Documentation, Application and Utilisation of Clay Minerals in Kaduna State (Nigeria)

Abstract

The significance of solid mineral resources has been of profound value to man since time immemorial. Clay minerals appear not to be the most valuable among the minerals of the earth surface, yet they affect life on earth in far reaching ways. Nigeria in sub-Saharan Africa (surface area: 923,768 km2) is a country with considerable wealth in natural resources, with a record of over 30 minerals of proven reserves