COMEG
The Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) is the regulatory body for all professionals and firms in the Geosciences, Mining Engineering and Metallurgy in the country. COMEG was established through ACT No. 40 of 1990 and was inaugurated on 12th September, 2000. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria performed ...
Nigerian Mining Sector Brief
Based on the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for Q4 2023, published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total contribution of the Mining sector (i.e., coal mining, metal ores and quarrying and other minerals) to the 2023 GDP is about 0.77%.
Nigeria: Niger Mining Pit Collapse
More than three weeks after a mining pit collapsed in Galkogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, over 30 miners have remained trapped, victims' families and residents said.
Nigerian Mining
Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office Calls for Sector Reforms as 7,000 Licences Yield Less Than 1,000 Active Mines. The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) has reported issuing approximately 7,000… Aisha Mohammed; November 14, …
Ministry of Solid Minerals Development – On the Road to Shared Mining
NIGERIA MINING WEEK 2024: CHARTING A COURSE FOR ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MINING PRACTICES. Admin. 14.11.2024. 0. Press Release. MSMD CHAMPIONS A NEW ERA OF SUSTAINABLE MINING FOR NIGERIA'S FUTURE. Admin. 08.11.2024. 0. Explore Our Agencies. Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists …
Mining Site Collapse Kill 13 In Plateau State
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mining site lies at the boundaries of Bassa, Jos South, and Jos North LGAs. The Chairman noted that seven of the deceased were from Bassa LGA. He extended his condolences to the affected families and called for increased safety measures at mining sites to prevent future tragedies.
Mining Resource Corridor development in Nigeria: critical
As a result, Nigeria is seeking to explore other economic potentials, such as developing a Mining Resource Corridor (MRC) to reduce poverty and assist the country's sustained growth and development.
Nigeria to launch lithium, rare earth processing plants
Turning to artisanal and small-scale mining, Mr Alake highlighted its significance as a source of income for many Nigerians. The minister explained that efforts are underway to …
Nigeria Mining Week
Hosted by Ministry of Solid Mineral Development of Nigeria, organised by Miners Association of Nigeria, in partnership with PwC Nigeria and VUKA Group, Nigeria Mining Week is the premier event dedicated to the mining sector, providing a platform for industry professionals, government officials, and key stakeholders to come together, share insights, and explore business …
Nigerian Mining – Progress, but still a long way to go
Globally, the mining industry is experiencing a boom as there is an increase in the need of critical minerals and new mining technologies, the Nigerian Mining is not left out in this change, this document highlights the progress made and the steps to achieving the growth needed.
Nigeria, France sign MOU to remediate 2000 mining pits
Read also: FG unveils ambitious plans to transform Nigeria into mining powerhouse. A key component of the MOU is the promotion of sustainable mining activities by executing projects and programmes that reduce the environmental impact of mining on carbon emissions, water consumption, and climate change, the statement noted.
(PDF) Addressing the Socio-Economic and Community Issues in Mining
In the past two decades, the Federal Government of Nigeria has made concerted efforts to revitalise and grow Nigeria's mining sector to diversify its sources of revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
2024 Mid-Year Report On The Nigeria Mining Sector
INTRODUCTION. In our maiden edition, we discussed the major challenges that plague the Mining Sector, juxtaposing them with some initiatives by the Federal Government targeted at addressing a few of these challenges and evaluating how effective they have been through the years.In this Mid-year edition, we seek to revisit the Mining Roadmap of 2016, …
Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale …
About 100 million people – workers and their families - depend on artisanal mining compared to about 7 million people worldwide in industrial mining (World Bank, 2013). Nigeria has over 40 different types of minerals spread across the country. ... information on the number and types of licences in the state was obtained from the Nigeria ...
