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      "id": "2325249",
      "name": "Oyan",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2325249/",
      "aliases": "Oyan Oyan"
    },
    {
      "id": "segilola",
      "name": "Segilola / Ìpèrindó area",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2337380/",
      "aliases": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "2337704",
      "name": "Ìlẹ̀ṣà",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2337704/",
      "aliases": "Ilesa Ilesa"
    },
    {
      "id": "2336905",
      "name": "Ìwó",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2336905/",
      "aliases": "Iwo Iwo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2325590",
      "name": "Òṣogbo",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2325590/",
      "aliases": "Osogbo Osogbo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2344053",
      "name": "Ẹdẹ",
      "region": "osun",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2344053/",
      "aliases": "Ede Ede"
    },
    {
      "id": "2351850",
      "name": "Ago-Are",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2351850/",
      "aliases": "Ago-Are Ago-Are"
    },
    {
      "id": "2343144",
      "name": "Eruwa",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2343144/",
      "aliases": "Eruwa Eruwa"
    },
    {
      "id": "2342628",
      "name": "Fiditi",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2342628/",
      "aliases": "Fiditi Fiditi"
    },
    {
      "id": "2338855",
      "name": "Igangan",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2338855/",
      "aliases": "Igangan Igangan"
    },
    {
      "id": "2338669",
      "name": "Igbo-Ora",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2338669/",
      "aliases": "Igbo-Ora Igbo-Ora"
    },
    {
      "id": "2334327",
      "name": "Kìṣì",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2334327/",
      "aliases": "Kisi Kisi"
    },
    {
      "id": "2327236",
      "name": "Okeho",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2327236/",
      "aliases": "Okeho Okeho"
    },
    {
      "id": "2339354",
      "name": "Ìbàdàn",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2339354/",
      "aliases": "Ibadan Ibadan"
    },
    {
      "id": "2338772",
      "name": "Ìgbètì",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2338772/",
      "aliases": "Igbeti Igbeti"
    },
    {
      "id": "2338711",
      "name": "Ìgbòho",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2338711/",
      "aliases": "Igboho Igboho"
    },
    {
      "id": "2337181",
      "name": "Ìṣẹ́yìn",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2337181/",
      "aliases": "Iseyin Iseyin"
    },
    {
      "id": "2327735",
      "name": "Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2327735/",
      "aliases": "Ogbomoso Ogbomoso"
    },
    {
      "id": "2323390",
      "name": "Ṣakí",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2323390/",
      "aliases": "Saki Saki"
    },
    {
      "id": "2325200",
      "name": "Ọ̀yọ́",
      "region": "oyo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2325200/",
      "aliases": "Oyo Oyo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2367981",
      "name": "Anié",
      "region": "togo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2367981/",
      "aliases": "Anié Anie"
    },
    {
      "id": "2367886",
      "name": "Atakpamé / Ana-Ifẹ̀",
      "region": "togo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2367886/",
      "aliases": "Atakpamé Atakpame"
    },
    {
      "id": "2366216",
      "name": "Kambolé",
      "region": "togo",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2366216/",
      "aliases": "Kambole"
    },
    {
      "id": "ezime",
      "name": "Ezimé",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2366724/",
      "aliases": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "glito",
      "name": "Glito",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2366524/",
      "aliases": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "gnaoulou",
      "name": "Gnaoulou",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2366516/",
      "aliases": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "pagala",
      "name": "Pagala",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "source": "https://www.geonames.org/2364492/",
      "aliases": ""
    }
  ],
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "atlas-segilola",
      "material": "Gold",
      "locality": "Segilola / Ìpèrindó area",
      "region": "osun",
      "places": [
        "segilola"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Thor reports gold production at Segilola in Osun. This is an operating-mine example, distinct from a mineral prospect. The point uses nearby Ìpèrindó for orientation; it is not the pit location.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Thor · Segilola operation",
          "url": "https://thorexpl.com/projects-operations/segilola-gold-project/"
        },
        {
          "title": "2019 technical report · locality context",
          "url": "https://thorexpl.com/site/assets/files/1516/thor-segilola-43-101-report-master-final-21-march-2019.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2025 production; operator page accessed October 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ewekoro",
      "material": "Limestone",
      "locality": "Ewekoro",
      "region": "ogun",
      "places": [
        "ewekoro"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Limestone quarrying supplies cement manufacture here. Lafarge identifies its limestone mine in its sustainability reporting and documents a quarry visit in 2025.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Lafarge · 2025 Ewekoro quarry report",
          "url": "https://www.lafarge.com.ng/lafarge-africa-champions-knowledge-sharing-geoscience-mining-engineers-training"
        },
        {
          "title": "Lafarge · 2019 sustainability report",
          "url": "https://www.lafarge.com.ng/sites/nigeria/files/documents/2019_lafarge_sustainability_report_final_ed.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2019 mine description; February 2025 quarry visit"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-sagamu",
      "material": "Limestone",
      "locality": "Ṣagámù / Shagamu",
      "region": "ogun",
