Category: Mining

Zamfara lead poison: Certificate of safety yet to be issued

The recent visit of the National Good Governance Tour to the lead poison ravaged areas of Zamfara state should have come to the people with joy. Quoting consultants, UMARU MARADUN writes that a certificate of safety is yet to be issued, suggesting that it is not yet Uhuru for the people of Zamfara Prior to [...]

95 missing after Darfur mine pit collapse

A total of 95 people are said to be missing three days after the collapse of a gold mine pit in North Darfur. Sources say rescue workers have not yet reached the Jebel ‘Amer mine, which the local commissioner attributes to the poor security situation in the region. Jebel ‘Amer, in Al Sareif Beni Hussein [...]

FG mulls new measures to curb illegal mining

Federal government plans to introduce new measures that would tighten the regulatory frameworks on mining with a view to curbing the activities of illegal miners in the country. Permanent secretary, ministry of mines and steel development, Mr. Linus Awute, who disclosed this on Friday said what has been promoting illegal mining is the granting of [...]

W/Bank lauds Nigeria’s application of $120m mining credit

The World Bank has declared as satisfactory the implementation of about $120 million Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project for the revitalisation of Nigeria’s minerals and metal sector, adding that the rejuvenation of mining into a tangible economic activity in Nigeria largely lies in the hands of small scale and artisinal miners, whose total number, [...]

Solid minerals to the rescue

The Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) is set to give funding support to investors who are willing to develop ferrous and non-ferrous metals, stones and gems and energy minerals in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Francis Adinoyi Kadiri reports Solid minerals are found in every nook and cranny of Nigeria’s territories. The potentialities of these solid [...]

‘Develop groundwater to stop saltwater intrusion’

In an interface organised by the Council of Mining and Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG), Geologists, hydrologists, hydro geologists, metallurgists, mining engineers, mineral processing engineers, water well drillers and other stakeholders in the mining sector, called for the development of groundwater as a solution to the problem of saltwater intrusion in coastal areas. FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI [...]

Footnotes from FG inspection of mine sites

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has intensified routine inspection of quarries and mining sites of operators across the country beginning with those in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI reports. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Musa Sada, said that the field trip is to enforce regulations by going [...]

A cross-section of representatives of explosives manufacturers during a stakeholders’ consultative forum organised by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in Abuja, recently 									       Photo: Francis Kadiri

Only certified companies should handle explosives – Minister

As a result concerns arising from the extensive use of explosives by hoodlums in the lingering nationwide insecurity, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development recently convened a stakeholders’ consultative forum with manufacturers, dealers, importers and exporters, on the control of commercial explosives aimed at forestalling lapses in the importation, transportation, storage, sale and use [...]

From left: President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Sani; Secretary of the board of Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Alhaji Shehu Ahmed Mahe; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Linus Awute;  Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Musa Mohammed Sada; Chairman of the SMDF, Mr. Linus Adie, and other members of the board of SMDF during the inauguration of the board in Abuja recently

SMDF: Solution to mining finance problems

The development of the Nigerian solid minerals sector had been hampered by paucity of funds, as banks and other lending institutions make it impossible for investors to access funds for mining activities. In response to this, the federal government has partnered with some international institutions to found the Solid Minerals Development Fund. FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI [...]

Mr. Akinola George

Expunge bitumen, tarsand from PIB – George

Mr. Akinola George is the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS). In this interview with FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI, he warns against the removal of the jurisdiction over bitumen and tarsand from the ministry of mines and steel development (MMSD). There are ongoing reforms in the solid mineral sector. What are the goals [...]