Nigeria
Nigeria's mining sector is diverse in mineral resources including high value commodities. ASM accounts for over 90% of solid minerals mining in the country and is a vital livelihood for thousands of people across Nigeria (GUES 2011, 11).Estimates of direct employment provided by the sector vary from 400,000 (AMDC 2017; Oramah et al. 2015) to 500,000 people (Azubike …
Nigeria's Mining and Metal Sector
The inception of organised mining activity in Nigeria • Mining activities began in 1902 • The earliest recorded mineral mined was tin ore Mineral impact on Nigerian Economy • Mining was a significant driver of industrialisation and development in Nigeria • Coal mining gave birth to the railway industry
Reports | National Bureau of Statistics
The Mining and Quarrying sector is crucial to growth in Nigeria considering the potential to export mineral resources to the rest of the world and the drive for diversification. Essentially, Nigeria …
Mining reforms in Nigeria to drive sector growth
Nigeria's mining sector is entering a new phase following the Covid-19 pandemic, with greater government support and a growing role as an important generator of export earnings amid post-pandemic economic recovery. Many of Nigeria's mineral resources remain unexploited, with considerable potential in gold, precious and semi-precious stones, gemstones, iron ore, …
Mining firm's negligence sends Niger youths to early grave
African Minerals and Logistics Limited is a Nigerian mining company involved in operations across various parts of the country, including Niger State. ... "The state government has approved N50 million as a relief for the families of victims of the collapsed mining pit in the Shiroro Local Government Area. We have also set up a 13-man ...
Floral Distribution of a Sub-Bituminous Coal …
The study revealed a degraded vegetation type and recorded a total of 60 species, 53 genera and 27 families. Both the IZ and CZ shared 26.67% species similarity, while 36.67% are were unique to ...
MINING INDUSTRY
The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act (2007), with globally competitive sector incentives has been in place since 2007, however, the sector's growth and contributions to GDP have remained less than ideal, accounting for only about N400 billion in GDP (about 0.33%) in 2015.
Families in Nigeria: Understanding Their Diversity, …
Many marriages and by extension families in Nigeria and Ghana are unstable because of misunderstanding around intimacy style preference. The study investigated sexual intimacy style preference of married adults in West Africa, …
Leverage PPP as catalyst to unlock Nigeria's mining …
The chief financial officer of Thor Explorations Limited (SROL's parent company), Chris Omo-Osagie, has called on the federal government (FG) to leverage and deepen public-private partnership (PPP) as a catalyst to unlock the country's mining potential.. He underscored the importance of establishing the necessary infrastructure and expressed his belief that …
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Welcome to the Integrated Automation and Interactive Solid Minerals Portal (IAISMP), the GO-TO portal for real time information on Mining Sector in Nigeria. Office:No. 2, Luanda Crescent, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, F.C.T., Nigeria. Call Us: +234 9 523 9064
Nigerian Mining Sector Brief
1 Based on the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for Q4 2023, published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total contribution of the Mining sector (i.e., coal mining, metal ores and quarrying and other minerals) to the 2023 …
Meet over 20 wealthy families in Nigeria
Nigeria is home to numerous families whose wealth has been built over generations, spanning various industries such as banking, telecommunications, oil, and …
(PDF) Title: An Examination of Modern Slavery in the Mining …
This paper investigates issues surrounding the continuity of Modern-Day Slavery (MDS) in Nigeria's mining sector, critically focusing on its prevalence, influencing elements, and implications.
Nigerian Mining Sector Watch
According to the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Nigeria's lithium is acclaimed to be of high grade given it's lithium oxide content which ranges from 1 percent up to 13 percent, whereas the global standard for Lithium exploration and mining starts from 0.4 percent lithium oxide content. Indeed, Lithium exploration and processing has a rich
THE NIGERIAN MINING SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW
The Nigeria Mining Corporation which was hitherto owned by the Federal government had about 21 subsidiaries, 22 Associated Companies( Out of which 4 are in foreign holdings: Niger Uranium(30%); Guinea Uranium(25%); Guinea Bauxite(13%); Niger Phosphate(10%)) and over 60 Mining Titles that have been slated for privatisation. The following ...
Nigerian Mining Sector Brief
Energizing the Nigerian Mining Sector and Placing Nigeria on the Global Mining Map Legal and Regulatory Framework Types of Mineral Titles and Licences 2.1 Coal 9 2.2 Bitumen 10 2.3 Limestone 10 2.4 Iron-Ore 10 2.5 Barites 11 2.6 Lead-Zinc 11 2.7 Gold 11 2.8 Other Emerging Strategic Minerals 12 5.1 Taxes, Royalties and Fees 20 5.2 Fiscal ...