Tag: Miners
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FG orders illegal miners out of Zamfara
The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately vacate all mining sites in Zamfara following the confirmation of an outbreak of lead poisoning in Bungudu Local Government Area. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Tuesday in…
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Six trapped miners rescued in Taiwan earthquake
A group of miners were on Thursday rescued after being trapped in the major earthquake that rocked the Asian country of Taiwan. The authorities made the news public on Thursday morning after the men were brought out of the disaster area by helicopter
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Osun community appeals to government over minning activities
Awolumate Zone 3 Community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has raised concern over the activities of some expatriate miners, alleged to be Chinese. They appealed to security agencies and the state government to come to their aid. A large portion of land close to residential buildings had been dug out by miners, in the affected community, putting over…
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Remains of New Zealand miners found 11 years after explosion
New Zealand police on Wednesday announced they have discovered the remains of at least two men who died in the Pike River mine explosions more than a decade ago. A series of explosions from Nov. 19, 2010, at an underground mine near Greymouth, in the West Coast region of the country’s South Island, killed 29…
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Scores of miners feared killed as site collapses in Benue
There’s palpable fear that miners have been killed after a mineral deposit popularly known as Tojir Mine collapsed at Duejime area, near Anyiin of Logo Local
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Police rescue two Chinese miners kidnapped in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday said two Chinese miners kidnapped at a gold mining site at Okepa/Itikan Village, Ifewara, Atakunmosa-West Local Government Area on Monday had been rescued. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the kidnapped persons were rescued at about 9pm on Wednesday. Opalola said: “The Police Command in…
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No-fly zone: We have no links with bandits, miners begs FG
National President, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Kabir Kankara, has revealed that miners do not have any links with bandits. “To the best of my knowledge, our members have no connection with bandits, we are in line with any measure proffered by the Federal Government to forestall insecurity in Zamfara,” he told the newsmen on…
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COVID-19: Association orders closure of mining sites
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Monday, in Abuja, directed that all mining operations in the country be closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic, until the situation improves. The association gave the directive in a statement, saying that this had become necessary because the country’s mining sites are not in tandem with social…
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Mining pond collapses on miners in Plateau, four feared dead
Four miners were instantly killed on Wednesday in Funga village of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau when a mining pond collapsed on them. The reports that the victims were said to have come from Wase, Kanam and Qua-an pan local government areas of the state. They are: Usman Abdullahi (33), Abdullahi Alhaji -Eggi (29),…
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One dead, others missing as police, suspected illegal miners clash in Taraba
The Police Command in Taraba says at least one person has died and six others injured during a clash between illegal miners and policemen in Mayo-Sina, near Nguroje, Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba. The command’s Spokesman, ASP David Misal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that one policeman also got missing…