Benue suspends mining activities

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended mining activities in the state. The governor made the announcement on Friday during the launch of the initial 60 Mining Marshalls saddled with ...

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Benue Governor Alia Suspends All Mining Activities In North …

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has directed the immediate suspension of all mining activities in the state over the exacerbating state of insecurity.

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Geochemistry of termite mounds in the sediment-hosted lead …

Ti in termite mounds can give an insight into favorable areas for lead-Zinc exploration in the Upper Benue Trough. Keywords: Lead-Zinc, termite mound, Gongola Sub-basin, Upper Benue Trough. Introduction The Upper Benue Trough, like other areas within the tropical and semi-arid regions, is generally covered with thick soil cover in most places.

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GEOLOGY AND MINERALISATION IN THE ALBIAN …

The Benue Trough is an intra-cratonic rift trending southwest-northeast from about latitude ... rocks all together were collected from old mine dumps and from open pits dug by mining companies. In the Zurak-Wase belt, sphalerite and galena ore minerals were sampled. ... axially elongated domes parallel to NE-SW axis of the trough. Most of the ...

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Governor Ortom suspends illegal mining activities in Benue

Benue State Governor, Ortom has ordered the immediate suspension of all illegal mining activities taking place in some parts of the state.. The Governor gave the order in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, when he had an emergency security interface with stakeholders drawn from Kwande local government area over illegal mining of gold in the area.

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(PDF) Suitability mapping for rice cultivation in Benue State, Nigeria

With rising population, decline in soil productivity and land-based conflicts, the per-capita land availability for cultivation is rapidly decreasing within Benue State, a largely agrarian and ...

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Benue Gov suspends mining activities

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has taken decisive action by suspending all mining activities in the state. The governor's announcement came on Friday during the launch of the initial 60 ...

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Gov. Alia's solid steps to exploit Benue's solid minerals

He pledged his company's firm commitment to making sure that Benue State becomes a model of how mining should be done. Similarly, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice & Public Order, Barr. Fidelis …

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Benue Places Indefinite Suspension On Mining Activities, Orders …

MAKURDI – Benue State Government (BNSG) has ordered the indefinite suspension of all mining activities in the state, a decision that was reached at the end of a meeting with the State...

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Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and Marble in Nigeria

The quarrying industry in Nigeria has far-reaching socioeconomic and environmental implications that demand careful consideration of sustainable practices and innovative technologies.

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(PDF) Environmental Impacts of Lead-Zinc Mining in Nigeria

The mining activity at Enyigba Ikwo LGA, Ebonyi State has negatively impacted the environment through the introduction of heavy metals in soil and surface water, thereby causing an increase in the pollution of the environment. It is recommended that further studies and monitoring should be carried out in the study location for possible remediation.

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Assessment of Coal Mining Effects on Soil Quality in Owukpa …

Geography Department Nasarawa State University Keffi N.O Patrick Bioresources Dev.Centre, National Biotechnology Dev.Agency Abuja Derick Alapa Sule Geography Department Nasarawa State University Keffi Abstract This study assessed effects of coal mining on soil quality in Owukpa district, Ogbadibo local government area of Benue State Nigeria.

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Gov Alia orders immediate suspension of all mining activities in Benue

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has suspended all mining activities in the state until a miners' data has been compiled. The governor gave the

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Benue communities decry hazards over unsafe coal …

Residents of communities in Benue State are faced with acute water shortage, air pollution and other hazards as activities of coal mining firms contaminate water sources and degrade the environment. The communities …

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Geoenvironemtal Assessment of Abandoned Barite Mines in …

The study was carried out in Four (4) local government areas in the southern part of Benue State where abandoned barite mining sites abound as shown in the figure below (Fig 3). The boundary Local government areas to the study location are Buruku, Vandeikya, Ushongo and Logo LGA. The major road in the area runs

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Governor suspends mining activities across Benue

The mining officer in the Federal Ministry of Mining and Solid Minerals, Simon Ogwu, promised to support the state government to sanitise the mining sector in Benue.

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Nutritional status of children under age five in Benue State, Nigeria

This study aimed at determining the nutritional status of under-five children or pupils in Benue State. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of stunting, wasting and BMI for age ...

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Minister Commends Benue State's Commitment To Mining …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has described Benue State as a worthy example of State participation in Mining Sector development.Receiving the State government's delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Ode …

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Impact of AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria

This study addresses the socio-economic impact of AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria, where HIV prevalence is 9.3% but the number of AIDS cases is still relatively low.

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Impact of Dust Emission from Limestone Mining in Gboko, …

Impact of Dust Emission from Limestone Mining in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria The study of effect of dust emission from exploitation and processing of limestone in some parts of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria, covering latitude 7008' and 7031'N and longitude 8037' and 9010'E was carried out. For this

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(PDF) Lead-Zinc-Barytes mineralization in the Benue Trough, …

The Benue Trough of Nigeria is a sedimentary basin that extends from the Gulf of Guinea in the southwest to the Chad Basin in the northwest for about 800 km in length and 150 km in width.

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(PDF) Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria: -A Sector in

The Benue Trough (Fig. 3) is a unique tectonic feature that st retches for about 10 00 km from the SE to NE and contains several s mall occurrenc e s o f lead - zinc, copper and barite dep osits ...

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Benue

Benue state was created on 3rd February, 1976. It was one of the seven states created by the military administration headed by the late General Murtala Muhammed, which increased the number of states in the federation from twelve to nineteen. The state derived its name from River Benue which is the second largest river in the country and the ...

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Effect of Mining Activities on Vegetation Composition and nutrient

Unanaonwi and Amonum [27] studied the effects of mining on vegetation composition in Benue State in Nigeria and suggest that soil chemical properties and vegetation composition and structure are ...

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Benue: Illegal mining activities short-changing state

The Chairman of Benue State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee, MIREMCO, and the State Commissioner for Justice, Fidelis Mnyim has said that the state is blessed with...

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Benue suspends mining activities

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended mining activities in the state. The governor made the announcement on Friday during the launch of the initial 60 Mining …

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Urban Flood Event and Associated Damage in the Benue

The study area, Makurdi, situated at the narrow end of the River Benue lying on bot h sides of the 138 riverbanks, is the adminis trat ive headquart er of Benue State (Figure 1).

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Benue Gov suspends mining activities

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has taken decisive action by suspending all mining activities in the state. The governor's announcement came on Friday during the launch …

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(PDF) Exploring the State of Human Insecurity in Nigeria;The …

Benue state is one of the states in Nigeria, which is wrapped up in conflicts. The intermittent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state prompted the researcher to investigate the causes ...

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Alia suspends mining activities in Benue

Alia gave the order while inaugurating 60 'mining marshals' drawn from the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the Government House …

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