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Nigeria’s $400M Rare Earth Processing Facility Transforms African Mining...
15 Dec, 2025 08:04
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Nigeria is pursuing a novel, processing-led strategy for critical minerals, inverting the traditional mining model by building a rare earth separation plant before large-scale mining operations. This $400 million facility leverages the country's petroleum refining expertise to capture higher value in the supply chain, aiming for faster market entry and reduced risk by processing feedstock from multiple sources. The economic viability hinges on efficiently extracting high-value elements like neodymium, which make up a small fraction of the output but the majority of the revenue, while profitably managing more abundant, lower-value co-products....
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Two of Saudi’s biggest mining firms seal landmark deal to swap licences; set to create 47,000 jobs...
12 Dec, 2025 09:10
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Mali to pay $554 million to clear local company arrears after back payment from miners...
12 Dec, 2025 08:54
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South Africa's informal miners fight for their future in coal's twilight...
12 Dec, 2025 08:44
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Nigeria Firm faults Northern govs’ proposed suspension of mining activities...
12 Dec, 2025 08:38
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Ghana bans mining in forest reserves to curb environmental damage...
12 Dec, 2025 08:14
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Improving asset performance for more resilient mining operations...
12 Dec, 2025 08:07
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Gulf Mining gets rights for concession area 11-C in Oman's Al Buraimi...
11 Dec, 2025 12:12
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AfDB approves $10m loan to support Hyphen's Namibian green ammonia project...
11 Dec, 2025 10:36
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