Nigerian Mining Ebook Library: 10 Practical Guides for Buyers, Exporters and Investors

By Kolawole King, CEO — Augustina Impex Limited | Published: October 2026 | 24 min read

The Nigerian Mining Ebook Library is a collection of ten practical ebooks, more than 1,270 pages in total, that explain how to find, test, price, buy, export and verify Nigerian and African minerals safely and legally. Written by Kolawole King, CEO of Augustina Impex Limited in Jos, Plateau State, the library covers mineral export procedures, lithium, tin, coltan, rare earths and gold, responsible sourcing rules and the scams that cost traders money every week.

I wrote these books because I kept meeting the same problem from two directions. Nigerian entrepreneurs wanted to enter the mineral export business but did not know where to start, which licences they needed or how to read a laboratory report. Foreign buyers wanted Nigerian minerals but had been burned by fake sellers, inflated grades and documents that could not be verified. Both groups were missing the same thing: clear, practical knowledge from someone who does this work every day.

This article introduces the whole library. It explains why practical mining knowledge matters so much in Nigeria today, who each book is written for, what you will learn from every title, and how to choose the right book for your situation. If you trade, buy, finance, regulate or study minerals, there is at least one book here for you.

Why Nigeria Needs a Practical Mining Ebook Library

Nigeria is often described as having dozens of commercially valuable minerals spread across hundreds of locations, from the tin and columbite fields of the Jos Plateau to lithium-bearing pegmatites in the north-central states, gold in the north-west and south-west, and heavy-mineral sands that carry monazite, zircon and ilmenite. The federal government has repeatedly identified solid minerals as a key route to diversifying the economy away from oil.

Yet the knowledge needed to trade these minerals well has been scattered, informal and hard to access. Much of it lives in the heads of experienced miners, buyers and laboratory technicians. Official documents explain the law, but rarely explain how a deal actually works: how a buyer checks a sample, how a price is linked to an international benchmark, what a genuine export file looks like, or why a cheap offer is usually a trap.

The result is expensive. New exporters lose money on bad contracts and rejected cargoes. Foreign buyers lose money to fraudsters who use Nigeria’s name. Honest Nigerian suppliers lose sales because buyers cannot tell them apart from the scammers. A practical Nigerian mining ebook library addresses all three problems at once by putting real trading knowledge into clear, affordable guides.

The four knowledge gaps that cost the most money

These are not theoretical risks. In my own work in Jos, I see versions of each one almost every month. The books are built around solving them.

Who Wrote the Nigerian Mining Ebook Library?

I am Kolawole King, Chief Executive Officer of Augustina Impex Limited (RC 750691), a mineral sourcing and export company based in Zarmaganda, Jos South, Plateau State. Jos is the historic centre of Nigeria’s tin and columbite industry, and our work brings us into daily contact with artisanal miners, aggregators, laboratories, inspectors, regulators, logistics companies and international buyers. Our exports are executed through our licensed partner, Jase Odus Nigeria Limited.

Through the Augustina Impex Mining Academy, I have turned that experience into practical guides. Each book is written in plain English, with worked examples, tables, checklists and templates, so that a reader can use it immediately in a real transaction. The books are not academic studies. They are field manuals written by a practitioner for practitioners.

All 10 Books in the Nigerian Mining Ebook Library

Below is a detailed introduction to every title, in the order most readers find useful, starting with the foundations and moving to specialist and compliance topics.

1. From Pit to Port: The Complete Guide to Starting a Profitable Mineral Export Business in Nigeria

From Pit to Port is the starting point for anyone who wants to build a mineral export business in Nigeria. It walks you through the whole journey, from registering a company and obtaining the right mineral titles and permits, to buying from miners, grading material, preparing documents and shipping a container from Lagos.

