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Professor Emeritus Maroof Adenrele Omar Rahaman: A Genius Geologist at 80
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Minerals Council SA welcomes planned criminalisation of illegal mining
*Photo: Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of MCSA*
The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) says it is pleased with a bill seeking to criminalise illegal mining.
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Solid Minerals Permanent Secretary, three others redeployed
*Photo: Dr. Mary Ada Ogbe*
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the redeployment of Four (4) Federal Permanent Secretaries.
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*Sudanese men pan for gold at the village of al-Abidiya
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*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (middle) during the commissioning*
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*Photo L-R: Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and Dr Akinwumi Adesina*
The Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has congratulated Dr Akinwumi Adesina, former...
Police arrests 3 mining marshals over colleague’s death, says N2b found...
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*Photo: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and former Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Nigeria, Dr Akinwumi...
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Mining Marshals Commander petitions IGP Disu, accuses Police FID of plot...
The Commander of the Mining Marshals, an enforcement unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Attah John Onoja, has petitioned the...
Has diplomacy become mining’s latest critical resource?
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