AFNIS 2025 highlights: Alake, Adelabu speak of bright future for minerals development
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake said the era of issuing mining licenses without accompanying processing plans is over - especially in the...
The Rise of Rare Earth Elements: Opportunities for Nigeria
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus).As the global demand for rare earth elements (REEs) surges—driven by theproliferation of electric...
The role of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria’s mining growth
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus).
Nigeria's mining sector stands at a pivotal juncture. Despite its vast mineral wealth—including gold,...
Niger strips France’s Orano of rights to its uranium mine
Niger’s military government has announced plans to nationalize Somair uranium, a local venture operated by French state-owned nuclear fuels company Orano, amid an escalating...
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...
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...
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...
Pakistan to offer US firms concessions on mining as part of tariff talks
Pakistan would offer concessions to U.S. companies to invest in its mining sector as part of negotiations with Washington over tariffs, its commerce minister...
Global supply of clean-energy related critical minerals concentrated in few countries – IAE report
The sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, thus leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could...
