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 Plateau State, killing four persons, including a pregnant woman, and leaving four others injured.Residents said the assailants struck at about 7 p.m., opening fire on miners who were at work, causing panic and multiple casualties...
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, preventive maintenance is often the first activity to be postponed. Ironically, this short-term decision usually leads to the very downtime and cost overruns mines are trying to avoid. From an engineering perspective, mining equipment is designed...
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 among African nations to position the continent as a formidable force in global mineral supply chains. Speaking at the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Exhibition 2026, Dr. Alake said Africa stands at the centre of a...
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 lie beneath West Africa’s most promising geological terrain: the Pan-African orogenic belt, a region formed by ancient mountain-building processes that shaped the continent. Unlike the Birimian rocks of the West African Craton—a geologically stable area...
Beyond Extraction: African Mining, Energy and Finance leaders to unite in Abuja to shield continental wealth through the “MADE” Framework
*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 Permanent Secretary of Solid Minerals Development of Nigeria, Engr. Farouk Yabo. The narrative of African resource management is undergoing a fundamental shift from competition to collective development. From June 23-25, 2026, the State House Conference...
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 General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM), which oversees it's abundant deposits of critical minerals, announced the creation of “the mining guard” on Monday. The unit will be backed by investments from the United States and United...
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 and why industry players cannot afford to stay away. Excerpts:Que: The 2nd Edition of the Africa Commodities Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) is holding this month in Abuja. What improvement can participants expect, compared to last...
Ghana’s mining law aims to stop speculation but leaves communities in limbo – insights from a lithium case study
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 viable in September 2023. The Ewoyaa Lithium Project, in the Central Region of Ghana, covers an area where farming communities have lived for generations. It spans several communities. The agreement is between the government and Barari DV Ghana...
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 contractors, even though many large miners have already complied with the regulation introduced last year. The union president, Abdul Moomin Gbana, told Reuters on Friday that local contractors pay lower rates to workers and offer less...
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 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, UNODC, and the Canadian Government to scale up activities of the Commission against illegal mining and terrorism financing in Nigeria.Olukoyede made this known on Friday, April 24, 2026,...
