A University of Colorado Boulder-led research team has presented a way to make cement production carbon neutral – potentially even carbon negative – by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air with the help of microalgae. Global cement production accounts for approximately 7 per cent of annual greenhouse gas emissions, in
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The Director-General, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Dr Abdulrazaq Garba, has said that high-grade lithium discovered in Nigeria has been attracting foreign investors. He said this while briefing journalists on mineral exploration activities in Abuja. Lithium is a highly reactive metal that is used for making energy-dense rechargeable batteries for electronics, such as
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The Federal Government says its bitumen reserve of 42.74 billion metric tonnes will soon undergo concession to solve over- reliance on imported bitumen for domestic road construction. Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, made this known while briefing newsmen on the concession of delineated bitumen blocks on
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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said Nigeria has what it called “the mineral of the future” that can power electric cars and phones. Adegbite said this to international investors during one of the investors’ forums at the Mining Conference in Riyadh Saudi, according to a statement
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Despite a favourable geology with mineral resources spread across the country, stakeholders in the mining sector have advocated a favourable fiscal environment that will aid exploration and investment in the sector for improved contribution to the economy. They noted that worsening insecurity across mineral rich communities in the Northern region and
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The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with a Canadian tech start-up, Excir, with a view to introducing a new technology to the UK. This will allow the Mint to retrieve and recycle gold and other precious metals from e-waste. Each year, more than 50 million tonnes of e-waste is produced;
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Countries including Australia and Indonesia could lose billions of dollars if they continue to invest in new coal mines and exports as the world moves away from fossil fuels, researchers have found. An Imperial College London (ICL) team combined data on coal resources and demand in an economic model of trade
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The mineral has seen demand increase for its use in numerous battery technologies including laptops, electric vehicles (EVs), and grid storage. Innovate UK, a non-departmental public body working with the government has funded part of the necessary research and development work and Innovate UK Edge, growth and scale support company, has
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Nigeria exported N5.5bn solid mineral goods while the import component stood at N35.2bn in the third quarter of 2020. This was disclosed in the foreign trade statistics report for the third quarter of 2020 obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. Part of the report read, “The total trade in solid mineral
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A British firm, Panthera Resources Plc, has announced that its associated company, Moydow Holdings Limited (Moydow), has commenced drilling at its Paimasa Project in Nigeria. The diversified gold exploration and development company with assets in West Africa and India, said the drilling commenced through Moydow’s joint venture company, Gurara Holdings Limited
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