Barrick Gold and Rio Tinto Seek to invest in Nigeria’s Mining Industry
|

Barrick Gold and Rio Tinto Seek to invest in Nigeria’s Mining Industry

Globally recognised mining companies, Barrick Gold Corp. and Rio Tinto Group have expressed interest in Nigeria’s largely untapped mining sector. This was recently disclosed by Nigeria’s Minister for Mines and Steels Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, at a mining conference in  Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. According to Adegbite, Nigeria is hoping investors will follow the example…

Nigeria set to launch made in Nigeria barite in October – Adegbite
|

Nigeria set to launch made in Nigeria barite in October – Adegbite

– Launch will save Nigeria’s oil industry $300m on importation Daniel Terungwa The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, has disclosed the launch of made in Nigeria barite for the oil industry. Adegbite who made this known recently during a press conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, explained that the launch…

Discoveries could spur bolder Nigerian mining industry plans – Minister
|

Discoveries could spur bolder Nigerian mining industry plans – Minister

Nigeria’s ambitious plans to expand its non-fuel minerals sector are becoming more deeply meshed with the country’s strategic industry development agenda, minister of state Abubakar Bawa Bwari has told Mining Journal, as the Muhammadu Buhari government tries to build real longterm prosperity and jobs for the massive youth element of a population that could be…