Kano directs mining permit holders to verify titles at Ministry of Solid Minerals Development
*Photo: Kano State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and Natural Resources, Alhaji Safiyanu Hamza Kachako*
The Kano State Government has asked holders of mining permits...
US targets China’s rare earths dominance with minerals-security finance network
The United States announced the establishment of a minerals-security finance network with its allies on Monday, the latest step in its bid to halt China’s global...
Gold bars are worth a million dollars for the first time
For the first time ever, a bar of gold is worth a cool one million dollars.
The milestone was reached Friday, when the precious metal’s...
Gold Road exits Greenstone talks
Gold Road Resources has ended discussions with Orion Resource Partners, a global alternative investment firm, to acquire its 40 per cent stake in the...
Osun, Kogi, Ogun top list as FG generates N1.137tn from solid minerals 2007-2023 –...
The solid minerals sector contributed ₦1.137 trillion in direct payments to the purses of various government levels from 2007 to 2023, the Nigerian...
Osun/Thor’s Dispute: Governor Adeleke to get Osun Shares… Segilola to pay Taxes
*Photo: Governor Ademola Adeleke*
Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended progress so far recorded in the state's dispute with Thor's Explorations Limited, affirming that mediation so...
China’s Zijin buys Ghana gold mine from Newmont for $1b
China’s Zijin Mining Group (601899.SS), will buy the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana from U.S. based Newmont Corp (NEM.N), for $1 billion, the...
Rare Earth Metals: The Next Gold Rush to Challenge China
Norway recently announced its discovery of Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth metals, a group of 17 elements that are essential...
Weaponisation of state machinery against Segilola Resources, by Bulus Katako
*Photo: Governor Ademola Adeleke*
As someone from Plateau State, where the solid minerals sector has long been exploited without fostering lasting economic benefits, I have...
Tinubu Commissions Lithium Processing Factory in Nasarawa
Photo R-L: Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake; Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and Governor Abdullahi Sule...
