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"Investors, listen up. There is money to be made from
mining in Nigeria." - Wole Famurewa, 'A Fortune Under Our
Feet', Forbes Africa October 2011, p.84
"...at one time, Nigeria was the world's largets
exporter of columbite." - Oby Ezekwesili, Mining Journal
special publication February 2006, p.2
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January, 2004: Wole Obayomi, my boss at KPMG's Tax and
Business Regulatory Services Group had written on an article that
he shared with us: "Guys, when you read this, you will
understand why our solid minerals sector, which is otherwise a gold
mine, has not taken off." The article, The Mining Act
of Tanzania: Why is it a Success Story? By Mwanaidi S. Majaar,
which chronicled sectoral policy reforms, appeared in South
Africa's Trader's Magazine (Nov 2003 - Feb 2004
edition).
