Mining Equipment Life Cycle Cost for Nigerian Miners
By Engr Toks Aregbesola
IntroductionLife Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis is a crucial management tool for evaluating the total cost associated with owning, operating, and...
Nasarawa Govt threatens to close all unregistered mining sites in the state
The Nasarawa State Government has announced a partnership with security agencies in the state to ensure that illegal miners across its 13 local government...
Canadian gold miner Barrick seeks World Bank mediation in Mali operation dispute
Canadian company, Barrick Mining has appealed to the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal to settle a legal dispute with Mali. The company is at risk...
Kaduna Mining MD promises to oversee grouping of 10,000 artisanal miners into production clusters
*Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani
The Kaduna State Government is working to formalise the grouping of over 10,000 artisans miners into clusters because of their...
Reps accuse Chinese-owned firms of flouting Nigerian mining laws, threaten licence invalidation
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals have condemned what they said is growing disregard for Nigerian mining and environmental laws...
NSCDC uncovers 460 illegal mining sites, arrests 387- Commander
*Onoja (right) with a local leader after a mine recovery operation
By Kelechi Ogunleye
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered 460 illegal...
Success in extraction depends on efficient deployment of mining equipment
By Tokunbo Aregbesola
Nigeria, a land of immense geological diversity, holds a treasure trove of mineral resources. From the tantalizing allure of gold and tantalite...
Illegal mining operations attract jail term, not fines – Mining Marshals boss Onoja
L-R: Engr Obadiah Nkom of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office and Mr Attah Onoja of the Mining Marshals
Illegal mining operators across the country face...
Mining Marshals dismantle illegal mining operation in Kogi community
The Special Mining Marshals of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have dismantled a major illegal mining ring operating in the Odagbo-Okaba...
Tinubu’s mining reforms yield six-fold increase in revenue, $800 m foreign investment- Alake
*Photo: President Bola Tinubu*
Nigeria's solid minerals sector, driven by the President Bola
Tinubu administration's new policy of local value addition and a tightened licensing...

