• Company registration, mineral buying and export licences explained
• How to read grades and laboratory reports before you buy
• Royalties, NEPC registration, SCUML and Form NXP
• The export sequence, Incoterms, logistics and inspection
• Early warning signs of fraud for new exporters

Best for: aspiring and new Nigerian exporters, diaspora entrepreneurs and anyone planning a first shipment.

Pages: 42 · Price: US$11.28 (or 11.28 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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2. Buying Minerals from Nigeria: A Safe Sourcing Guide for International Buyers

Buying Minerals from Nigeria is written for international buyers. It explains how the Nigerian supply chain really works and gives a step-by-step method for verifying suppliers, agreeing specifications, arranging independent inspection and choosing payment terms that protect both sides.

• A five-level supplier verification process
• Specifications, sampling and independent inspection
• Incoterms and payment structures that balance risk
• How phantom cargoes, cloned companies and fake certificates work
• A buyer’s toolkit you can use on the next deal

Best for: foreign importers, trading companies and procurement teams sourcing from Nigeria.

Pages: 31 · Price: US$8.85 (or 8.85 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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3. Lithium Ore in Nigeria: A Practical Guide to Buying and Exporting Spodumene and Lepidolite

Lithium is one of the most talked-about minerals in Nigeria today, and also one of the most misunderstood. Lithium Ore in Nigeria explains how to identify, test, price, buy, upgrade and legally export Nigerian lithium ore, with particular attention to the difference between spodumene and lepidolite.

• Spodumene versus lepidolite, and why it changes the price
• How to price lower grades against the SC6 (6% Li₂O) benchmark
• Every key conversion factor: Li, Li₂O and lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE)
• Sampling, assays and impurity limits buyers care about
• Nigeria’s lithium export rules and paperwork

Best for: lithium buyers, exporters, miners, investors and ceramics or glass manufacturers.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.17 (or 12.17 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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4. Monazite Sand in Nigeria: Sourcing, Processing and Exporting Rare Earth Concentrate Safely

Monazite is a rare earth phosphate found in Nigeria’s heavy-mineral sands, often together with zircon and ilmenite. It is valuable, and it is one of the two main sources of Nigerian rare earths, but it also contains thorium, which means it must be handled, permitted and shipped carefully. Monazite Sand in Nigeria explains how to trade it safely, legally and profitably.

• Reading a monazite certificate: TREO, NdPr and payability
• The heavy-mineral sands connection with zircon and ilmenite
• Thorium, worker safety and NNRA permits
• Shipping as UN 2912 (Class 7 radioactive material), step by step
• Spotting fake “monazite” and bad deals

Best for: rare earth buyers, processors, heavy-mineral sands traders and exporters on the Jos Plateau.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.17 (or 12.17 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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5. Bastnäsite in Nigeria: A Buyer’s and Exporter’s Guide to Nigerian Rare Earth Ore

Bastnäsite is a rare earth fluorocarbonate and one of the world’s most important sources of light rare earth elements used in magnets. Bastnäsite in Nigeria is a buyer’s and exporter’s guide to Nigerian rare earth ore, built around real certified Nigerian assays. Read together with the monazite guide, it gives the clearest available picture of Nigerian rare earths for buyers.

• Six certified Nigerian assays decoded line by line
• Basket value, NdPr share and how payability is negotiated
• How China’s rare earth export controls affect demand for new sources
• Contracts, export permits and due diligence for rare earth ore
• How to compare bastnäsite and monazite offers

Best for: rare earth buyers, magnet supply-chain analysts, investors and exporters.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$11.80 (or 11.80 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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6. Coltan in Africa: Market Analysis and Outlook for Tantalum and Niobium Supply

Coltan, the trade name for columbite-tantalite ore, supplies the tantalum used in capacitors for phones, laptops and cars. Africa supplies most of the world’s tantalum. Coltan in Africa is a full market report on tantalum and niobium supply, written in a market-analysis style.

