The Oyo State government has warned illegal miners to desist from their activities or be ready to face the wrath of the law.
The state government also extended stern warning to operators within the state who fail to comply with the extant rules and regulations guiding the mining industry.
The Chairman, Oyo State Minerals Development Agency, Mr. Abiodun Oni, disclosed this on Thursday at the state secretariat, Ibadan.
Oni warned illegal miners who embark on mining activities without an official permission from the state government and revenue defaulters to desist from the acts, as government was on their trail.
However, Oni said the state government was ready to partner with relevant stakeholders in the mining industry, so as to increase the state resource control and economic development.
Oni stated that prior to that time, the agency had been having meaningful discussions with some relevant stakeholders on ways to strategise and develop the budding industry in Oyo State.
He revealed that the state was endowed with different kinds of solid minerals such as: Granites, Gold, Gemstone, Quarts, Cassiterite, Marble, Garnet, Tin-Ore, Monganite, Naobium, Agate, Topnz, Limestone, Tantalum among others.
