Nigerian-Canadian company, mining gold in Osun state is to start exporting the precious metal in June this year.
The firm was supposed to have started gold exportation in the first quarter of 2021 but that the date was shifted, due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Mines and Steel Development Minister, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, who announces this in Abuja on Sunday, described the Segilola gold project as a strategic investment for Nigeria’s economic diversification.
According to the minister, the project is being executed by Segilola Resource Operating Ltd., a licensed operator and Canadian Company, located in Iperindo in Osun.
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