Buy Gold from Nigeria: Where It Is Mined, Who Can Legally Sell It, and How to Buy Safely
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Buying gold from Nigeria: what is real, what is legal
Nigeria has real gold, but very little of it is sold the way online offers suggest. Industrial production comes from one mine. Most of the rest is dug by artisanal miners across the north-west and south-west and sold through licensed buying centres. If someone offers you “Nigerian gold bars” below the world price, you are almost certainly being set up.
Where Nigeria’s gold comes from
| Source | Where | How it is sold |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial mine | Segilola, Osun State (Thor Explorations) | Refined and sold by the operator; not available to traders |
| Artisanal and small-scale mining | Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Osun, Kwara, Kogi | Through licensed mineral buying centres and, increasingly, government aggregation schemes |
| Licensed traders | Holders of a Licence to Purchase and Possess Minerals | Doré or dust, with royalty receipts and export permits |
What you can actually buy
Most legal Nigerian gold leaves as doré (unrefined bars) or gold dust for refining abroad, priced at a discount to the LBMA price that reflects purity, refining and risk. Refined, hallmarked bars are usually bought from international refiners instead.
A low price, a “diplomatic” shipment, and a request for money for insurance, tax or a certificate before you see the gold. Real deals start with KYC on both sides, an independent assay and payment against documents. Read our anti-fraud guide.
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