Tag: Barite
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Nigeria now to make over $300 million from processed barite – Adegbite
Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, has noted that Nigeria will make over $300 million yearly, which hitherto was used for the importation of processed barite. The Minister made this known at the 10-ton-per-hour barite processing plant at Ugaga community of Yala LGA, Cross River State, that was newly built by the…
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FG considers banning importation of Barite
The federal government is considering banning the importation of barite by unbundling it from mud contractors in the industry. Barite and bentonite calcium carbonate is the primary key raw materials found in Nigeria for oil and gas drilling. It is used in Germany for road construction, as paints for ships and in x-ray production. Minister…