      "places": [
        "2323411"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Researchers analysed limestone samples from quarry sections of the Ewekoro Formation at Shagamu. This locality connects sedimentary geology with the cement industry; the pin identifies the town rather than a quarry perimeter.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geochemical study · Ewekoro Formation at Shagamu",
          "url": "https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=68701"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2016"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-igbeti",
      "material": "Marble, Gabbro, Muscovite",
      "locality": "Ìgbètì–Moro area",
      "region": "oyo",
      "places": [
        "2338772"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "A geophysical study investigates structures associated with marble, gabbro and muscovite in the Igbeti–Moro area. The town anchor represents a wider study area, not the extent or economic value of any deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geophysical investigation · published research",
          "url": "https://doaj.org/article/2205d85972c74c8eb6c5df1cb6c3eb51"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2020"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ijero",
      "material": "Lithium-bearing lepidolite, Tantalum–niobium mineralisation, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica",
      "locality": "Ìjẹ̀ró-Èkìtì",
      "region": "ekiti",
      "places": [
        "2338385"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Studies describe rare-metal mineralisation and industrial minerals in Ijero-area pegmatites. A lithium-bearing mineral occurrence does not establish a battery-grade reserve or a commercially viable extraction project.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ijero–Aramoko lepidolite study · 2014",
          "url": "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20421338.2014.924263"
        },
        {
          "title": "Geochemical study · Nigerian Journal of Technology",
          "url": "https://nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/2483"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2014 and 2020/2021 studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-aramoko",
      "material": "Pegmatite minerals, Rare-earth mineralisation, Gemstones",
      "locality": "Arámọkọ-Èkìtì",
      "region": "ekiti",
      "places": [
        "2349529"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Airborne magnetic and radiometric interpretation examines rare-earth and gemstone mineralisation in the Ijero–Aramoko pegmatite field. It identifies geological exploration relationships, not a proved reserve for the whole area.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Journal of African Earth Sciences · pegmatite field study",
          "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1464343X22000462"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2022"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-emure",
      "material": "Quartz, Microcline feldspar",
      "locality": "Ẹmùrẹ́-Èkìtì",
      "region": "ekiti",
      "places": [
        "2343299"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Geochemical work identifies quartz and microcline among the major minerals in sampled Emure pegmatites. Industrial suitability needs material testing; a mineral’s presence alone does not establish a workable deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geochemical study · Nigerian Journal of Technology",
          "url": "https://nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/2483"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2020/2021 journal publication"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ilorin",
      "material": "Kaolin",
      "locality": "Ìlọrin kaolin study area",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2337639"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Researchers sampled kaolin mining fields in Ilorin South and Ilorin West, including environmental radioactivity measurements. This entry documents studied extraction localities, with the city as an orientation anchor; it is not a current mine-status survey.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kaolin mining-field study · 2022",
          "url": "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311916.2022.2105034"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2022"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-agbabu",
      "material": "Natural bitumen, Oil sands",
      "locality": "Agbabu",
      "region": "ondo",
      "places": [
        "2352110"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Electrical-resistivity surveys mapped shallow bitumen-saturated layers around Agbabu. The study also examines groundwater vulnerability where protective clay is discontinuous. This is evidence of mineralisation, not a claim that a commercial mine is operating.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Agbabu resistivity study · 2021",
          "url": "https://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/article/10.11648/j.earth.20211006.19"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-onigbolo",
      "material": "Limestone",
      "locality": "Onigbolo",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "onigbolo"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The ministry identifies limestone and reports exploitation at Onigbolo. The inventory is undated; present operator and output need separate verification.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · mineral inventory (undated)",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/web/public/index.php/potentialites-minieres/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ketu",
      "material": "Kaolin",
      "locality": "Kétu / Kétou",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2393551"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The ministry records kaolin affected by iron oxides at Kétou. Material quality matters for its possible ceramic uses.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · mineral inventory (undated)",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/web/public/index.php/potentialites-minieres/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-adakplame",
      "material": "White kaolin",