• Africa’s dominant share of world tantalum supply
• The DRC, Rwanda and Nigeria profiled in depth
• The 2026 tantalite price shock and what drove it
• Geopolitics, country risk and responsible sourcing pressures
• Three price scenarios and an outlook to 2030

Best for: market analysts, tantalum buyers, investors and policy professionals.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$11.80 (or 11.80 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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7. Africa’s Critical Minerals: A Buyer’s Guide to Lithium, Rare Earths, Tin, Tantalum and Graphite

Africa’s Critical Minerals takes a continental view. It gives buyers one consistent method for sourcing, grading, pricing, contracting, paying for, shipping and verifying five critical minerals across the African countries that produce them.

• One colour-coded part for each of lithium, rare earths, tin, tantalum and graphite
• Benchmark pricing formulas: SC6, NdPr, LME tin, Ta₂O₅ per pound and flake graphite
• Export rules, supplier checks and logistics in 14 African countries
• Five worked deals from specification to settlement
• A clause bank and valuation worksheets

Best for: buyers, traders, processors and investors working across Africa.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.17 (or 12.17 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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8. Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing: A Practical Guide to 3TG and the OECD Due Diligence Rules

Buyers now demand proof of where tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold came from. Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing explains the rules behind those demands and shows exporters, traders and compliance teams how to meet them step by step.

• The OECD five-step due diligence framework and Annex II red lines
• Dodd-Frank Section 1502, EU Regulation 2017/821 and China’s CCCMC guidelines
• RMI, RMAP smelter audits, the CMRT, ITSCI and LBMA gold rules
• A full part on Nigeria and West Africa
• Templates, training cases and contract clauses

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

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.53 (or 12.53 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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9. How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam: Fake Sellers, Fake Buyers and the Paperwork Trap

Mineral trade fraud is one of the biggest obstacles to legitimate business in Africa. A single mineral trade scam can wipe out years of profit. How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam is a field guide to the scripts, fake documents and payment tricks used by fraudsters, and to the checks that stop them before money moves.

• The six-stage scam lifecycle and the 20 most common mineral trade frauds
• Phantom cargoes, fee ladders, switched samples and inflated grades
• Fake buyers, fake LCs, SWIFT copies and fake payment proofs
• How to verify licences, assays, permits and bills of lading with their issuers
• Twelve case files and a final pre-payment checklist

Best for: buyers, sellers, brokers, investors and anyone handling mineral deals.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.17 (or 12.17 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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10. Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting Scammed: Doré, Dust and Bars

The newest title in the library. Gold is the mineral most often used in African trade fraud. Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting Scammed explains how African gold is really produced, priced, tested and exported, and how to structure a purchase so that you pay only for gold that is real, legal and assayed.

• Dust, doré and refined bars: real purity ranges and how each is faked
• The LBMA Gold Price and the one-minute price test that exposes impossible offers
• Gold-plated tungsten, fake SKRs, fee ladders and the “diplomatic box” scam
• Fire assay, accredited laboratories, refinery delivery and payment after assay
• OECD and LBMA responsible gold rules, contract clauses and personal security

Best for: gold buyers, jewellers, investors, traders, refineries and honest African gold sellers.

Pages: 150 · Price: US$12.53 (or 12.53 USDT) · Format: PDF, instant download
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Comparison Table: Which Nigerian Mining Ebook Is Right for You?

How to Choose the Right Book: A Quick Guide

With ten titles, it helps to start with the problem you are trying to solve. Here is the path most readers follow.

1. You want to start exporting from Nigeria: begin with From Pit to Port, then add the guide for your mineral, such as Lithium Ore in Nigeria.
2. You are a foreign buyer sourcing from Nigeria: read Buying Minerals from Nigeria and How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam before your first payment.
3. You trade Nigerian rare earths: combine Bastnäsite in Nigeria and Monazite Sand in Nigeria.
4. You trade tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold: add Conflict Minerals and Responsible Sourcing to meet your smelter’s due diligence requirements, and Coltan in Africa for the market outlook.
5. You buy or invest in gold: start with Buying Gold from Africa Without Getting Scammed, paired with How to Spot a Mineral Trade Scam.
6. You work across the continent: Africa’s Critical Minerals gives you one method for five minerals in 14 countries.
7. You want the complete reference shelf: take the full library for 117.47 USDT.

