Mining

Nigerian Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake and United States Assistant Secretary for Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Geoffrey Pratt have agreed to set up a team of officials of both countries to explore financing…

Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake, seeks to woo foreign investors with lower mining production cost and a commitment to improve the security of mining operations and cut red tapes, which slow business…

The Nigerian Government says investors in the mining industry are expected to sign Community Development Agreement with the communities in the mining area to ensure the socio-economic development of the region makes a positive impact on the…

The Ministry of Defence says it is collaborating with the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development on securing mining fields across Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, and his counterpart, the Minister…

The Oyo State Mineral Development Agency has sealed some mining sites operating without consent letters and community development agreement in the state. The Director General (DG) of the agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, disclosed this while…

Malian interim President Assimi Goita has signed into law a new mining code which will allow the military-led government to increase its ownership of gold concessions and recoup what it says is a major shortfall in production revenues. The…

The Kogi State Assembly has vowed to end all forms of gender-based violence and child labour in mining industries across the State. Mrs Comfort Egwaba, the Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, made the…

Five people have been shot and killed in Johannesburg in suspected violence between rival gangs of illegal miners, police said. The five bodies, believed to be those of illegal miners, were found near an abandoned mine shaft near a…

Telecom giant Vodacom is introducing innovative solutions to enhance mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  At the Mining Week event in the DRC, Vodacom showcased its advanced technological offerings to the mining…

The Director-General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Mr Obadiah Nkon, says the office increased revenue generation to about N18 billion from 2019 to May 2023. …