Grades, pricing, processing, radiation safety, Class 7 shipping, contracts and due diligence. The practical guide to trading Nigerian monazite safely, legally and profitably.
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Monazite is one of the world’s main sources of rare earths, including the neodymium and praseodymium that power electric vehicle and wind turbine magnets. Nigeria’s Jos Plateau tin fields hold monazite-rich sands and tailings, and buyers from China, Europe, the USA and Australia ask for it every month.
But monazite contains thorium. That one fact decides how it is processed, how workers are protected, which permits you need, how it is shipped and what buyers will pay. Many Nigerian deals fail because sellers treat it like ordinary sand.
This book explains the mineral, the market, the processing, the safety rules and the paperwork in plain language, and gives you the templates to trade it professionally.
Read it straight through or jump to the part you need, whether you mine, process, export or buy.
The mineral, its rare earths and thorium, the world market, and how a tonne of concentrate is priced.
Jos Plateau geology, a century of tin-field tailings, the character of Nigerian material and how to source it.
Gravity, magnetic and electrostatic separation, plant design, and what happens to monazite downstream.
Radioactivity in plain language, protecting people, Nigerian law and shipping monazite as Class 7 cargo.
Buyer specifications, sampling, contracts, payment, due diligence, a risk register and a full case study.
Part IV turns a frightening subject into practical steps you can follow on site, on the road and at the port.
The transport exemption level for natural materials, and why export-grade monazite is above it.
The ThO₂ level above which thorium alone exceeds that exemption level, worked out step by step.
The yearly occupational dose limit, and how good practice keeps workers far below it.
How to classify, pack, label and document monazite so carriers and ports accept it.
A clean A5 layout with tables, worked examples, safety notes and checklists.
Eight appendices go deeper, and eight toolkits turn the book into a working handbook.
A buyer-ready monazite spec with thorium lines.
Price, grade basis, inspection, payment and Class 7 status.
Four sealed sets and a chain-of-custody log.
Site readings and pre-dispatch container survey.
Contained value, payability and plant-gate price.
Sixteen questions to ask before talking price.
Monazite and its Plateau companions in the pan.
Monazite-specific SPA wording and penalties.
A 16-part template for your site programme.
Separators, traders and new refineries sourcing monazite from Nigeria.
Sellers who want to price correctly, ship legally and get paid.
Producers who want cleaner concentrates and safer sites.
Intermediaries who need credible specifications and processes.
Anyone assessing heavy mineral and rare earth projects in Nigeria.
Learners at the Augustina Impex Mining Academy and beyond.
Kolawole King is the Chief Executive Officer of Augustina Impex Limited, a solid minerals trading and export company based in Jos, Plateau State, the heart of Nigeria’s tin and columbite belt. Through processing partnerships on the Jos Plateau, he works daily with miners, plants, laboratories and international buyers of monazite, bastnäsite, tin, columbite and other minerals.
He founded the Augustina Impex Mining Academy to teach the practical side of mining and mineral exports. He is also the author of Bastnäsite in Nigeria, From Pit to Port and Buying Minerals from Nigeria.
Kolawole KingChief Executive Officer, Augustina Impex Limited
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No. Radioactivity, processing and pricing are explained in plain language with worked examples. Technical readers will still find detailed tables and calculations.
No. It is written for foreign buyers as much as for Nigerian sellers, and explains Nigerian law, procedures and terms so an international reader can follow every step.
Yes. Chapter 17 explains UN 2912 classification, packaging, labels, transport index, documents, finding a carrier and sending samples.
Market figures and regulations were checked in October 2026 and are labelled as indicative. The book teaches you how to price from current market data and which authorities to confirm rules with.
This is Book 2 of the Nigerian Critical Minerals Series. Book 1 is Bastnäsite in Nigeria; Lithium Ore in Nigeria is coming next. Also available: From Pit to Port and Buying Minerals from Nigeria.