Sierra Leone’s lawmakers meet miners over 2025 production projections, employment plan
The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources, chaired by Hon Saa Emerson Lamina, conducted a hearing on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Committee...
Largest Martian meteorite, discovered in Niger, breaks auction record
The largest Martian meteorite ever sold fetched a record-breaking $5.3 million at an auction in the United States, according to a statement published by...
Africa must rewrite its history, powered by its minerals resources – Alake
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development *
By Martha Agas
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that Africa...
Congo, Rwanda peace deal brokered by Trump tied to US minerals resource push
Photo: Trump meets with Rwanda FM Olivier Nduhungirehe and DR Congo FM Therese Kayikwamba Wagner at the White House…
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of...
Russian miners find 40-million-year-old cockroach
A fossilized cockroach estimated to be 35 to 40 million years old has been discovered in a piece of amber in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region....
Mali announces Russia partnership to establish gold refinery
Mali’s government will partner with the Russian Yadran Group to establish a state-owned gold refinery aimed at increasing national revenues from bullion production, Reuters...
Medscope, Saudi company expresses interest in Kano Solid Minerals sector
*Photo L-R: Shekh Tijjani Auwal, Kano State Commissioner Religious Affairs ; Shekh Saoud Alzafere, CEO of Medscope; Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu, Kano State Commissioner of...
New report shows $30b in new investments needed to meet Canada’s critical mineral demand
A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic...
Nigerian mining professionals undergo training at Murdoch University, Australia
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (middle) at the launching of a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of...
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...