      "locality": "Adakplamé",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "adakplame"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "White kaolin is listed at Adakplamé. This is a locality reference, not a current reserve estimate or mine boundary.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · mineral inventory (undated)",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/web/public/index.php/potentialites-minieres/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-seme",
      "material": "Silica sand",
      "locality": "Sèmè coastal area",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "seme"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The ministry identifies silica sands at Sèmè with potential glass uses. The settlement point represents the wider locality.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · mineral inventory (undated)",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/web/public/index.php/potentialites-minieres/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-manigri",
      "material": "Granite, Dimension stone",
      "locality": "Manigri",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2392817"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The ministry describes Manigri granite among Pan-African post-orogenic intrusions and its ornamental-stone potential. The map uses the settlement anchor; it does not identify a working quarry.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · Tèbou and Manigri granites",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/mine/granites-tebou-manigri/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official geological entry"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-kilibo",
      "material": "Columbite–tantalite occurrence",
      "locality": "Kilibo",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2393521"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The official inventory lists a columbite–tantalite occurrence at Kilibo. An occurrence is an exploration lead, not proof of a mineable reserve.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · columbite-tantalite occurrences",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/mine/colombo-tantalite/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated inventory citing historical surveys"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-toui",
      "material": "Columbite–tantalite occurrence",
      "locality": "Toui",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "toui"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Toui appears among central Benin’s listed columbite–tantalite occurrences. The entry carries no verified current tonnage or production claim.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Ministry · columbite-tantalite occurrences",
          "url": "https://eau-mines.gouv.bj/mine/colombo-tantalite/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated inventory citing historical surveys"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ezime",
      "material": "Green granite",
      "locality": "Ezimé",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "places": [
        "ezime"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Neighbouring regional context",
      "finding": "The JICA regional study lists green granite at Ezimé as an ornamental-stone locality. Shown as neighbouring regional context, not as an exclusively Yorùbá deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "JICA · Togo corridor study, chapter 2",
          "url": "https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12262929_01.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015 report"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-gnaoulou",
      "material": "Dolomitic marble",
      "locality": "Gnaoulou",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "places": [
        "gnaoulou"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Neighbouring regional context",
      "finding": "The JICA study discusses Gnaoulou among historically worked marble localities. It does not establish current production. Shown as neighbouring regional context, not as an exclusively Yorùbá deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "JICA · Togo corridor study, chapter 2",
          "url": "https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12262929_01.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015 report"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-glito",
      "material": "Grey, yellow and pink granite",
      "locality": "Glito",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "places": [
        "glito"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Neighbouring regional context",
      "finding": "The JICA study lists differently coloured granites at Glito in eastern Mono. Shown as neighbouring regional context, not as an exclusively Yorùbá deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "JICA · Togo corridor study, chapter 2",
          "url": "https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12262929_01.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015 report"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-pagala",
      "material": "Dolomitic marble",
      "locality": "Pagala",
      "region": "togo-context",
      "places": [
        "pagala"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Neighbouring regional context",
      "finding": "Pagala appears in the JICA study as a historically worked marble locality. No current operating claim is made here. Shown as neighbouring regional context, not as an exclusively Yorùbá deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "JICA · Togo corridor study, chapter 2",
          "url": "https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12262929_01.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015 report"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-oro-irepodun",
      "material": "Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Talc, Granite, Columbite, Tantalite",
      "locality": "Oró / Irepodun district",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "irepodun-district"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "District inventory",
      "finding": "Kwara lists these minerals for Irepodun, which includes Oró, Esie, Agbamu and Omu-Aran. This is district-level evidence, not confirmation that each mineral occurs at the Oró marker. No deposit tonnage is verified here.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwara State · local government mineral inventories",
