Processed gold is spread outside a processing company in Anka village in northeastern state of Zamfara...
Processed gold is spread outside a processing company in Anka village in northeastern state of Zamfara August 13, 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 13, 2013. To match Feature NIGERIA-MINING/ REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)