Acquico group ↗
[Mines Acquico // Solid Minerals & Metallurgy]
Africa's minerals, refined in Africa.
An indigenous Nigerian exploration and mining platform converting raw geological endowments into high-value domestic industrial metals — through integrated captive power and downstream smelting.
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Strategic minerals
500,000
TPA steel smelting capacity
Captive IPP
Integrated energy architecture
100%
In-country beneficiation focus
01 / Mineral sovereignty
End the export of rock. Build the metal at home.
For generations, Africa has shipped raw ore abroad and bought back finished steel at a premium. Mines Acquico exists to reverse that model — keeping extraction, beneficiation, smelting and value creation in African hands, under African ownership.
Indigenous ownership
A Nigerian-owned operator, backed by a group that builds and runs heavy physical infrastructure — not a passive fund.
Local beneficiation
Every tonne processed in-country: concentration, reduction and smelting into rebar, rods and plate for national demand.
Shared prosperity
Skilled jobs, supplier ecosystems and community development across host communities and the wider economy.
02 / Strategic minerals
Four minerals. One industrial system.
03 / Mine-to-Metal
A four-phase pathway to commercial steel.
PHASE 01
Resource Delineation
Year 1
PHASE 02
Bankable Feasibility & Permitting
Years 1–2
PHASE 03
Mine & Smelter Construction
Years 2–4
PHASE 04
Commercial Steel Production
Year 4+