government for transparency in data sharing and their call for an independent resource verification process led by the NGSA.
This collaboration will increase investor confidence in the Nigerian Mining sector and also enrich and update the geoscience information for the economic development of Nigeria via its mineral resources.
The technical steering committee also includes the leadership of Nigeria’s reputable geological firms, Geocardinal Engineering Services Limited and Fundamental Integrated Site Appraisal Services Limited.
