Category: Solid Minerals
Nigeria Mining Week marks 10th Anniversary with expanded industry forums and global focus
This anniversary edition offers a unique opportunity to celebrate progress while charting a path toward global competitiveness.
Alake orders seal-off of illegal gold mining site in FCT
The order comes shortly after a successful operation by mining marshals that led to the sealing of another illegal mining site around the District 2 Extension layout in Gwagwalada on August 16, 2025.
Kaduna launches Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant
Kaduna is rich in untapped resources, with over 70 identified solid minerals, including gold, tin, coltan, wolframite, titanium, and iron.
AFC backs Mota-Engil Africa with EUR 100M facility to boost Gold Mining in West Africa
The funding will support the acquisition of equipment, inventories, and site infrastructure for the execution of three new gold- mining contracts in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.
FG orders illegal miners out of Zamfara over lead poisoning
Mining operations in Zamfara have been suspended for the past six years, and as such, there should be no legitimate mining activity in the area.
Zamfara State Governor Lawal confirmed to address Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja
The theme of this year’s Nigeria Mining Week conference is “From the inside out: Building the mining sector to be the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy.”
Wärtsilä engines to ensure production reliability for Senegal gold mine
The mine is remotely located and has no connection to the grid.
Nigeria Mining Week holds November 18
“In the heart and soul of each and every passionate miner in Nigeria”
FG prosecutes 2 Chinese nationals, 5 others for illegal gold mining
The suspects caught in the act of illegally mining gold in a government reserved area, confessed during interrogation that they lacked the necessary licenses or authorisation to carry out their operations
AFC supports Africa’s largest Methanol Plant, transforming flared gas into valuable resources
The venture is led by Blackrose, a project development and investment firm, and co-developed with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, which are co-financing alongside AFC.