Illegal mining
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Well collapses, killing 2 miners in C/River

From Our Correspondent Two illegal miners have died after the well they dug for mining activity collapsed on them at Buya community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. The state Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Effiom-Ekaha Otu, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Otu added that three other persons sustained injuries, describing the incident […]

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AKSG seals illegal mining coy

The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off a Chinese mining firm, Ruitai Mining Company, for failing to produce an operation licence. State’s Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Chief Uno Eno, announced the closure at a news briefing in Uyo on Tuesday. Eno said the firm could not provide authorisation documents for mining titanium […]

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