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Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in Nigeria

Hazardous wastes management practice in Nigeria is not in consonance with the best global practices. Many hazardous wastes are dumped indiscriminately, which constitutes hazard to the environment ...

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has long been practiced in Nigeria and around the world. Bolstered by historically high gold prices, a lack of viable alternative …

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(PDF) Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria:

Paper in Researchgate, 17pp. KPMG (2017) Nigerian Mining Sector Brief 2017. Publication of KPMG Nigeria. 20pp. MSMD (1999) An Inventory of Solid Minerals in Nigeria. (Ministry of Solid Minerals Development GSN Press. MMSD (2016) …

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A BILL FOR ACT TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR NIGERIA …

PART VI: ARTISANAL GOLD MINING 33.Small Scale Gold Mining Area 34.Licensing, Registration, Environmental and Health Standards 35munity Engagement: 36.Prohibition of Child Labour 37.Fair Labour Practices 38.Access to Finance: 39.Extension services PART VII: HOST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil properties in …

Artisanal mining practices are common in Africa, and many researchers have investigated their ... gold mining in Nigeria is largely uncontrolled, and the majority of the operators are

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Responsible Gold Mining Principles

A. The Responsible Gold Mining Declaration We believe that responsibly undertaken, gold mining plays an important role in supporting sustainable development. The Responsible Gold Mining Principles provide a guide for stakeholders to what we believe are the key elements of responsible gold mining across the mine life-cycle.

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Promoting a Circular Economy in Mining Practices

Integrating circular economy (CE) principles into mining practices offers a promising path toward reducing environmental harm while promoting sustainable resource management. This shift boosts the industry's efficiency and profitability and aligns it with global sustainability goals. This paper delves into strategies for closing material loops, such as waste …

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(PDF) Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in …

PDF | About nine million Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) workers in Africa and people living near ASGM activities are highly exposed to... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

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Nigerian Mining Sector Watch

gold mining project in Nigeria, the AFC, the Nigerian Mining Sovereign Wealth fund and the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) recently entered into an alliance with the sole aim of …

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A review of gold production, mercury consumption, and emission …

Technical and technological innovations for gold mining also reduce the barrier to entry to the illegal gold mining sector. When amalgamation centers open up, it makes it easier for potential gold miners to enter the market (Hinton et al., 2003). Legal restrictions and enforcements affect the number of workers in the ASGM sector and may also ...

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(PDF) Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria:

Nigeria is often described as a country endowed with abundant mineral resources, including the occurrence of over 40 different solid minerals at approximately 450 locations.

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llicit Financial Flows and Con ict in Artisanal and Small

gold mining has expanded and is now thought to account for a third of total gold production in the Sahel—and this is in a region with a long history of industrial gold mining (ICG, 2019). The gold mining sector in the region is still largely informal and comprised of diverse actors playing different roles, most of whom are artisanal miners.

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Land degradation in gold mining communities of Ijesaland

ten gold mining communities of Ijesaland, Nigeria; examined the forms, levels and extent of land ... activities had affected agricultural practices in most communities of the study area. For instance, much of the gold is found on soils of Itagunmodi series, which

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(PDF) Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in …

Nigeria's abundant solid minerals constitute some of the largest known deposits in recent years under different categories. With the activities in the sector characterized by production and a ...

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Beaming the Light on a Hidden Sector: Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

Many of the potential economic benefits of the small-scale mining sector are lost due to poor practices in the mining, processing, and marketing of target minerals. Moreover, the lack of an effective regulatory and policy framework also prevents the formalization of the ASM sector, and makes improvements in revenues as well as environmental and ...

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Nigerian Mining Progress, but still a long way to go.

Nigeria's Strategic Minerals: According to the 2015 mining roadmap, the following minerals have been designated strategic in Nigeria: Gold, Lead & Zinc, Coal,

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Strategies and regulatory measures for Combatting illicit mining

Illegal mining presents several challenges for Nigeria that need to be addressed, such as increased environmental damage and increased risks of health crises for residents in mining areas (Abdulrahman et al., 2022), (Olujobi et al., 2022).Illegal mining also constitutes security risks as one finds that in mining communities there is the threat of banditry, …

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(PDF) Evaluation of Stakeholders' Roles in the Management of …

Soil contaminated with heavy metals from artisanal gold mining in Anka Local Government Area in Northwestern Nigeria was investigated to evaluate the human health risk as a result of heavy metals.

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Theme: Artisanal and small-scale Mining in Northern Nigeria

1.1 Overview of Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria: The area of study is the northern part of Nigeria and the mining hub of the Nation. Despite the abundance of mineral resources, chiefly Gold and Lead-zinc, most of the communities have very low or no

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Gold Mining Activities and Impact on Osun River Basin in

The Osun River Basin occupies an area of about 1942 km 2 and is home to a population of around 200,000 people (Adedoyin, 2023).It is a major drainage system in Southwest Nigeria with a rise in the Okemesi ridge (~5 km north of Efon-Alaye) from where it flows through Itawure, westward through Osogbo and Ede and then southward to enter Lagos Lagoon (Oke …

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[PDF] Assessing Social and Environmental Impacts of Artisanal …

Accepted: 25 May 2022 The environmental implications of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) practices have significantly grown, particularly on environment, socio, and livelihoods of the mining communities. The study aims to investigates the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of these practices. A survey research design including primary …

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Child labour in the artisanal and sector in Nigeria

ISBN: 978-92-2-038060-4 (Web PDF) The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the ... Child labour in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria: A situational analysis viii

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Assessing the Viability of Artisanal Mining for Alluvial Gold

venture in Nigeria, and gold mining accounts for an extensive amount of artisanal mining activities (Idris-Nda et al., 2018; Adeoye, 2015; Makinde et al., 2013). The large deposits of gold in the north-west and south-west of Nigeria, and smaller deposits in some others locations within the country have been made possible to a certain extent by ...

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(PDF) Formalizing artisanal and small-scale gold …

PDF | Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest source of anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases. ... Guinea, 43 Laos, 44 Madagascar, 45 Mali, 46 Mongolia, 47 ...

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Mining in Nigeria: Challenges, opportunities, and prospects

Infrastructure deficit: Inadequate infrastructure, including transportation, power supply, and access to water, has been a significant challenge. These deficiencies increase operational costs and make mining less attractive for potential investors. Security concerns: Many mining regions in Nigeria face security challenges, including illegal mining activities, …

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(PDF) Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal

Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in an Artisanal Gold Mining Community of Kogi State, Nigeria May 2022 Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 26(2):202-209

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Environmental Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining in Luku, Minna, …

The evaluation of environmental impact of artisanal gold mining was carried out in Luku, Minna, North Central Nigeria, to evaluate environmental hazards associated with artisanal gold mining ...

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POTENTIALS OF GOLD MINING AND EXTRACTION …

Gold mining in Nigeria is a source of income and economic growth, with an important role in supporting sustainable socio-economic development …

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Theme: Artisanal and small-scale Mining in Northern Nigeria

Over 90% percent of the mineral produced in Nigeria are harnessed through ASM operations, including gold which has a high commercial viability. The poor performance of the large-scale …

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Gold Mining in Nigeria

The Problems of Gold Mining in Nigeria. The major problem in the development of the gold industry is the lack of information on the location of the precious metal. And the government does not have all the necessary data on the current gold mining by small companies and since most individual miners hardly keep an honest record of the mined mineral.

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