*Photo:Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake (Right) and Secretary General, African Mineral Strategy Group, H.E Moses Michael Engadu during a ministerial roundtable at the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit held in Abuja, on July 16,...
*Photo: A mining site*
Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said on Monday, July 15, that illegal mining which many have linked to the security in parts of the country is carried out by those with connections in high...
The Federal Government's efforts to combat illegal mining received a significant boost yesterday with the arraignment of several Chinese nationals for illegal mining activities in Lokpaukwu community, Umuchieze, within Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State.
The suspects, including eight...
* Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake (middle), Director, Human Resource Management, Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Mrs Ijeoma Idika (left) and CEO/Managing Partner, Core International, Mr. Suleiman Zakari during a press briefing for the 3rd Editon...
"The minister urged investors to capitalize on Nigeria's extensive mineral deposits, noting the identification of over 40 million tonnes of talc deposits in Niger, Osun, Kogi, Ogun, and Kaduna states; approximately 1 billion metric tonnes of iron ore in...
"Under the new regime, investors applying for a Mining Lease license will pay N3 million, while Small Scale Mining Lease (SSML) applicants will pay N300,000 for the first two cadastral units. The cost to obtain an Exploration Licence (EL)...
"The proposal highlights the company's plan to utilize modern technology in lithium mining, promising to bring innovative and sustainable practices to the industry."
Photo L-R: Governor Abdullahi A. Sule and Mr. David Griffith, Chief Operations Officer of Phoenix Transition Minerals...
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development *
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 2, passed for a second reading a bill seeking to establish a solid minerals community development commission to protect communities where solid minerals...
For all the money that’s poured into Argentina’s giant lithium deposits, the country has seen just one new mine come on stream in almost a decade. That’s about to change.
Four new projects will finally begin to churn out lithium...
...Gold transaction adds $5m to foreign reserves
...70+ Kilograms refined for London Bullion Market Gold delivery standard
Photo R-L:Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake presenting the gold bar document to President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja recently....


