          "url": "https://kwarastate.gov.ng/government/lgas/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated government inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-oro-reported",
      "material": "Aquamarine (reported)",
      "locality": "Oró · reported aquamarine",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oro"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The Ilorin Sheet 223 paper mentions aquamarine reports around Oro. Its introduction explicitly describes such local mineral reports as not documented. This entry is an exploration lead, not a confirmed aquamarine deposit or reserve.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Bamigboye and colleagues · Ilorin Sheet 223, 2023",
          "url": "https://nmgs-journal.org/journal/details.php?jn=12"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2023"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-agbamu",
      "material": "Talc (reported)",
      "locality": "Agbamu · reported talc",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "agbamu"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The same regional paper mentions reported talc around Agbamu while noting that local mineral reports were not documented. The geophysical investigation motivates further ground verification; it does not certify a mineable talc reserve.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Bamigboye and colleagues · Ilorin Sheet 223, 2023",
          "url": "https://nmgs-journal.org/journal/details.php?jn=12"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2023"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-odo-eku",
      "material": "Aquamarine (reported), Gold (reported), Tourmaline (reported)",
      "locality": "Odo-Eku · reported minerals",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "odo-eku"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Regional research mentions local reports of aquamarine, gold and tourmaline around Odo-Eku. These introductory reports are explicitly described as not documented; distinguish them from sampling-confirmed deposits.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Bamigboye and colleagues · Ilorin Sheet 223, 2023",
          "url": "https://nmgs-journal.org/journal/details.php?jn=12"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2023"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-isin-district",
      "material": "Clay, Kaolin, Feldspar, Marble, Talc, Quartzite, Granite, Tantalite",
      "locality": "Ìsìn district / Owu-Isin",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "isin-district"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "District inventory",
      "finding": "The state inventory lists these minerals across Isin, whose towns include Edidi and Isanlu-Isin. It gives no deposit coordinates. The Owu-Isin headquarters anchor represents the district, not a mine at the town.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwara State · local government mineral inventories",
          "url": "https://kwarastate.gov.ng/government/lgas/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated government inventory"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-oreke",
      "material": "Marble, Calcite, Dolomitic marble",
      "locality": "Oreke marble locality",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oreke"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Sample testing examines marble mineralogy, chemistry and physical properties at Oreke and Owa-Kajola. Suitability varies between samples and end uses; the study supports a material assessment rather than a current reserve or production figure.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Oreke and Owa-Kajola marble study · 2015",
          "url": "https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEES/article/view/25187"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-owa-kajola",
      "material": "Marble, Calcite, Dolomitic marble",
      "locality": "Owa-Kajola marble locality",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "owa-kajola"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Research tests marble from the Owa-Kajola and Oreke areas for construction and industrial applications. Strength and composition matter: one locality name does not imply uniform stone quality throughout the area.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Oreke and Owa-Kajola marble study · 2015",
          "url": "https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEES/article/view/25187"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2015"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-egbe",
      "material": "Tantalite, Columbite-bearing pegmatite",
      "locality": "Ègbè / Yagba pegmatites",
      "region": "okun",
      "places": [
        "2343943"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Geological and geochemical work describes tantalite mineralisation in Egbe-area pegmatites. This adds the Yagba / Okun part of the regional picture. No current reserve tonnage or production claim is inferred.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Scientia Africana · Egbe pegmatite study",
          "url": "https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sa/article/view/270440"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2024"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-isanlu",
      "material": "Gold mineralisation",
      "locality": "Ìsànlú / Yagba gold prospecting",
      "region": "okun",
      "places": [
        "2337235"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Heavy-mineral and stream-sediment prospecting investigated gold north of Isanlu. This is Isanlu in the Yagba area, not Isanlu-Isin in Kwara. The town anchors the study region; the historical study is not evidence of a current commercial mine.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Journal of African Earth Sciences · gold prospecting",
          "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0899536287900704"
        }
      ],
      "period": "1987"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-ondo-offshore",
      "material": "Crude oil, Natural gas, Condensate",
      "locality": "Ilaje coast → Ororo offshore",
      "region": "ondo",
      "places": [
