Minister

Arch. Musa Mohammed Sada

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Federal Ministry of Ministry of Mines and Steel Development

Table of Content

• Introduction• Key Achievements

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Key Achievements

• New Mineral and Mining Regulations (2011) as guidance on the Mineral and Mining Act 2007; and to ensure orderly development of the sector• Generation of Geosciences Data, including 2 databases, 51

geological maps; prepared and analysed 5,900 rock samples.• Completed Airborne Magnetic survey of the entire country; and

completed airborne radiometric survey of relevant areas.• Established the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) as an autonomous

agency responsible for Mineral title administration and management, in line with international best practices.

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• Computerised the processes and procedures for granting and issuing mineral titles.• Issued 2,476 active mineral titles in the period under review,

compared to 666 issued in the preceding corresponding period.• Transparency of title issuance (first come first served/use it or

lose it basis), thereby recording an increase in number of investors in the sector• Registered 350 Artisanal Mining cooperatives, bringing the

national total to 600.

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Key Achievements

• 350,000 jobs created from the activities of new ASM Operators as well as new cement plants that require additional limestone, gypsum, shale and clay etc as raw material.• Established the National Dimension Stone Material Testing

Laboratory in Kaduna• Established a Mines Environmental Analytical Laboratory in Abuja• Reclaimed a high risk, critical abandoned mine site in Barikin

Ladi, Plateau State.• Environmental audit review and monitoring of 35 mine sites

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• Over 250 compliance monitoring in all 36 states and the FCT

• Environmental Impact Assessment of potentially harmful (heavy metals) substances in ASM mining areas

• Sensitized, controlled and monitored lead poisoning in affected locations in Zamfara State, preventing further contamination

• Commenced programme of supporting private steel production outfits, thereby raising production of steel and other metals to over 1million tonnes during the period under review

• Recorded an increase in Mineral production by the Sector, some of the impact of this can be as witnessed in the increase in cement ceramics stone aggregate and other metal and industrial products

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Key Achievements