What Makes These Mining Ebooks Different

There is no shortage of general information about mining online. What is rare is practical, verified, Nigeria-specific guidance written by someone who handles real cargoes. Here is what sets this library apart.

• Written from the trading floor: every chapter reflects real situations from sourcing and exporting minerals in Jos, not desk research alone.
• Numbers you can use: pricing formulas, conversion factors, worked calculations and grade tables appear throughout.
• Both sides of the deal: the books explain what buyers need and what sellers need, so each side can understand the other.
• Compliance built in: responsible sourcing, permits and anti-fraud checks are part of every guide, not an afterthought.
• Ready-to-use tools: checklists, contract clauses, verification forms and letter templates are included.
• Affordable and instant: most titles cost around US$12 and download immediately as PDF.

Key Lessons from the Library

Even before you buy, here are five lessons that run through all ten books. Together they summarise how safe, profitable mineral trading works in Nigeria and across Africa.

1. Every price must be linked to a benchmark

Whether it is tin against the LME price, lithium against the SC6 benchmark, tantalum per pound of Ta₂O₅ or gold against the LBMA Gold Price, a fair price always starts from a recognised international reference. An offer with no benchmark is a negotiation without a map. An offer far below the benchmark is usually a warning sign, not a bargain.

2. Grade is proven in the laboratory, not in a photo

Photos, videos and seller certificates prove very little. Real grade is established by representative sampling under your control and analysis at an independent, accredited laboratory. Several books explain exactly which tests matter for each mineral and why handheld readings can mislead.

3. Legal export is non-negotiable

Cargo that leaves Nigeria without the correct permits and royalty payments can be seized, and buyers can be exposed to legal and reputational risk. The library explains the export process clearly so that both exporters and buyers know what a genuine shipment file should contain.

4. Payment must follow verified performance

In almost every mineral trade scam I have investigated, the warning came at the payment stage. Advance fees, payments to personal accounts and “one more charge” requests are the classic signs of fraud. Safe structures tie payment to inspection, laboratory results, shipping documents or refinery assay, so money moves only when the goods are real.

5. Responsible sourcing is now a sales tool

International smelters and refiners follow the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and, for gold, the LBMA responsible sourcing rules. Exporters who can show clean, traceable supply chains win buyers faster and protect their prices.

How to Buy the Ebooks

All ten books are sold individually, and the full collection can be bought together. There are two simple ways to pay.

Option 1: Selar (card payment, instant download)

1. Visit the Augustina Impex Mining eBooks Library or the sales page of the book you want.
2. Click “Buy on Selar” and pay with your card, bank transfer or USSD.
3. Download the PDF immediately after payment.

Option 2: Cryptocurrency (USDT or Bitcoin)

1. Add up the USDT prices of the books you want, or choose the complete library for 117.47 USDT.
2. Send the amount in USDT on the ERC-20 (Ethereum) network, or the Bitcoin equivalent, to the wallets shown on the library page.
3. Email or WhatsApp your transaction ID and the titles you bought; the PDFs are emailed to you the same day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion: Knowledge Is the Best Protection in the Mineral Trade

Nigeria’s solid minerals sector offers real opportunity for exporters, buyers and investors, but only for those who understand how the trade actually works. The Nigerian Mining Ebook Library brings that understanding together in ten practical, affordable guides: how to start, how to buy safely, how to grade and price each mineral, how to meet international compliance rules, and how to avoid the scams that cost so many people so much.

Whether you are shipping your first container from Lagos, qualifying a new supplier, analysing the tantalum market or buying gold for the first time, the right book can save you far more than it costs. Explore the full collection today on the Augustina Impex Mining eBooks Library page.