        "ororo-offshore"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Offshore field / coastal context",
      "finding": "Ororo lies offshore Ondo in the western Niger Delta petroleum system. The operator’s historical report describes oil and gas-condensate tests. It reports contingent resources, not proved reserves. Current production and recoverable volumes are not established by this entry. The square marks Igbokoda on land solely for orientation.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Sirius / Tende · Ororo field update, 2017",
          "url": "https://www.siriuspetroleum.com/news/corporate-news/news-details/2017/Ororo-Field-Update/default.aspx"
        },
        {
          "title": "OSOPADEC · Ondo oil-producing and impacted areas",
          "url": "https://osopadec.gov.ng/about-us/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2017 field report; historical 1986 well tests"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-granite",
      "material": "Granite",
      "locality": "Omu-Aran and Oro",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200",
        "oro"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Local geology supports granitoids at Omu-Aran; no deposit tonnage, quarry title or Oro reserve confirmed.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geophysical and contamination assessment of soil spatial variability in Omu-Aran farm",
          "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8889146/"
        },
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-limestone",
      "material": "Limestone",
      "locality": "Oro and Idofian",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oro",
        "idofian"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Large limestone deposits at these exact towns are unverified. Do not confuse Oro town with River Oro/Oro Forest Reserve or the Kajola–Oreke marble corridor.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Silas Dada & Jimoh Ajadi · Exploiting Kwara State Mineral Resources for Economic Sustainability",
          "url": "https://api-kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/server/api/core/bitstreams/429f2259-e8ae-47f2-8077-404a58a91262/content"
        },
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-clay",
      "material": "Clay",
      "locality": "Esie and Oba-Isin",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "esie",
        "oba-ile"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Statewide clay occurrence is supported; the two specified deposits and abundance need site investigation.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-kaolin",
      "material": "Kaolin",
      "locality": "Esie",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Kwara records kaolin occurrences; no verified Esie reserve or stated commercial scale in the sources reviewed.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwara State Government · Solid Minerals",
          "url": "https://kwarastate.gov.ng/do-business/natural-resources/"
        },
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-quartz",
      "material": "Quartz",
      "locality": "Oro and Omu-Aran",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200",
        "oro"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Omu-Aran’s quartzite and quartz-mica schist are documented; no electronics-grade deposit or moderate reserve established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geophysical and contamination assessment of soil spatial variability in Omu-Aran farm",
          "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8889146/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-talc",
      "material": "Talc",
      "locality": "Esie",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Esie soapstone has local geological support; the “moderate deposit” and product-grade claims are unquantified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ige & Swanson · Provenance studies of Esie sculptural soapstone",
          "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440307002130"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-feldspar",
      "material": "Feldspar",
      "locality": "Idofian and Oro",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oro",
        "idofian"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Idofian XRD identifies feldspar-group minerals. Presence in sediment/rock is not proof of a workable feldspar deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Stream Sediment and Water in Idofian",
          "url": "https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/items/1fc6f3ad-7140-4728-a2b5-39b3eb44be16"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-mica",
      "material": "Mica",
      "locality": "Esie",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Kwara mapping records mica, but Esie-specific quantity and current mining ownership are unverified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-gemstones",
      "material": "Gemstones",
      "locality": "Omu-Aran and Esie",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200",
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Kwara-wide gemstone listings do not substantiate each town or a moderate reserve.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwara State Government · Solid Minerals",
          "url": "https://kwarastate.gov.ng/do-business/natural-resources/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-phosphate",
      "material": "Phosphate",
      "locality": "Oba-Isin",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oba-ile"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "No substantiated Oba-Isin phosphate deposit or quantity located in the available sources.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-bauxite",
      "material": "Bauxite",
      "locality": "Oro and Idofian",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oro",
        "idofian"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Bauxite deposits at the named localities and their potential scale remain unverified; no reserve evidence has been established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-gypsum",
      "material": "Gypsum",
      "locality": "Omu-Aran",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "No substantiated Omu-Aran gypsum deposit/quantity found in the available sources.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-iron-ore",
      "material": "Iron ore",
