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The Court of Appeal has suspended a decision dismissing a petition by salt processing firms challenging the government’s move to place the companies under the mining regulations.

The Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa has insisted that despite some gold exporters dragging the Government to court in protest of the gold tax, the exporters will have to pay the tax as paid by Parliament. Kiwanuka’s remarks on Tuesday were in response to a concern raised by Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga who tasked the

          Miles of Tunnels by Samantha Tisdel Wright A Brief History of the Idarado Mine The history of the Idarado Mine is as long the tunnels and as rich as the ore veins that riddle its guts. Its stories are stoked by volcanic tantrums, and sculpted by the winds of history that blew Americans across the West.

Enugu state in south-east Nigeria still sits on some of the richest coal deposits in the country, almost two decades since the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) ended mining operations in the state.

The World Bank has asked Kenya to drop the requirement for mining firms in Kenya to cede at least 35 percent stake to locals.

Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili is an economic policy expert and senior economic adviser of the Africa Economic Development...

The Governor of South Australia has issued a proclamation, preventing future mining applications at the Bird in Hand gold project.

Increased protections for public lands, more investments in public lands and the agencies that manage them, and reforming regulations that pertain to mining and energy development on public lands are among the strategies an advocacy group for outdoor recreation wants to see the country follow.

In less than 25 days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari's government, Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel has inaugurated the first

In a move aimed at boosting the countrys mineral and mining sector, the Nigerian government has inaugurated the first-ever gemstone market. | Pulse Nigeria