Kwara to collaborate with FG, Stakeholders to boost mining activities
*Photo: Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Afees Abolore Alabi*
Kwara State Government has reiterated its efforts at having an impactful synergy with...
Canada’s Barrick mining group suspends operations in Mali over tax disagreement
Canadian mining corporation Barrick Gold has announced that it will suspend operations in Mali in response to a long-running dispute with the West African...
Lead and Zinc: Occurrences, Mining Methods, Challenges, and Economic Importance
By Engr Fatai Jimoh MNSME, R-comegAbstractLead and zinc are essential metals with various industrial applications. Nigeria is endowed with significant deposits of these metals,...
Losses from illegal mining bigger than national budget, says ex-SDP presidential...
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has expressed grave concerns over the financial impact of illegal mining,...
Joint NASS Committee seeks upward review of proposed N9 billion Capital...
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (middle) flanked by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Mary Ogbe(left) and Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development...
Nigeria’s Untapped Mineral Wealth: Opportunities for Growth
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus).
Nigeria, blessed with an abundance of natural resources, remains a land of untapped potential...
Nigeria Coal: Occurrences, Mining Methods, Challenges, and Economic Importance
By Engr Fatai Jimoh MNSME, R-comeg.
AbstractNigeria is endowed with significant coal deposits, which have been utilized for decades. This paper provides a comprehensive overview...
TV drama series on Mining premieres January 25 on NTA
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) announces the debut of a TV drama series, "Hidden Riches," that seeks to uniquely tell the story...
Solid Minerals: Kano Commissioner Cautions Farmers on Selling Farmlands to Foreigners
*Photo: Alhaji Safiyanu Hamza Kachako, Kano State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources (2nd right)*
Farmers across Kano State have been told to desist...
Alake and matters arising in the mining sector by Okey Ikechukwu
By Okey Ikechukwu
Let us start the new year on this column by looking at the mining sector and some matters arising therein. This is...
