Ethnic crisis is brewing in Ile-Ife, Osun state, as a man whose name is yet to be ascertained, was reportedly killed by some Hausa men at a mining site in Aruwa village in Atakumosa Local […]
The Brazilian joint venture (JV) between majors BHP and Vale, Samarco, has been given all the necessary environmental licences to restart its operations in the state of Minas Gerais. The Samarco operations were suspended in […]
A non- governmental organisation, Global Rights, and the Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities, have tasked government on social safeguards, environmental and socioeconomic sustainability of Nigeria’s mining host communities. They also decried the “exploitation” and […]
A non governmental organisation, Global Rights, and the Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities, have tasked government on social safeguards, environmental and socioeconomic sustainability of Nigeria’s mining host communities, decrying the “exploitation” and environmental degradation […]
GEITA Gold Refinery Limited (G2R) has embarked on a project to establish a major gold refinery plant in the mineral- rich Geita region. The 3,500 square-metre modern multi-billion shilling facility on the over 20 hectares […]
From Zamfara to Kaduna, Gombe to Kogi, Plateau to Ebonyi; the story is the same; mining host communities complain of neglect by companies who are making so much profit at their expense, BENJAMIN UMUTEME reports. […]
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of mines and steel development, Dr Abdulkadir Mu’azu, has called for a synergy between the ministry and Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS). This, Dr. Mua’zu said will give […]
Management of Dangote Group over the weekend accused BUA of engaging in illegal mining of limestone deposited in its Mining Lease No. 2541, located in a boundary town of Oguda/Ubo in Okene Kogi State. Dangote’s […]
By Usman Ibn A. Lapai Kaduna The Nigeria Society of Mining Engineers (NSME) has tasked the federal government to provide necessary equipment and resources required to ensure the country produces the needed manpower that would […]
Some miners in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now live in fear of been slaves to the western world just like their forebears. Congolese miners have expressed fear for the future of their children as […]
Australia’s Victoria government has unveiled a new policy concerning future uses of brown coal, which it intends to use to drive investment, create jobs and balance environmental needs in forthcoming mining projects. Th e policy […]
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