      "locality": "Idofian and Oro",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "oro",
        "idofian"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "A possibility is not a deposit or reserve; these exact town-level claims remain unverified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Kwara geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kwara-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-gold",
      "material": "Gold",
      "locality": "Esie and Omu-Aran",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200",
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "Kwara gold occurrence elsewhere is documented; it does not corroborate these towns or the estimated scale.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Kwara State Government · Solid Minerals",
          "url": "https://kwarastate.gov.ng/do-business/natural-resources/"
        },
        {
          "title": "Silas Dada & Jimoh Ajadi · Exploiting Kwara State Mineral Resources for Economic Sustainability",
          "url": "https://api-kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/server/api/core/bitstreams/429f2259-e8ae-47f2-8077-404a58a91262/content"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "igbomina-tourmaline",
      "material": "Tourmaline",
      "locality": "Esie and Omu-Aran",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200",
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Town-specific deposit / scale",
      "finding": "The named locations remain unverified. A 2018 scholarly inventory instead records tourmaline at Dogondaji Oro; current activity must be checked afresh.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Silas Dada & Jimoh Ajadi · Exploiting Kwara State Mineral Resources for Economic Sustainability",
          "url": "https://api-kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/server/api/core/bitstreams/429f2259-e8ae-47f2-8077-404a58a91262/content"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Source dates vary; see linked studies"
    },
    {
      "id": "esie-rock",
      "material": "Talc-bearing soapstone",
      "locality": "Èṣìẹ́",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "esie"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Provenance research links the sculptures to local talc-bearing rock. This confirms a geological relationship, not a commercial reserve or permission to quarry a heritage site.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Ige & Swanson · Provenance studies of Esie sculptural soapstone",
          "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440307002130"
        }
      ],
      "period": "June 2008"
    },
    {
      "id": "omu-rock",
      "material": "Granitoids, quartzite and quartz-mica schist",
      "locality": "Òmù-Àràn study area",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "2326200"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "Field research describes these rocks in the local geological setting. Industrial grades, deposit tonnage and extraction rights are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Geophysical and contamination assessment of soil spatial variability in Omu-Aran farm",
          "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8889146/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2022"
    },
    {
      "id": "idofian-minerals",
      "material": "Feldspar-group minerals and mica",
      "locality": "Ìdòfìàn sampled sediment",
      "region": "igbomina",
      "places": [
        "idofian"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "X-ray diffraction in the sediment study identifies these mineral components. Sediment composition does not establish a workable mine deposit.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Stream Sediment and Water in Idofian",
          "url": "https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/items/1fc6f3ad-7140-4728-a2b5-39b3eb44be16"
        }
      ],
      "period": "31 March 2024"
    },
    {
      "id": "ifonyintedo-kaolin",
      "material": "Kaolin",
      "locality": "Ifonyintedo, Ogun",
      "region": "ogun",
      "places": [
        "ifonyintedo"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "A field study sampled a kaolin mining area here. The research documents the locality and examines radiological hazards; it does not certify every product grade or present operating status.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Radioactivity and radiological hazards from a kaolin mining field in Ifonyintedo",
          "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6060080/"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2018 field study"
    },
    {
      "id": "ogun-regional",
      "material": "Limestone, granite, feldspar, kaolin, quartz, laterite, phosphate and bitumen",
      "locality": "Ogun State inventory",
      "region": "ogun",
      "places": [],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "State-level inventory",
      "finding": "OgunInvest lists these materials as investment sectors. This confirms an official state-level listing; individual sites, quality, reserves and feasibility require separate evidence.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "OgunInvest · Mining & Solid Minerals",
          "url": "https://invest.ogunstate.gov.ng/solidminerals"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Undated official page; accessed 20 October 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "oyo-regional",
      "material": "Marble, iron ore and tourmaline",
      "locality": "Oyo State map",
      "region": "oyo",
      "places": [],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "State-level mapping",
      "finding": "These materials appear in the NGSA state mapping. The regional reference does not place a deposit in every town or establish grade and recoverable quantity.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Oyo geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oyo-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-2022.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "NGSA 2022 map"
    },
    {
      "id": "ekiti-regional",
      "material": "Bauxitic clay and tantalite",
      "locality": "Ekiti State technical brief",
      "region": "ekiti",
      "places": [],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "State-level inventory",
