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Niger State Commissioner for Mineral Resources decries involvement of community leaders...
The Niger State Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Muhammad Qasim Danjuma, has warned community leaders to stay away from illegal mining activities, saying the state...
Bandits kill 7 suspected illegal miners in Plateau
Seven illegal miners were killed in the early hours of Wednesday at a mining site in the Capitex area of Kuru, Jos South Local...
Gold price maintains 2025 momentum, surges to new highs
Gold prices have surged to a historic high, extending a record rally as investors navigate geopolitical uncertainty and shifting expectations for future interest-rate cuts.
Gold...
Tinubu congratulates Alake on re-election as Chairman of Africa Minerals Strategic...
*Dr Alake (seated left) with Secretary General of the AMSG, Moses Michael Engadu (seated right)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of...
FG prohibits sand mining around River Niger bridges
By Ikenna Obianeri
The Federal Government has prohibited sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to protect the First and Second Niger...
Both federal, Oyo state govt secretive about multi-billion support while explosion...
*Pastor Bamgbose
Two years after explosives stockpiled by a mining firm at a Bodija residence blew up and destroyed the community, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, Chairman...
Ministry of Solid Minerals, DSS Intercept 7 trucks ferrying suspected illegally...
In a joint intelligence-led operation, the South-West Zonal Office of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, working alongside the Department of State Services (DSS),...
A Call for the differentiation of Calcite as a Distinct Mineral...
By Engr Fatai Jimoh
AbstractThe Nigerian mining sector operates under a mineral classification framework that groups calcite within broader carbonate categories such as limestone, marble,...
Anambra task force nabs 13 illegal Kaolin mining suspects
Operatives of the Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade have paraded 13 individuals recently arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal kaolin mining activities in...
Establishing nexus between solid minerals reforms and revenue gains
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)On assumption of office in 2023, President Bola Tinubu set an ambitious goal to grow Nigeria’s Gross...
