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1. Minister
Arch. Musa Mohammed Sada
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Federal Ministry of Ministry of Mines and
Steel Development

2. Table of Content
• Introduction
• Key Achievements
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3. 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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4. • 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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5. • 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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6. • 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