Kian Smith is pleased to announce the discovery of nickel mineralisation in Kaduna State, disclosed at the first Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit. This milestone underscores our commitment to responsible exploration and rapid, data-driven advancement from prospecting to structured resource definition.
Why this matters
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Strategic metal for Nigeria’s industrial future: Nickel is essential for stainless steel and battery precursor materials. Local discovery opens pathways for value addition across manufacturing and energy storage supply chains.
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Evidence-led exploration: The mineralization announcement marks the start of systematic work—geophysics, geochemistry, trenching, and core drilling—to establish grade continuity, tonnage, and economic viability.
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Governance and quality: We are aligning our programs to international reporting frameworks (e.g., JORC/SAMREC/NI 43-101) with rigorous QA/QC and independent verification, enhancing transparency and investor confidence.
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Value creation beyond extraction: Early planning is underway for beneficiation, processing, power and logistics access, and ESG safeguards to translate geological promise into sustainable industrial outcomes.
This announcement signals our focus: move decisively from discovery to definition, and from definition to development. As results mature, we will release technical updates and stakeholder briefings. Kian Smith remains committed to building Nigeria’s minerals value chain with integrity, technical excellence, and sustainable impact.