1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (339+ words) A mining site used to illustrate the story An artisanal gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Tuesday has now led to the death of more than 100 labourers. The toll rose from about 30 labourers to 107 as rescue…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (404+ words) A mining site used to illustrate a story Soldiers of the 102 Guard Battalion, an elite unit of the Nigerian Army headquartered in Suleja, Niger State, have arrested 18 individuals described as “illegal miners” and recovered N2.4 million cash and operational tools. The…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (263+ words) The Ebonyi State Government, on Thursday, inaugurated a task force to strengthen regulation of mining activities, curb illegal operations and block revenue leakages in the sector. In a speech at the inauguration, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chinedu Nkah,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1252+ words) Governor Kefas signing an executive order Despite three executive orders in three years suspending mining activities, Taraba State continues to lose more than ₦10 billion annually to illegal mining, exposing the limits of repeated government crackdowns on a lucrative underground economy…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (743+ words) Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni. Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri The Yobe and Adamawa state governments have stepped up security measures to check violent crimes associated with illegal mining in some of their states’ rural communities. These measures may not be…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (254+ words) A mining site used to illustrate a story The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce on Monday arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid at a gold-mining site in Mayo Kam, Gantu village, Bali Local Government Area of the state. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (492+ words) Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reiterated that development comes when resources are managed efficiently and transparently, and the government provides an enabling environment for investors to operate responsibly. The governor on Saturday unveiled the Zamfara Lithium Mining and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (285+ words) The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has warned mining companies operating in Nigeria that failure to comply with their Community Development Agreements (CDAs) could lead to sanctions, including the revocation…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (430+ words) NIWIMNRO team members with the AFA representative In a significant step towards promoting inclusive resource governance and ensuring that mining investments deliver tangible benefits to local communities, the Nigerian Indigenous Women in Mining and Natural Resources Organisation (NIWIMNRO) and the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (646+ words) The Federal Government has announced the discovery of what it described as a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing deposits of platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…...