The Niger State government has lifted its ban on mining activities in the state, a year after Governor Umaru Bago announced the restriction.Acting Governor Yakubu Garba, who announced the suspension at the Government House in Minna, outlined the conditions...
Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed for the energy transition at its center.
From Angola on the continent’s west coast to Tanzanian on...
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development*
The Federal Government has pledged to avenge the murder of 12 miners shot to death by bandits at Unguwar Magro Village of Shiroro local Government Area of Niger State assuring that...
For the first time ever, a bar of gold is worth a cool one million dollars.
The milestone was reached Friday, when the precious metal’s spot price surpassed $2,500 per troy ounce, an all-time high. With gold bars typically weighing about...
Norway recently announced its discovery of Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth metals, a group of 17 elements that are essential for a wide range of modern technologies.
While they’re called “rare earth,” they are in fact...
Chinese miners and refiners are driving a surge in African lithium output, shrugging off concerns over a glut to lock in future supplies of the critical battery metal.
The continent is projected to account for almost 11% of global supply...
Gold rose above $2,500 per ounce for the first time on expectations that the Federal Reserve is inching closer to cutting interest rates. In the commodity market, spot gold rose above $2,500/oz on Friday afternoon, exceeding the previous record...
*Photo L-R: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State*
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has hinted at an impending forensic audit of the mining sector as part of...
Photo: The leadership of MIREMCO, Enugu State Chapter during a visit to the Enugu Zonal Director of the EFCC.*
The Chairman of Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) Enugu State Chapter, Engr. Samuel Onyinye Okoro has called for collaboration...
Photo: President Bola Tinubu (left) receiving a presentation titled, ‘Harnessing the Mining Industry for Enhanced National Security and Development: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035,’ by Course 32 participants of the National Defence College (NDC) on Thursday in Abuja....
