FG proposes N2.3trn to boost mining, other sectors ahead of Covid-19 pandemic

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olalekan Adegbite, is worried about the drop in mining applications in the country.

As the UN COP25 climate change conference opens in Madrid, we focus on the issue of deforestation. The Amazon rainforest - a major climate regulator - is under immense strain from logging, mining and farming activities. We take you to France's part of the Amazon, in French Guiana. Gold mining - by big companies and small extractors but also thousands of illegal miners - is accused of playing a role in destroying the forest there. Our colleagues from France 2 report, with FRANCE 24's Malcolm Surer.

After Sierra Leone's biggest iron ore mine abruptly closed, the residents of Lunsar have struggled to make a living and fear their home is becoming a ghost town.

Uganda's Karamoja region is rich in natural resources. With better security, major mining conglomerates have come in and the labor union, Karamoja Miners Association, ensures they do not grab lands.

Russia's Norilsk Nickel has admitted that fluid waste was pumped into the tundra, one month after a subsidiary polluted Arctic waterways with diesel. This time, it said workers had been suspended for "violating" rules.

FG proposes N2.3trn to boost mining, other sectors ahead of Covid-19 pandemic

FG determined to revive National Iron Ore Mining Company

After two days of searching, rescue teams recover the first bodies of gold diggers missing since the accident that struck their artisanal gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday.

Buhari declares Zamfara 'No Fly Zone', bans all mining activities

The illegal activity has caused major environmental damage in Colombia, one of the world's most biodiverse countries. Officials say the spike in mining is also deeply concerning "because it has ties to organized crime."

A new report calls DR Congo's $6 billion deal with China on mining resources 'unconscionable', saying few of the promised benefits have materialised, and that may bolster the country's bid to revise the terms of the contract.

Ghana is the largest gold producer in Africa. Its extraction poses serious threats to the environment, but one organization is training small-scale miners to engage in safer, eco-friendly mining methods.