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Earth Treasures: Tsavorite
By Chisom Ibemere
Tsavorite belongs to the garnet group which is a calcium aluminium garnet. It is basically…
Earth Treasures: Tugtupite
By Chisom Ibemere
Tugtupite is one of the newly discovered gemstone. It is a sodium aluminium beryllium…
Why Nigeria rejected Telsa’s bid to mine raw lithium – Adegbite
The Federal Government rejected Tesla’s offer to purchase raw lithium from the country because it is no longer…
Earth Treasures: Malachite
By Chisom Ibemere
Malachite is basically a mineral that contains copper carbonate. It is known for its…
Earth Treasures: Lolite
By Chisom Ibemere
Lolite gemstone is a variety of the mineral, Cordierite. It is a Magnessium Iron Aluminum…
Why FG hasn’t stopped the illegal mining – Minister
By Yemi Olakitan
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, on Tuesday said the country's…
Risk reduction essential to growth of mining sector– Minister
By Yemi OlakitanMinister of Mining and Steel Development, Lekan Adegbite, has stressed the necessity of de-risking…
Earth Treasures: Cuprite
By Chisom Ibemere
Cuprite is a minor ore of copper which is made up of copper (1) oxide. It is a …
Earth Treasures: Cerussite
By Chisom Ibemere
Cerussite is an important ore of lead which comprises of lead carbonate. The word is derived…
Earth Treasures: Epidote
By Chisom Ibemere
Epidote belongs to a group of Calcium aluminium Iron sorosilicate mineral. They may be…
