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Guest Columnist : Nigeria And The Quest For Solid Minerals Diversification
By Kingsley Chimobi
To posit that the Nigerian oil revenue is no longer self-sustaining is to sing an old…
FG moves to end exportation of raw minerals
Augustine Aminu
Federal Government has said it had begun the move to end the exportation of raw minerals in…
FELDSPAR
Location: Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi and Kwara.
ORIGIN AND OCCURANCE
Feldspars occur in all classes of…
SALT
Location: Abia, Akwaibom, Ebonyi, Crossriver, Plateau, Anambra, Benue, Imo, Katsina, Sokoto
As far back as 6050…
FG urge miners on proper registration for safe mining
By Bisola AdeyemoThe Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has advised miners on proper registration and…
URANIUM
Location: Akwaibom, Bayelsa, crossriver, plateau, bauchi, Taraba, Adamawa.
Uranium is a naturally-occurring…
Montage Afrique, Central African Republic sign mining deal
By Bisola AdeyemoMontage Afrique and the Central African Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
BITUMEN
Location : Ondo, Ogun, Lagos and Edo.
ORIGIN:
The history of bitumen, also known as asphalt dates started…
Firm promises to boost value of cocoa production in Nigeria
By Bisola Adeyemo with agency reports
The Outspan Nigeria Limited has promised to create and boost cocoa…
Miners call for Federal, State Governments’ collaboration to harness mining…
The Miners Association of Nigeria has called for collaboration between the Federal and State Governments toward…
