Kinshasha — Trafigura on Monday agreed a five-year cobalt supply deal with Congo’s state buyer under which the commodities trader will finance the creation of controlled artisanal mini... Read more
News wire — From January to June 2020, the electric power sector consumed 184.8 million short t of coal, 30% less than during the same period in 2019, according to World Coal. After se... Read more
Lagos – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has adduced reasons why the states cannot control solid minerals in their domain, saying such would amount to selfis... Read more
Abuja — The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, has lamented the neglect of the mining sector in the country over the years. The, minister, w... Read more
Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — The Rivers State Government has denied the reports that Governor Nyesom Wike was unhappy with the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to buy N5... Read more
Johannesburg — South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) threatened on Friday to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach w... Read more
Warsaw — Polish coal unions on Friday agreed with the government on a gradual closure of coal mines, with the last mines to shut in 2049, the union and government representatives said,... Read more
*As Gov. Ayade seeks review of Solid Minerals Act Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — The Federal Government has announced that Cross River State has over 33 solid minerals including barit... Read more
Lagos — Global mining deal value, suffering from an unanticipated shock from the COVID-19 pandemic, fell by over US$18bn when compared to the first half of 2019 to US$46.6bn in the fir... Read more
Freetown — Sierra Leoneans living next to the country’s largest diamond mine are taking their government to West Africa’s regional court for failing to protect them from alleged enviro... Read more
