Environmental Sustainability in Nigerian Mining: The Bill We Cannot Keep Deferring
There is a hard lesson buried in Nigeria’s economic history, and I have watched our mining sector edge toward repeating it for most of my twenty-four years in this trade. The lesson comes from the Niger Delta. We were promised that oil would bring nothing but prosperity, and instead, decades of spills, gas flaring, and…
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Mechanization of Artisanal Mining in Nigeria: The Pickaxe and the Promise
If you have ever stood at the edge of an artisanal mining pit in Plateau or Nasarawa, as I have done more times than I can count over my twenty-four years in this trade, you will have seen the same scene that has played out across Nigeria for the better part of a century. Men…
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Nigeria’s Position in the Global Battery Minerals Market: Reading the Map From the Inside
There is a particular kind of conversation I have learned to recognise after twenty-four years in this trade. It usually begins with an international buyer or analyst who has just discovered that Nigeria sits on serious deposits of the very minerals their industry is desperate for, and it almost always carries the same note of…
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Lithium Processing Opportunities in Nigeria: The Conversation I Keep Having
A few months ago, a buyer in Asia asked me a question I have heard in one form or another for most of my twenty-four years in this industry. “Kolawole,” he said, “why does Nigeria keep selling the ore and buying back the value?” It was not an accusation. It was the polite frustration of…
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How to Invest in the Nigerian Mining Sector
The Nigerian mining sector is rapidly emerging as one of the most attractive investment destinations in Africa. As the global economy increasingly focuses on critical minerals, battery minerals, rare earth elements, industrial minerals, and strategic raw materials, Nigeria is gaining recognition as a country with significant untapped mining potential. For decades, Nigeria’s economy was heavily…
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The Future of Electric Vehicle Minerals in Africa
The global transition toward clean energy and sustainable transportation is reshaping the world economy. At the center of this transformation is the electric vehicle (EV) revolution, which is driving unprecedented demand for battery minerals, rare earth elements, and strategic raw materials. As governments around the world accelerate efforts to reduce carbon emissions and promote renewable…
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Battery Minerals in Nigeria: Opportunities and Risks
The global transition toward clean energy is reshaping the mining industry at an unprecedented pace. As electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, energy storage technologies, and advanced electronics continue to expand worldwide, demand for battery minerals has surged to record levels. Countries endowed with critical mineral resources are increasingly becoming important players in the global energy…
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Heavy Mineral Sands Processing in Nigeria
Nigeria is one of Africa’s most mineral-rich nations, possessing vast deposits of industrial minerals, strategic minerals, and rare earth-bearing resources. While much attention has traditionally focused on commodities such as crude oil, gold, tin, and lithium, another segment of the mining industry is steadily gaining prominence: heavy mineral sands processing. Heavy mineral sands contain some…
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Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’s Rare Earth Sector
The global race for critical minerals is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. As nations seek secure supplies of raw materials required for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, advanced electronics, aerospace applications, and defense technologies, rare earth elements have emerged as some of the most strategically important minerals in the world. While countries such as China,…
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Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chains Explained
Introduction Rare Earth Elements (REEs) have become some of the most strategically important mineral resources in the modern global economy. These minerals are essential for: One of the most important applications of rare earth elements is: Permanent Magnet Manufacturing Rare earth permanent magnets are critical components within: As the world transitions toward: global demand for…
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