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Tinubu Accuses Foreigners of Illegal Gold Mining
By Yange Ikyaa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accused foreigners of illegally mining gold and other minerals in Nigeria, while fueling violent activities and other criminal undertakings in the country.
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Taraba State Arrests 3,500 Illegal Miners
By Yange Ikyaa
The Taraba Task Force on the Enforcement of the Ban on Illegal Mining and Deforestation has arrested 3,500 illegal miners in Bali Local Government Area of the State.
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Thor Exports Over 20,000 Tonnes of Gold from Nigerian
By Yange Ikyaa
Thor Explorations has reported gold production at its SegilolaGold Mine of 23,078 ounces during Q2 2023 at an average grade of 2.99 grammes per tonne of gold.
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Nigeria-Focused Lithium Company Acquires 600km2-Field for Exploration
By Yange Ikyaa
As part of its strategy of identifying high-value mineral resource opportunities and leveraging its first mover advantage in Nigeria, Thor Explorations Limited, through its fully-owned subsidiary, Newstar Minerals!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Thor Reduces Debt to $27.9mn in Q1 2023
Thor Explorations has announced an operational update for its Segilola Gold Mine, located in Osun State, Nigeria, and for the Company’s mineral exploration properties located in Nigeria, Senegal and Burkina Faso for the three months to!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria’s 44 Solid Minerals found in 500 Locations in Commercial Quantities
–By Danlami Nasir Isa
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, is blessed with 44 different types of mineral resources in commercial quantities, which are found in over 500 locations in the 36 states of the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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NIGERIA: Thor Explorations Produces Over 23,000 Ounces of Gold
By Yange Ikyaa
Thor Explorations Limited on Monday, July 11 announced an operational update for its Segilola Gold Mine located in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria for the three months of Q2 2022 up to June 30.
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Nigeria’s Mining Sector Set to Woo Investors
By Yange Ikyaa
Nigerian government has resolved to give the best of incentives that have never been found anywhere in the world to any interested and serious investors in the country’s mining sector.
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Nigeria’s 42bn-tonne Bitumen Reserves will Lower Cost of Road Construction ― Adegbite
By Yange Ikyaa
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that Nigeria will exploit its bitumen reserves, estimated at 42.74 billion metric tonnes, in order to help push down the cost of road!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Nigeria-Belgium Collaboration would Boost Solid Production, says Adegbite
By Yange Ikyaa
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has expressed optimism that the proposed collaboration between Nigeria and Belgium will help Nigeria to further galvanize its capacity for the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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