Nigeria to set up solid minerals corporation to attract investment

2023.9.3  Nigeria wants mining to play a much bigger role in its economy by expanding its mineral extraction sector to diversify away from an overreliance on oil exploration. Alake did not give a timeframe ...

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projects that will enable artisans acquire equipment and technologies for the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources, undertake mutually beneficial public-private

Mining industry of Nigeria - Wikipedia

The mining of minerals in Nigeria accounts for only 0.3% of its gross domestic product, due to the influence of its vast oil resources. The domestic mining industry is underdeveloped, leading to Nigeria having to import minerals that it could produce domestically, such as salt or iron ore. The rights to ownership of mineral resources is held by the Federal Government of Nigeria, which grant

Nigeria to require mining firms to invest in domestic processing ...

2023.10.17  ABUJA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria is toughening up licensing rules for foreign mining companies to push them to boost processing and refining of metals like

Thor Explorations Announces Formation Of Nigeria

2023.5.31  About Thor. Thor Explorations Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties located in Nigeria, Senegal and

Nigeria's oil regulator considers revoking unused exploration leases

2023.12.4  LAGOS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Nigeria's oil regulator is considering revoking unused oil exploration leases that companies were granted but have not been able to

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Nigerian’s mining sector can be categorized according to the key activities in the sector as follows: exploration and mining (upstream), processing and beneficiation (mid-

Wildsky Resources Inc. Announces Purchase and Sale Agreement

2019.12.5  Wildsky Resources Inc. Announces Purchase and Sale Agreement to Acquire Niobium-tantalum and Gold Exploration Licenses in Nigeria - Junior Mining

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However, the Nigerian mining sector (“the Sector”) only contributed a meager 0.3% to Nigeria’s GDP in Q3 of 20222, although higher than the GDP contribution recorded in

Nigeria welcomes more investment in mining industry: official

2021.7.20  LAGOS, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria is welcoming greater foreign investment in its mining industry to help it thrive, Minister of Mines and Steel

A thumbnail guide to oil exploration and production in Nigeria

2021.5.29  OPLs: US$100 per square mile; and. OMLs: US$200 per square kilometre for the first 10 years then $150 per square kilometre for the rest of the duration of the OML. Bonuses. Signature bonuses and ...

THE PROCEDURE AND COST FOR OBTAINING

COST OF MINING LICENSE. The cost of mining license that can be charged by any professional handling such process depends on the nature of work to be done in the course of it. The official cost for the Possess or

Examination of some Legislations Referencing Acquisition of

interested in oil exploration, prospecting and mining in Nigeria. Such right was granted to Shell D’Arcy in 1937. In 1962 the Shell license was reviewed so as to grant licences to other multinational companies.. However, Shell retained about 15,000 square miles. Oil exploration in Nigeria commenced in commercial quantity in 1958 (Nelson 2015).

A study of the challenges of gemstones artisanal and small-scale mining ...

2018.4.30  With over 44 different types of minerals, the mining sector is of great importance to the economic development of Nigeria. Despite the fact that the industry has the most significant propensity to ...

Mines minister seeks funding to drive exploration

2021.10.17  The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, is seeking more funding to drive exploration activities in the Nigerian mining sector to de-risk the sector. Sunday, 3rd December 2023

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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

How To Start Mining in Nigeria: Licence Requirements

Requirements For Obtaining Mining License in Nigeria. There are a few requirements that must be met before a firm or individual can be granted a mining license in Nigeria. The following are the basic and essential prerequisites you need to have to proceed with the process: The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

Research and postgraduate training in mineral exploration: Nigeria ...

This information was prepared principally for the benefit of the leading organizations in Nigeria related to Earth Science such as the Geological Survey, the Steel Corporation of Nigeria, the Nigerian Mining Corgoration and the Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria. success of this ooeration is attested by the sharp,increase in enrolment in the 1980/81

Nigerian Mining Sector Brief 1 Nigerian Mining Sector Brief

1erview of the Nigerian Mining Sector Ov 05 2 Mineral Endowment 08. 2.1 Coal 08 2.2umen Bit 09 2.3 Limestone 09 2.4 Iron-Ore 09 2.5arites B 09 2.6ead-Zinc L ... 4.2 Exploration Licence 15 4.3 Small Scale Mining Lease 15

legal regime for assignment of interests in Nigeria’s upstream ...

2022.1.20  1. INTRODUCTION. In 2012 the Federal High Court, Lagos Division pronounced judgment in the case of Moni Pulo Limited vs Brass Exploration Unlimited and Ors 1 regarding the assignment of interests in the upstream petroleum industry, that fundamentally changed the legal regime for the transfer of assets in the upstream

FG revokes 5,793 mining licences in six years, operators blame insecurity

2021.9.30  Mining activities in Nigeria has been badly affected by both the banditry, the insecurity and the kidnapping prevalent in the country. The COVID-19 pandemic is also a militating factor.

NIGERIAN MINERALS AND MINING ACT - Food and Agriculture

NIGERIAN MINERALS AND MINING ACT . An Act to repeal the Minerals and Mining Act, No. 34 of 1999 and re-enact the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 for the purposes of regulating all aspects of the exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in Nigeria; and for related purposes. [2007 No. 50.] [29. th March, 2007] [Commencement.]

Nigeria's NNPC sets agreements with Total, CNOOC

2023.5.25  Follow. LAGOS, May 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state-owned oil company NNPC Ltd said on Thursday it had renewed a production sharing contract with Total, China National Offshore Oil Corp and others ...

Niger Delta communities in ‘great danger’ as month-old oil spill ...

2021.12.6  Crude oil from a blowout has been pouring into creeks in the Niger Delta since Nov. 5, with the well’s owner, Nigerian energy firm Aiteo, unable to contain the spill and specialists called in to ...

ACQUISITION OF OIL RIGHTS UNDER NIGERIAN LAW By Ehiwe O.

2018.8.10  Minister of Petroleum Resources and provided for under Section 44 (3) Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Cap C23, LFN 2004. In the above case, the plaintiff was granted an oil bloc ...

ExxonMobil Investigated over Questionable Oil Deal in Nigeria

2016.6.24  ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, is under investigation over a multi-billion oil deal known as the “Crown Jewels” that it made in Nigeria in 2009, according to ...

Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act: Addressing old problems,

2021.11.24  Earlier this year Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, bringing to a close a 20-year effort to reform Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, with the aim of ...

Aurelia Mining to Invest $100m in Gold Mining – Nigerian

2021.7.24  He said Nigeria’s delegation had showcased Nigerian minerals at different mining fora in Canada, London and South Africa to encourage and woo investors to Nigeria. He said: “We are encouraging foreign companies to come to Nigeria and invest in mining because the Federal Government has done lots of exploration on gold and

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Mining In Ghana - Mining - Ghana - Mondaq

2020.6.29  The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 ("the Act") was passed into law on March 16, 2007 to repeal the Minerals and Mining Act, No. 34 of 1999 for the purposes of regulating the exploration and exploitation of solid materials in Nigeria. Ghana has overtaken South Africa to become the largest gold producer and exporter in Africa.

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