A man and his son, with their farming tools, sit on a camel along Sokoto-Anka road, in northeastern state...
A man and his son, with their farming tools, sit on a camel along Sokoto-Anka road, in northeastern state of Zamfara August 14, 2013. Nigeria's solid minerals remain untapped and largely unmapped, an anomaly in a region that is a growing source of materials such as iron ore, gold, diamonds, uranium and bauxite. The government wants to change that. Mines Minister Musa Sada aims to revive mining's contribution to the economy to 5 percent from its current 1 percent by 2015. Picture taken August 14, 2013. To match Feature NIGERIA-MINING/ REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENERGY BUSINESS)