Survey & Sampling
Field mapping, geophysical survey, and systematic sample assay to confirm grade and extent before commitment.
Corewaves Resources Ltd explores, mines, and processes strategic and industrial minerals across Nigeria, delivering export-grade concentrate under a single, accountable operator.
We run exploration, extraction, processing and export ourselves, so nothing is lost between handoffs.
Licensing, environmental clearance and radiation-safety protocol are secured before any ground is broken.
Every line is processed to the specification its actual market — battery, ceramics, electronics — requires.
Most mineral projects lose value at the handoffs — between the geologist and the miner, the miner and the buyer. Corewaves runs the full chain, end to end.
Geological mapping, geophysical survey, and systematic sampling to define resource potential before extraction begins.
Licensed extraction across alluvial and hard-rock deposits, run to safety and NORM-handling standard.
Gravity separation, screening and upgrading to bring raw ore to export-grade concentrate.
Chain-of-custody documentation, licensing compliance, and logistics for buyers in-country and abroad.
Each line is worked to the specification its buyers actually need. Properties below reflect standard mineralogical reference values.
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 5.0 – 5.5 |
| Specific gravity | 4.6 – 5.7 |
| Colour | Yellowish- to reddish-brown |
| Deposit type | Heavy mineral sand / placer |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 5.0 – 6.0 |
| Specific gravity | 4.7 – 4.8 |
| Colour | Iron-black |
| Deposit type | Heavy mineral sand |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 6.0 – 7.0 |
| Specific gravity | 6.8 – 7.1 |
| Colour | Brown to black |
| Deposit type | Alluvial / placer — Nigerian tin belt |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 6.0 – 6.5 |
| Specific gravity | 5.2 – 8.0 |
| Colour | Black to brown |
| Deposit type | Pegmatite / alluvial |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic (pyroxene) |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 6.5 – 7.0 |
| Specific gravity | 3.0 – 3.2 |
| Colour | Colourless, grey-white to pink |
| Deposit type | Pegmatite |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 7.0 – 7.5 |
| Specific gravity | 4.6 – 4.7 |
| Colour | Colourless, brown, red, grey |
| Deposit type | Heavy mineral sand |
The same five-stage sequence governs every project, whatever the mineral.
Field mapping, geophysical survey, and systematic sample assay to confirm grade and extent before commitment.
Mineral title, environmental clearance, and — where relevant — radiation-safety permitting secured ahead of any extraction.
Controlled pit and alluvial extraction, run against a safety plan specific to the mineral and terrain.
On-site upgrading — washing, gravity separation, screening — to bring raw ore to buyer-grade concentrate.
Documentation, chain-of-custody, and logistics coordination through to the buyer's port or facility.
Whether you're a buyer looking for consistent supply or a landowner with a deposit to survey, reach out directly using the details below.