AUGUSTINA IMPEX MINING ACADEMY
THE COMPLETE MINING EBOOK LIBRARY · 2026

Ten books. One goal: trade minerals with confidence.

Practical guides and market reports by Kolawole King, CEO of Augustina Impex Limited, on exporting, buying, grading and pricing Nigerian and African minerals, from tin and tantalum to lithium, rare earths and graphite, the responsible sourcing rules every 3TG buyer now applies, and how to spot the scams that cost traders money, and how to buy African gold safely.

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10ebooks, all available now
1,273pages of practical know-how
5critical minerals covered in depth
14+African countries profiled
US$8.85starting price, instant PDF download
Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting ScammedHow to Spot a Mineral Trade ScamConflict Minerals and Responsible SourcingAfrica’s Critical MineralsColtan in AfricaLithium Ore in NigeriaMonazite Sand in NigeriaBastnäsite in NigeriaFrom Pit to PortBuying Minerals from Nigeria
Why these books exist

The minerals are real. The knowledge gap is what costs money.

Every book in this library was written from the trading floor in Jos, Plateau State, the historic centre of Nigeria’s tin, columbite and tantalite industry, to solve the problems that cost buyers and sellers money every week.

01 · GRADE

Paying for quality you haven’t verified

Learn sampling, laboratory assays, impurity limits and why a handheld XRF cannot measure lithium.

02 · PRICE

Prices with no benchmark

Link every deal to SC6, NdPr, LME tin, Ta₂O₅ per lb or flake graphite with formulas you can defend.

03 · PAPERS

Cargo that cannot legally leave

Licences, export permits, royalties, radioactive cargo rules and changing export bans, explained step by step.

04 · FRAUD

Money sent to the wrong people

Phantom cargoes, fake certificates, endless “fees”: learn the red flags and the payment structures that protect you.

Find your book

Which book is right for you?

Choose the description that fits you best and start there. Every book stands alone, and together they cover the full journey from pit to market.

I want to start a mineral export business in Nigeria

Begin with the step-by-step export process, then specialise in a mineral.

From Pit to PortHow to Spot a Mineral Trade ScamLithium Ore in Nigeria

I am a foreign buyer sourcing from Nigeria

Learn to verify suppliers and protect your payments, then read the guide for your mineral.

Buying Minerals from NigeriaHow to Spot a Mineral Trade ScamAfrica’s Critical Minerals

I buy or sell rare earths

Bastnäsite and monazite in depth: grades, basket value, thorium and Class 7 shipping.

Bastnäsite in NigeriaMonazite Sand in Nigeria

I trade lithium, tin or tantalum

Grade and price battery metals and 3TG minerals correctly and compliantly.

Lithium Ore in NigeriaColtan in AfricaAfrica’s Critical MineralsConflict Minerals

I must meet buyers’ due diligence and compliance requirements

OECD due diligence, Annex II, Dodd-Frank, the EU Regulation, RMAP and the CMRT, with templates you can use immediately.

Conflict Minerals and Responsible SourcingColtan in Africa

I want to buy gold from Africa

Dust, doré and bars: pricing against the LBMA price, testing, refinery delivery and the scams to avoid.

Buying Gold from AfricaHow to Spot a Mineral Trade ScamConflict Minerals

I am an analyst, investor or policymaker

Market data, supply, trade flows, price shocks, policy risk and outlooks.

Coltan in AfricaAfrica’s Critical Minerals

I want to understand it all

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01Precious Metals Series · NEW

Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting Scammed

Doré, Dust and Bars

Gold is easy to fake, but a properly structured deal is very hard to fake. How African gold is really priced, tested and exported, how gold scams work, and how to buy safely.

  • 31 chapters in 6 parts, 12 appendices and templates
  • Dust, doré and refined bars: purity, pricing and how each is faked
  • Tungsten bars, fee ladders, fake SKRs and the “diplomatic box” exposed
  • Fire assay, accredited labs, refinery delivery and payment after assay
  • Worked gold calculations, 8 case files and model contract clauses

Best for: Gold buyers, investors, jewellers, traders and African gold sellers

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02Trade Safety Series · NEW

How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam

Fake Sellers, Fake Buyers and the Paperwork Trap

One fake document, one “small fee”, one rushed payment: that is all it takes to lose everything. This field guide shows you how to check people, goods, documents and payments before money moves.

  • 34 chapters in 7 parts, 12 appendices and templates
  • Phantom cargoes, fee ladders, fake gold and switched samples exposed
  • Fake buyers, fake LCs, SWIFT copies and fake payment proofs
  • Check licences, assays, permits, B/Ls and bank letters with their issuers
  • Real scam scripts decoded, 12 case files and a pre-payment checklist

Best for: Buyers, sellers, brokers and investors in the mineral trade

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03Responsible Sourcing Series · NEW

Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing

A Practical Guide to 3TG and the OECD Due Diligence Rules

Buyers now demand proof of where your tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold came from. No paperwork, no sale. This guide shows you how to provide that proof, step by step.

