Agbaja is the locality of a large iron ore deposit in
Kogi State
Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...
, central
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
.
People
Agbaja is inhabited by the
Oworo people who speak a dialect of
Yoruba also called
Oworo. Agbaja was the administrative capital of Oworo district during the colonial era and still remains the traditional and political capital of the
Oworo people.
Locale
It is located on a plateau about 300 km south of the capital
Abuja
Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...
, and more importantly about 70 km from the heavy-duty railway to the sea at
Itakpe which is about 70 km to the south.
Resource
The Licences contain magnetite to the extent of 2.0-3.3 billion tonnes of potential iron mineralisation grading in the range of 48% to 53% Fe.
Timeline
2011
* Progress
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See also
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Railway stations in Nigeria
Railway stations in Nigeria include:
Maps
UN MapUNHCR Atlas Map Cities served by rail
The East (E) and West (W) lines are connected by the Link Line.
West Line
* Apapa (W) - Lagos. Port ; flour mill ; oil terminals
* Lagos (W) (0&nbs ...
References
Mining in Nigeria
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