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The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development through the Solid Minerals Development Fund today signed a collaboration agreement with GeoScan Gmbh to advance the exploration of critical minerals using innovative proprietary technology. Senior Government officials and business leaders from both countries witnessed the signing.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure provider on the continent, the Solid Minerals Development Fund of Nigeria (SMDF), a Nigerian mining-focused development fund, and Xcalibur Multiphysics (Xcalibur), a global leader in airborne geophysics, have joined forces to enhance the landscape of geo-scientific data and geological mapping for early-stage mining projects in Nigeria.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure provider and the Solid Minerals Development Fund of Nigeria (SMDF), a Nigerian mining-focused development fund, announced a transformative partnership aimed at derisking Nigeria’s mining sector and scaling up artisanal miners in the country to an industrial level of operation.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) are partnering to deploy project development funding and technical advisory to fast track closure and operations of commercial scale mining projects in Nigeria.