Category: Mining
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๐ฑ๐ท Overnight Gold Rush Stuns Nimba County: Blessing, Mystery, or Omen for West Africa?
Gold Rush in Nimba! Overnight Discovery Sends Hundreds Scrambling for Fortune Nimba County, Liberia โ A wave of excitement and bewilderment has swept through Nimba County after reports emerged that a significant gold deposit appeared literally overnight. What began as a rumor at dawn has quickly turned into a full-scale rush, with villagers โ young…
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๐ณ๐ฌ “Digging Under Our Homesโ: Backyard Tin And Columbite Mining Sweeps Central Nigeria
Families across central Nigeria are literally turning their compounds into small mine sites, digging narrow shafts in their backyards to search for tin, columbite and related minerals that once powered the countryโs early mining boom. Where this is happening The new wave of backyard mining is most visible in Plateau State, particularly around the Jos…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia’s Concession Dilemma: A Boon for Corporations or a Path to National Prosperity?
Liberia stands at a pivotal crossroads. As one of the world’s ten poorest nations yet endowed with vast natural resources, the West African country has long relied on concession agreements with foreign corporations to spur economic development. These deals, particularly in mining and agriculture, promise significant foreign investment, job creation, and infrastructure development. However, they…
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๐ธ๐ฆ The Future Minerals Forum 2026 Sets Record as Global Mining Leaders Converge to Drive Real Action
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is gearing up for what promises to be the most impactful edition yet of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), with over 20,000 participants already registered โ marking a record-breaking turnout in the eventโs history. This milestone underscores the growing global interest in advancing dialogue around critical minerals into concrete, actionable…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia: ArcelorMittal Remains Liberia’s Largest Revenue Contributor Nearly Two Decades Running
New financial disclosures highlight ArcelorMittal Liberia’s position as the country’s largest and most consistent revenue contributor, with payments to the Government of Liberia now exceeding nearly half a million since the company began operations nearly two decades ago. According to data read by this paper this payment has repeatedly been made through royalties, taxes, and…
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๐ฑ๐ท How Much Revenue Liberia Has Lost Under AMLโs Monopoly
Liberia may finally be in a position to reclaim what policy analysts are calling โthe years that the locusts have eaten,โ as new economic data reveals the staggering scale of revenue the country has lost under ArcelorMittal Liberiaโs near-exclusive control of the YekepaโBuchanan railway. With President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. having returned the companyโs Third…
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๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana Reportedly Seizes Mining Equipment in Crackdown on Illegal Forest Operations
A joint task force in Ghana has confiscated seven excavators and 18 water pumps during a raid on illegal mining operations in the environmentally sensitive Neung South Forest Reserve, local media reported. The operation is reportedly part of ongoing efforts to combat “galamsey” (illegal small-scale mining) that has devastated forest reserves and polluted rivers. The…
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๐ฒ๐ฟ In Mozambique, a group of illegal miners killed two police officers guarding a ruby mine.
“A group of about 40 illegal miners came to the gates of the Montepuez Ruby Mining. They attacked Mozambican police officers at the gates and killed two,” said a statement from the British mining company Gemfields, which owns the site. The company reported that the attack is related to a clash between district immigration authorities…
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๐ฌ๐ญAsante plans to spend $6.4 million on gold exploration at Chirano and Bibiani mines in Ghana
Asante Gold is investing more than 9 million Canadian dollars in gold exploration at the Chirano and Bibiani mines in Ghana. CEO Dave Anthony noted that these funds will accelerate exploration work and support long-term planning. At Chirano, 15,000 meters of drilling are planned by the end of 2025 to assess resources and search for…
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๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea plans to engage foreign company for geological exploration
The government of Equatorial Guinea has decided to expand studies of the countryโs subsoil to obtain accurate data on its mineral resources with the assistance of a foreign company. This was reported by the AhoraEG portal following a meeting chaired by Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue in the city of Ciudad de la Paz. It…
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