Nigeria's minerals, worked to standard
Inland Drills Nigeria Ltd is a licensed solid minerals and exploration drilling company. We measure the ground before we move it.
Minerals We Work
From precious metals to industrial aggregates, across Nigeria's mineral belt.
Built for How Mining Actually Works in Nigeria
Nigeria's solid minerals sector is being formalised, and the operators who survive that will be the ones who can show their paperwork. Inland Drills is built for that standard from the ground up: licensed titles, measured geology, and host communities engaged before a single machine arrives.
Licensed and Documented
Every title, permit and transaction is on record. We operate inside the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, and we can show the paperwork for any tonne that moves through our hands.
Geology Before Extraction
We drill and log before we dig. Grade, tonnage and structure are measured, not estimated, so partners are making decisions on data rather than on optimism.
Community First
Nothing starts until the title holders and the host community are engaged. Access, compensation and rehabilitation are agreed at the front of a project, not argued about at the end.
Built for Nigerian Ground
Our equipment, our crews and our logistics are set up for the terrain and the realities of working in Nigeria's mineral belt, from remote access roads to the rainy season.
How Inland Drills takes a deposit from unproven ground to a documented, working operation.
Frequently
asked questions
We work across Nigeria's solid minerals sector, with a focus on gold, lead, zinc, lithium and industrial aggregates. Each deposit is assessed on its geology, its grade, and whether it can be worked safely and legally before we commit to it.
Yes. We operate under the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 and the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulations 2011, holding the titles and permits issued by the Mining Cadastre Office and the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development for the activities we carry out. We do not buy from, or work with, unlicensed operators.
No. Nothing is sold online. This site exists so that partners, buyers, regulators and host communities can understand who we are and reach the right person. Every commercial conversation starts with a direct contact and proper documentation.
Our work is concentrated in Nigeria's northern mineral belt, with our roots in Zamfara State. We take on exploration and drilling contracts elsewhere in the country where the geology and the community relationship are right.
Exploration and core drilling. We put holes in the ground so that a deposit can be measured rather than guessed at. That means reverse circulation and diamond core drilling, logged core, and a data set an investor or a regulator can rely on.
Mining in Nigeria has a poor record on both, and we treat that as the central problem rather than a footnote. We work with title holders and community leadership before equipment moves, we do not engage artisanal operations that use child labour, and we plan site rehabilitation as part of the cost of the job, not as an afterthought.
Let's Talk
Whether you hold a title you want proven, minerals you want moved, or you represent a host community, the conversation starts with a direct line to our operations team.