  • 32 chapters in 7 parts, 14 appendices and templates
  • The OECD five-step framework and Annex II red lines explained
  • Dodd-Frank §1502, EU Regulation 2017/821 and China’s CCCMC guidelines
  • RMI, RMAP audits, the CMRT, ITSCI and LBMA gold rules
  • A full part on Nigeria plus 8 training case studies and contract clauses

Best for: Exporters, traders, buyers and compliance teams in the 3TG supply chain

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04Africa Critical Minerals Series · NEW

Africa’s Critical Minerals

A Buyer’s Guide to Lithium, Rare Earths, Tin, Tantalum and Graphite

How to source, grade, price, contract, pay for, ship and verify five critical minerals from the African countries that produce them, with one method that works for all five.

  • 37 chapters in 8 parts, one colour-coded part per mineral
  • Benchmark pricing formulas: SC6, NdPr, LME tin, Ta₂O₅/lb, flake graphite
  • Zimbabwe’s 2026 lithium export halt and China’s export controls explained
  • Supplier checks, contracts, LCs, logistics and export rules in 14 countries
  • Five worked deals, a clause bank and valuation worksheets

Best for: Buyers, traders, processors and investors working across Africa

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05Africa Critical Minerals Series

Coltan in Africa

Market Analysis and Outlook for Tantalum and Niobium Supply

A market report on the mineral behind the world’s capacitors: production, trade flows, pricing and policy risk across the continent that mines about 85% of the world’s tantalum.

  • 33 chapters in 6 parts, 12 charts and 10 appendices
  • DRC, Rwanda and Nigeria profiled in depth
  • The 2026 tantalite price shock: from about US$82 to US$200+/lb
  • M23, Rubaya, the US–DRC minerals pact and a country risk heatmap
  • Three price scenarios and an outlook to 2030

Best for: Market analysts, investors, tantalum buyers and policy professionals

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06Nigerian Critical Minerals Series · Book 3

Lithium Ore in Nigeria

A Practical Guide to Buying and Exporting Spodumene and Lepidolite

How to identify, test, price, buy, upgrade and legally export Nigerian lithium ore. A field guide from the pegmatite pit to the port.

  • 27 chapters in 6 parts, 13 appendices and 10 toolkits
  • Spodumene vs lepidolite, and why it changes the price
  • Pricing lower grades against the SC6 benchmark
  • Every conversion factor: Li, Li₂O, LCE and more
  • Nigeria’s lithium export rules and paperwork

Best for: Lithium ore buyers, exporters, miners and investors in Nigeria

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07Nigerian Critical Minerals Series · Book 2

Monazite Sand in Nigeria

Sourcing, Processing and Exporting Rare Earth Concentrate Safely

Grades, pricing, processing, radiation safety, Class 7 shipping, contracts and due diligence: the practical guide to trading Nigerian monazite safely, legally and profitably.

  • 20 chapters in 5 parts, 8 appendices and 8 toolkits
  • Reading a monazite certificate: TREO, NdPr and payability
  • Thorium, worker safety and NNRA permits
  • Shipping as UN 2912 (Class 7), step by step
  • Spotting fake “monazite” and bad deals

Best for: Rare-earth buyers, processors and exporters on the Jos Plateau

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08Nigerian Critical Minerals Series · Book 1

Bastnäsite in Nigeria

A Buyer’s and Exporter’s Guide to Nigerian Rare Earth Ore

Grades, real laboratory data, pricing, contracts, radioactivity, export rules and due diligence: everything you need to buy or sell Nigerian rare earth ore with confidence.

  • 20 chapters in 5 parts, 12 appendices and 10 toolkits
  • Six certified Nigerian assays analysed and decoded
  • Basket value, NdPr share and payability explained
  • China’s rare-earth export controls and what they mean
  • Contracts, export permits and due diligence

Best for: Rare-earth buyers, traders and magnet supply chains

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09Mineral Export Essentials

From Pit to Port

The Complete Guide to Starting a Profitable Mineral Export Business in Nigeria

Eleven chapters that follow a cargo from the pit to the port, written by a CEO who exports minerals every day. You finish with a business plan, not just notes.

  • 11 chapters with an action checklist after each
  • Grades, assays and reading a lab report
  • Licences, permits, royalties, NEPC and SCUML
  • The nine-step export sequence and Form NXP
  • Incoterms, logistics, costing and fraud red flags

Best for: New and aspiring mineral exporters in Nigeria

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10Mineral Export Essentials

Buying Minerals from Nigeria

A Safe Sourcing Guide for International Buyers

How to find, verify and buy from genuine Nigerian suppliers, and protect your money at every step, written from the seller’s side of the table.

