In accordance with the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act (NMMA 2007), the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has given his approval for the appointment of Abdulmalik Sulaiman as the Chairman of the Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) in Gombe State. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, conveyed the Governor’s approval to the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development through a formal letter.