Nigerien Ministry of Mines and Industrial Development

The Nigerien Ministry of Mines and Industrial Development was created in September 2011, replacing the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Mr Omar Hamidou Tchiana was appointed the Minister of Mines and Industrial Development in September 2011. The ministry has a stake in a number of joint ventures through its mining assets company Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger (SOPAMIN).

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