impacts of mining in nigeria

Socio-Economic Impacts of Tin Mining in Jos, Plateau

2013-7-18 · Socio-Economic Impacts of Tin Mining in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria 1onwuka, S.U.,2 Duluora, J.O.,3okoye C.O. ABSTRACT: This work studied the social and economic

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria ...

2017-8-26 · mining industry couple with widespread ecological impacts on adjacent societies in the form of pits, land degradation, siltation,erosion, water contamination, loss

Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in

2018-12-6 · 2017). Mining is a significant threat to biodiversity, as it leads to large massive habitat losses (Paul and Campbell, 2011). 2.0 Mining Issues in Nigeria

Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale

2018-10-17 · mining is actively taking place or had taken place. The information used included the types of minerals mined, the type of mining method adopted and market for the

Environmental Impacts of oil mining activities in the ...

2010-10-10 · Environmental Impacts of oil mining activities in the Niger Delta Mangrove Ecosystem. Dr. Elijah I. Ohimain Rohi Biotechnologies Ltd, 104D Airport Road, by Okumagba

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria ...

2021-8-26 · Mineral exploration and processing have caused varying degree of environmental damage in Nigeria. These include alteration of ecological state, air, water, soil

Environmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria

harnessing the minerals in Nigeria. An attempt will also be made to examine the possible precautions and reme-dies that can be applied in order to mitigate the effect

Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in West Africa ...

2017-6-1 · Nigeria’s abundant solid minerals constitute some of the largest known deposits in recent years under different categories. With the activities in the sector

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals ...

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals Concentration in Surface Water in Kutcheri, Zamfara State North-Western Nigeria Rasheed A Ishola Department of

Ecological impact of mining on soils of Southwestern Nigeria

Environmental and Experimental Biology (2014) 12: 179–186 Original Paper Ecological impact of mining on soils of Southwestern Nigeria Oluwatosin G. Oladipo1,3*, Akin

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria ...

2017-8-26 · mining industry couple with widespread ecological impacts on adjacent societies in the form of pits, land degradation, siltation,erosion, water contamination, loss of vegetation, climatic alteration and radiation, this work was therefore designed to address these challenges in Nigeria in the midst of its quest for safe and sustainable

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria ...

2021-8-26 · Mineral exploration and processing have caused varying degree of environmental damage in Nigeria. These include alteration of ecological state, air, water, soil pollution, destruction of soil ...

Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold ...

2020-2-10 · Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria. BACKGROUND: Occurrences in land use, human activities and climate change have both direct and indirect influences on the environment. Of interest for this study is mining; a common activity in developing countries such as Nigeria which is endowed with over ...

Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of Mining on ...

Historically, most Nigerian mining operations have assigned a lower priority to the management of community impacts than to workplace health and safety, and environmental performance. Issues associated with community impacts have mainly been addressed at the project approval stage, when environmental and social impact

Environmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria

harnessing the minerals in Nigeria. An attempt will also be made to examine the possible precautions and reme-dies that can be applied in order to mitigate the effect of adverse environmental impact of mining activities. Table 1 shows the minerals deposits that are currently being exploited in Nigeria. Some of the minerals, notably,

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals ...

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals Concentration in Surface Water in Kutcheri, Zamfara State North-Western Nigeria Rasheed A Ishola Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lokoja. Lokoja, Kogi State Nigeria Amuda Abdulgafar K.

The impact of tantalite mining on the flora diversity in ...

2021-1-7 · The activities of the artisanals and small-scale miners in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, are increasing daily without considering the loss of biodiversity, which has continuously disrupted ecological functions and environmental balance. The study aimed at investigating the effect of tantalite mining activities on flora diversity. Three study sites were selected for floristic data collection ...

The environmental implications of the exploration and ...

