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Nigeria · asset class
Coal / Uranium Mines in Nigeria
Nigeria has 9 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 25th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating. The largest is Zuma Coal Mining Project.
The largest owner-operators are Taurian Iron & Steel Co Ltd (3), Taurian Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd (3) and Mosra Energy Ltd (2) — Taurian Iron & Steel Co Ltd alone is named on 33% of them. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Nigeria.
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Coal / Uranium Mine in Nigeria
#25
of 63 countries
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Nigeria
Who owns Nigeria's coal / uranium mines
- Taurian Iron & Steel Co Ltd3 33%
- Taurian Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd3 33%
- Mosra Energy Ltd2 22%
- Mosra Enerji Ltd2 22%
- Lafarge Africa Plc1 11%
- Nigerian Coal Corporation1 11%
- Orbit Exploration and Natural Products Ltd1 11%
- Zuma 828 Coal Ltd1 11%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Nigeria compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 23. United Kingdom10
- 24. Pakistan10
- 25. Germany9
- 26. Nigeria9
- 27. Romania9
- 28. Tajikistan9
- 29. Brazil8
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Nigeria?
- OverWatts maps 9 coal / uranium mines in Nigeria — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 25th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Nigeria?
- Zuma Coal Mining Project, operated by Zuma 828 Coal Ltd.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Nigeria?
- Taurian Iron & Steel Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 9 (33%). Next are Taurian Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd (3), Mosra Energy Ltd (2) and Mosra Enerji Ltd (2).