      "finding": "RMRDC identifies these materials in its state technical brief. Bauxitic clay is not an audited bauxite reserve; town-specific sites and processing suitability need investigation.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "RMRDC · Sustainable development of mineral potentials of Ekiti State",
          "url": "https://library.rmrdc.gov.ng/book_details.php?id=51"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2009 technical brief"
    },
    {
      "id": "lagos-geology",
      "material": "Coastal sands, clayey sands and alluvium",
      "locality": "Lagos State coastal and lagoon formations",
      "region": "lagos",
      "places": [],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "State-level geology",
      "finding": "NGSA maps these sedimentary formations. This is geological context, not a permit to dredge or evidence of industrial silica purity.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "NGSA · Lagos geological and mineral resources map",
          "url": "https://ngsa.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lagos-State-Mineral-Resources-Map-203.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "period": "Map copyright 2022; accessed 20 October 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "fita",
      "material": "Pink granite",
      "locality": "Fita / Dassa-Zoumè",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2394711",
        "fita"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme identifies this material and locality for development. Current output, project completion and certified reserves are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "mbetekoukou",
      "material": "Gabbro",
      "locality": "M’Bétékoukou / Dassa-Zoumè",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2394711",
        "mbetekoukou"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme identifies this material and locality for development. Current output, project completion and certified reserves are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "igangan-benin",
      "material": "Grey granite",
      "locality": "Igangan / Dassa-Zoumè",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2394711",
        "igangan-benin"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme identifies this material and locality for development. Current output, project completion and certified reserves are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "save-migmatite",
      "material": "Granitic migmatite",
      "locality": "Dèguè-Dèguè–Ouogui / Savè",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2391893",
        "save-migmatite"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme identifies this material and locality for development. Current output, project completion and certified reserves are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "kaolin-adjozoume",
      "material": "Kaolin / clay",
      "locality": "Adjozoumè / Kétou",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2393551",
        "adjozoume"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme lists this clay locality. Ceramic suitability and current extraction need separate verification.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "kaolin-denou",
      "material": "Kaolin / clay",
      "locality": "Denou / Kétou",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2393551",
        "denou"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme lists this clay locality. Ceramic suitability and current extraction need separate verification.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "kaolin-ewe",
      "material": "Kaolin / clay",
      "locality": "Ewé / Kétou",
      "region": "benin",
      "places": [
        "2393551",
        "ewe"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "The programme lists this clay locality. Ceramic suitability and current extraction need separate verification.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Benin Government Action Programme 2021–2026 · decorative stone, p.132",
          "url": "https://beninrevele.bj/doc/196/download#page=132"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021–2026 programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "atakpame-geology",
      "material": "Gneiss and associated schists",
      "locality": "Atakpamé and the area to its south",
      "region": "togo",
      "places": [
        "2367886"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "A historical geological study describes gneiss extending towards Atakpamé and gneiss with schists south of the town. This is dated rock-description evidence, not a modern quarry appraisal.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Robertson · Geological Magazine 61(3), pp.116–135",
          "url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/abs/crystalline-metamorphic-rocks-of-southwestern-togoland/00233EA81D8A7226F69F2F579759FF9A"
        }
      ],
      "period": "1924 study; digitised 2009"
    },
    {
      "id": "bunu-pegmatites",
      "material": "Tin–tantalum–niobium exploration potential",
      "locality": "Bunu / Otafun–Okutose pegmatites",
      "region": "okun",
      "places": [
        "bunu"
      ],
      "status": "Unverified",
      "scope": "Exploration potential",
      "finding": "Geochemical research investigates rare-metal potential in the pegmatites. The mineralisation assessment is prospective: a producing mine or economically recoverable deposit is unverified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Lithos · Sn-Ta-Nb mineralization potential of Bunu pegmatites",
          "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002449372100462X"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2021 online publication"
    },
    {
      "id": "kabba-gold-study",
      "material": "Gold-associated mining locality",
      "locality": "Ike Kabba study site",
      "region": "okun",
      "places": [
        "2335843"
      ],
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "scope": "Locality / study area",
      "finding": "A radioactivity study identifies Ike Kabba as a gold mining sampling site. This documents the research locality; current operating status, reserve and title holder are not established.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health · selected Kogi mining sites",
          "url": "https://www.sciepub.com/jephh/abstract/9799"
        }
      ],
      "period": "2018 study"
    }
  ]
}