Gunmen invade mining site, kill pregnant woman, three others
Gunmen on Friday night launched a deadly attack on a mining site in Mazat community, Ropp District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...
Preventive Maintenance: The Cheapest Investment in Mining Equipment
By Tokunbo AregbesolaIn many mining operations, maintenance is treated as an unavoidable cost rather than a strategic investment. When production targets are under pressure,...
Alake calls for united African front to capture greater value from global mineral economy
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr Oladele Alake, has called for stronger regional cooperation...
Intelligent mining and the future of sustainable extraction, by Olufemi Olubi
By Olufemi Olubi, Senior Geologist, Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL)
Nigeria’s mineral endowment is not a secret. Gold, lithium, tantalum, and many other critical minerals...
Beyond Extraction: African Mining, Energy and Finance leaders to unite in Abuja to shield...
*AFNIS Roundtable led by (L-R) Secretary-General of AMSG, Moses Engadu; The Chairman of AMSG, Oladele Alake; Minister of Mining of Kenya, Ali Joho and...
DR Congo to launch $100m US-backed paramilitary guard for mines protection
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced plans to create a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s large mining sites.
The country's...
ACCE 2026 would help ASM operators build network of influence, sustainability – Akueche
The CEO of Mica Equity Allocation Ltd. and promoter of the annual ACCE, Mr Michael Akueche speaks on the 2026 edition of the event...
Ghana’s mining law aims to stop speculation but leaves communities in limbo – insights...
By Clement Safa-Nyarko/TheConversation
Ghana’s parliament ratified the country’s first lithium mining agreement in March 2026. This came three years after lithium mining was confirmed as commercially...
Ghana’s mineworkers union warns that local outsourcing will weaken wages, benefits and job security
Ghana’s union of mineworkers has warned it would continue to oppose a government policy that requires international companies to hire local firms as mining...
EFCC, UNODC, Canada Strategize against Illegal Mining, Terrorist Financing
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed the readiness of the EFCC to collaborate with the...
