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The Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative ("PAGMI") is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining development programme, launched in 2019 to foster the formalization and integration of artisanal gold mining activities into Nigeria's legal, economic, and institutional framework.
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While historically it has been common practice in Nigeria for an incoming government to investigate the contracts entered into by its predecessor, the oil-for infrastructure deals were of a ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries. Practically, these activities have influenced the environmental, health and socio-economic status. In essence, there is a need to investigate how these activities fuel poverty eradication in Africa. Here, a …
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PDF | Nigeria is often described as a country endowed with abundant mineral resources, including the occurrence of over 40 different solid minerals at... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
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The mining industry in Nigeria has the potential to contribute significantly to the economy, but faces various challenges and opportunities. This report by PwC analyses the sector's …
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present before mining activities cannot be replaced after the process has ended (Merem et al. 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 Nigeria's abundant solid minerals constitute some of the largest known deposits under
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Ministry of Mines and Steel Development's Safer Mining Programme has been helping to register more artisanal mining cooperatives, train miners on safer mining practices, and introduce improved mining processing technologies. However, the current practice of informal mining often falls outside the scope of the government efforts.
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Also, Aweto GeoJournal Table 2 Size and depth of mining pits across mining communities a Formula used in calculating the surface area of a circular pit is 22/7 r2 Table 3 Pattern of land use between 1986 and 2002 Mining communities No. of mining sites No. of mining pits % Area of mining pit (ha) Depth of a sampled mining pit (m) Iperindo 4 45 ...
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria: Recommendations to Address Mercury and Lead Exposure. This assessment examines the legal and policy challenges …
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The study assessed the levels of some heavy metals in remediated and non remediated soil at illegal gold mining activities at Dareta, Nigeria was carried out.
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Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Tel: - +234 (0) 80 66365964 Science Publications 289 AJES GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER QUALITY ... Gold Mining, Heavy Metal Pollution, Igun-Ijesa, Surface and Groundwater, Water Quality, …
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Tell: + 234 8062077774 E-mail address: [email protected] ARTICLE INFO Article type: Original Article Article history: Received December 17, 2017 Revised January 29, 2018 Accepted February 8, 2018 DOI: 10.29252/jhehp.3.2.54 Keywords: Artisanal Gold Mining Lead Poison Occupational Health Hazard Occupational Therapy Practices ABSTRACT …
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Mining Sector and Placing Nigeria on the Global Mining Map Legal and Regulatory Framework Types of Mineral Titles and Licences 2.1 Coal 9 2.2 Bitumen 10 2.3 Limestone 10 2.4 Iron-Ore 10 2.5 Barites 11 2.6 Lead-Zinc 11 2.7 Gold 11 2.8 Other Emerging Strategic Minerals 12 5.1 Taxes, Royalties and Fees 20 5.2 Fiscal Incentives 23 5.3 …
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Nigeria's mining sector is diverse in mineral resources that make a significant contribution to the nation's gross domestic product. The country is endowed with an estimated US $700 billion in commercially viable minerals with the capacity to diversify its revenue sources and boost foreign exchange earnings. Its minerals include barite, …
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The proliferation in recent time of unregulated artisanal gold mining activities in Zamfara State, Nigeria has fuelled instability and lead poisoning crisis across gold mining communities primarily in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas thereby placing a significant burden on the already fragile economy and heath care system in the state [1].
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PDF | This study offers a thorough legal examination of strategies and regulatory measures aimed at addressing illicit mining operations in Nigeria. It... | Find, read and cite all the research ...
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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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Keywords: artisanal gold mining, practices, sustainability, heavy metals INTRODUCTION Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a significant economic activity in most rural areas of developing countries (Agwa-Ejon and Pradhan, 2018). It is defined as a labor-intensive, inefficient, and dangerous gold mining
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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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The findings reported in this article are part of a recent study undertaken in four ASM communities across three neighboring states (Niger, Nasarawa, and Plateau in north-central Nigeria, where the bulk of the country's ASM occurs; Fig. 1).This region constitutes about 27% of the total land area and 13% of the total population of the …
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The pH values observed in this study were closer to the published literature values of 5.91 (mining sites) and 6.85 (control sites) determined in the soils of the Ilesha gold mining site in Osun ...
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The Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria is in a deplorable state characterised by the use of inadequate mining and processing methods and manual tools by the local ...
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The ten specific recommended measures are anchored in a general framework designed to incentivize formalization, decentralize the cooperative and licensing process, facilitate …
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Nigeria is endowed with vast reserves of natural resources such as energy minerals like coal and lithium, metallic minerals like gold and lead-zinc and industrial minerals like limestone and barite. The country was a major exporter of tin, columbite and coal in the 1960s to early 1970s.
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PDF | This chapter examines the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of gold mining activities in the Osun River Basin, Southwestern Nigeria.
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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 …
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Since early 2000s, the increase in the exploitation of Mato Grosso deposits is a direct consequence to the increased price of gold (from 271 USD/troy ounce in 2001 up to the record high of 1669 USD/troy ounce in 2012, data from World Gold Council, ); the costs of mining gold have considerably risen as well, from 280 …
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Nigeria has a long, but discontinuous history of mining and the country was a prominent exporter of tin, columbite and coal. Mining is administered through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, which is promoting private-sector led ... The Nigerian Mining Corporation started exploration for gold in Nigeria in the early 1980s but failed ...
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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Northern Nigeria is currently dominated by massive informal and chaotic activities. Its improper management has resulted in dire environmental ...
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The main objective of this paper is to review the characteristic practices of entrepreneurship on the Nigerian economy using Geoscience discipline as a case study. ... the mining industry witnessed the influx of British and German foreign mining companies such as the amalgamated Tin Mining company of Nigeria, Exlands, Gold and Base …
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