Delta State

=== Natural resources ===
There are various solid [[mineral]] deposits within the state - [[Industrial plasticine|industrial clay]], [[Silicon dioxide|silica]], [[lignite]], [[Kaolinite|kaolin]], [[Oil sands|tar sand]], decorative rocks, [[limestone]], etc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delta State Government|url=https://www.deltastate.gov.ng/about-delta/|access-date=2021-06-25|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808165657/https://www.deltastate.gov.ng/about-delta/|url-status=dead}}</ref> These are raw materials for industries such as [[brick]] making, [[ceramic]]s, [[bottle]] manufacturing, [[glass]] manufacturing, chemical/insulators production, [[chalk]] manufacturing and [[Sanitaryware|sanitary wares]], decorative stone cutting and [[quarry]]ing,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-26|title=Delta State|url=https://commodity.ng/delta-state/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Commodity Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> but these minerals are under-utilized.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta State Government |url=https://www.deltastate.gov.ng/about-delta/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808165657/https://www.deltastate.gov.ng/about-delta/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Delta state also has huge deposits of [[crude oil]] and is also one of the largest producers of [[petroleum product]]s in [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Offiong|first=Priscilla|date=2019-05-10|title=Nigeria Relies on Oil Despite Having Large Coal Reserves|url=https://www.climatescorecard.org/2019/05/nigeria-relies-on-oil-despite-having-large-coal-reserves/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Climate Scorecard|language=en-US}}</ref> Sales of petroleum products is what majorly drives its economy.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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