  • 9 chapters plus a Buyer’s Toolkit
  • Five-level supplier verification process
  • Specifications, sampling and independent inspection
  • Incoterms and payment structures that balance risk
  • Phantom cargoes, cloned companies and fake certificates

Best for: Foreign buyers and importers sourcing from Nigeria

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At a glance

Compare the books

EbookPagesSelar priceCrypto priceBuy / details
Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting ScammedBuyer’s guide150US$12.5312.53 USDTSelar · Sales page
How to Spot a Mineral Trade ScamField guide150US$12.1712.17 USDTSelar · Sales page
Conflict Minerals and Responsible SourcingCompliance guide150US$12.5312.53 USDTSelar · Sales page
Africa’s Critical MineralsBuyer’s guide150US$12.1712.17 USDTSelar · Sales page
Coltan in AfricaMarket report150US$11.8011.80 USDTSelar · Sales page
Lithium Ore in NigeriaPractical guide150US$12.1712.17 USDTSelar · Sales page
Monazite Sand in NigeriaPractical guide150US$12.1712.17 USDTSelar · Sales page
Bastnäsite in NigeriaPractical guide150US$11.8011.80 USDTSelar · Sales page
From Pit to PortStarter guide42US$11.2811.28 USDTSelar · Sales page
Buying Minerals from NigeriaBuyer’s guide31US$8.858.85 USDTSelar · Sales page
Complete library (all 10)1,273US$117.47117.47 USDTOne crypto payment, see below
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STARTER SET

Export & Sourcing Essentials

From Pit to Port + Buying Minerals from Nigeria. Both sides of a Nigerian mineral deal.

20.13 USDT 2 books
RARE EARTH SET

Nigerian Rare Earths

Bastnäsite in Nigeria + Monazite Sand in Nigeria. Both of Nigeria’s rare-earth ores in depth.

23.97 USDT 2 books
AFRICA SET

African Critical Minerals

Africa’s Critical Minerals + Coltan in Africa. The buyer’s method plus the market analysis.

23.97 USDT 2 books
3TG COMPLIANCE SET

Tantalum & Responsible Sourcing

Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing + Coltan in Africa. The rules and the market for 3TG.

24.33 USDT 2 books
SAFE TRADING SET

Buy Safely, Avoid Scams

How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam + Buying Minerals from Nigeria. Verify, pay and buy without being cheated.

21.02 USDT 2 books
GOLD BUYER’S SET

Buy Gold Safely

Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting Scammed + How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam. Price, test and verify before any money moves.

24.70 USDT 2 books
THE COMPLETE LIBRARY

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About the author

Kolawole King

Kolawole King is the Chief Executive Officer of Augustina Impex Limited, a mineral sourcing and export company based in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. He works every day with miners, buying centres, processing yards, laboratories and international buyers of tin, columbite, tantalite, lithium ores, monazite, bastnäsite and other minerals. Exports are executed through licensed partner Jase Odus Nigeria Limited (RC 2022462, NEPC RE 0039421).

He founded the Augustina Impex Mining Academy to share practical, field-tested knowledge with buyers, investors, traders, exporters and students worldwide. Each book in this library comes from real transactions, real laboratory data and real export paperwork.

Kolawole KingChief Executive Officer, Augustina Impex Limited

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What format are the ebooks?

All ten are PDF files that read well on a phone, tablet or computer and print cleanly. Eight titles are 150-page A5 books; From Pit to Port is 42 pages and Buying Minerals from Nigeria is 31 pages.

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On Selar you download immediately after payment. If you pay with cryptocurrency, we email the PDFs to you once the payment is confirmed on the blockchain, usually within 24 hours.

Which book should I read first?

New exporters should start with From Pit to Port. Anyone worried about fake sellers, fake buyers or forged documents should read How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam. Anyone facing buyers’ due diligence questionnaires on tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold should read Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing. Foreign buyers should start with Buying Minerals from Nigeria or the Africa’s Critical Minerals buyer’s guide. Rare-earth traders should start with Bastnäsite or Monazite, and analysts with Coltan in Africa. See “Find your book” above.

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Are the books only about Nigeria?

Five books focus on Nigeria. Coltan in Africa and Africa’s Critical Minerals cover the whole continent, Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing explains the global 3TG rules, and How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam covers fraud patterns found wherever minerals are traded, each with a full part on Nigeria. The continental titles cover, including the DRC, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Mali, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and more.

How current is the information?

The 2026 titles use USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data and market reporting checked through September–October 2026. Prices and export rules change often, and the books show you how to check the latest position.

Can Augustina Impex supply minerals as well?

Yes. Augustina Impex Limited sources and exports tin, columbite, tantalite, lithium ores, monazite, bastnäsite and other minerals from Nigeria, with independent inspection and full export documentation. Contact augustinaimpex@gmail.com or WhatsApp +234 906 090 4274.

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