2019-2-1 · In the study, the northern and the southeastern parts of Nigeria were visited to see the type of exploration and exploitation activities carried out and their impacts on the environment. The Jos Plateau with a metallic mineral (Tin) was chosen as the northern sector of Nigerian mining activity and Enugu (Coal) as the southeastern part of Nigeria.

Environmental Impacts of Sand Dredging in Awoyaya,

mining in Nigeria shows that the landscape is continually being destroyed by mining activities by creating tunnels and excavating the soils (Robert, 1998). In this study, the environmental impacts of dredging activities in Awoyaya, Lagos State is considered.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING IN

2019-1-28 · 1.2.1 Environmental Impact Overview Gold mining in Penhalonga represents all methods of gold extraction from deep underground mining, to small-scale mining with mines only a few metres deep, through large-scale alluvial mining and the most infamous gold panning. The area therefore is affected by the environmental impacts of each of these

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria ...

2017-8-26 · mining industry couple with widespread ecological impacts on adjacent societies in the form of pits, land degradation, siltation,erosion, water contamination, loss of vegetation, climatic alteration and radiation, this work was therefore designed to address these challenges in Nigeria in the midst of its quest for safe and sustainable

Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of Mining on ...

Historically, most Nigerian mining operations have assigned a lower priority to the management of community impacts than to workplace health and safety, and environmental performance. Issues associated with community impacts have mainly been addressed at the project approval stage, when environmental and social impact

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals ...

Impacts of Artisanal Mining on Some Heavy Metals Concentration in Surface Water in Kutcheri, Zamfara State North-Western Nigeria Rasheed A Ishola Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lokoja. Lokoja, Kogi State Nigeria Amuda Abdulgafar K.

Impacts of Derived Tin Mining Activities on Landuse ...

Impacts of Derived Tin Mining Activities on Landuse/Landcover in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria Jiya Solomon Ndace1 & Musa Haruna Danladi2 1 Department of Geography and Geology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State 2 Urban and Regional Planning Department, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State

Assessment of Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale

2020-11-30 · Western Nigeria Talabi, A. O*1., Afolagboye L. O1., Aladejana, J. ... ABSTRACT: This study focused on assessment of possible impacts of artisanal and small scale mining activities on groundwater in Ijero-Ekiti. Thirty groundwater samples (2 from the mining pits, 5 in the vicinity of the mining pits and

1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING IN

2019-1-28 · 1.2.1 Environmental Impact Overview Gold mining in Penhalonga represents all methods of gold extraction from deep underground mining, to small-scale mining with mines only a few metres deep, through large-scale alluvial mining and the most infamous gold panning. The area therefore is affected by the environmental impacts of each of these

Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Lead and

2013-11-11 · mining operators and activities in many rural communities of Ebonyi State, and indeed mining areas in Nigeria Introduction Increasing realization of the potentials of the solid minerals mining sector in recent tires has made Federal Government of Nigeria to undertake a number of reforms in the sector in order to make it

The impact of tantalite mining on the flora diversity in ...

2021-1-7 · The activities of the artisanals and small-scale miners in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, are increasing daily without considering the loss of biodiversity, which has continuously disrupted ecological functions and environmental balance. The study aimed at investigating the effect of tantalite mining activities on flora diversity. Three study sites were selected for floristic data collection ...

The environmental implications of the exploration and ...

2019-2-1 · In the study, the northern and the southeastern parts of Nigeria were visited to see the type of exploration and exploitation activities carried out and their impacts on the environment. The Jos Plateau with a metallic mineral (Tin) was chosen as the northern sector of Nigerian mining activity and Enugu (Coal) as the southeastern part of Nigeria.

Impact of Sand Mining and Sea Reclamation on the ...

2019-2-27 · socioeconomic impacts of sand mining and reclamation. 2.2. The Study Area Amongst the 36 States in Nigeria, Lagos is the smallest state, o- yet the most p pulous and economically vibrant city. The city is bounded on the north and east by Ogun state; the city shares boundary with Republic of Benin to the west and