Abstract This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Anka, a typical ASGM town in Zamfara State, North-western Nigeria, dominated by sporadic and mostly unlicenced ASGM activities. Conceptual, SWOT, PESTLE, MOTAP and SELOP analyses were used to evaluate stakeholders’ roles in the …
A total of 24 soil samples were collected from areas around Artisanal Gold and associated Pb-Zn-Cu sulfide mining and mineral processing sites in the Anka …
111· The study area (Ilesha) is known as an unofficial and small-scale artisanal gold mining area for a long time. In view of this, there are possibilities of the high level of heavy metal concentrations in the soil of the study area.
11· When the price of gold rose during the worldwide recession years 2008–10, people in the Zamfara State in Nigeria began to undertake small artisanal mining operations near their homes to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
1111· Map of sampling sites of studies on toxic environmental hazards in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, related human exposure, …
2019116· Explore the challenges and opportunities of artisanal and small-scale mining in Zambia’s evolving mineral sector.
A total of 24 soil samples were collected from areas around Artisanal Gold and associated Pb-Zn-Cu sulfide mining and mineral processing sites in the Anka …
A total of 24 soil samples were collected from areas around Artisanal Gold and associated Pb-Zn-Cu sulfide mining and mineral processing sites in the Anka mining district of Zamfara State, NW Nigeria. The samples were geochemically analyzed with the main objective of assessing the degree of Pb and Hg pollution in the environment resulting from the mining and mineral ore …
11· In 2010, an estimated 400 to 500 children died of acute lead poisoning associated with artisanal gold mining in Zamfara, Nigeria.
20241115· This paper analyzed the effects of artisanal mining on land degradation. It took critical look on both legal and illegal mining activities in the study areas and their level of …
320· This paper adopts the doctrinal research methodology of research to examine the social and community issues affecting mining …
Abstract This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Anka, a typical ASGM town in Zamfara State, North-western Nigeria, dominated by sporadic and mostly unlicenced ASGM activities. Conceptual, SWOT, PESTLE, MOTAP and SELOP analyses were used to evaluate stakeholders’ roles in the …
20241115· This paper analyzed the effects of artisanal mining on land degradation. It took critical look on both legal and illegal mining activities in the study areas and their level of …
2011711· In 2010, unregulated small-scale mining in the northern state of Zamfara gave rise to an epidemic of childhood lead poisoning, with at least four hundred children under the …
210· In conclusion, artisanal and small scale gold mining provide positive economic impacts through the provision of immediate means of livelihood for the residents of the community but the unskilled
202466· Abstract Heavy metals pollution and potential ecological risk index were assessed in artisanal gold mining areas of Zamfara state, Nigeria.
38· Background: The 2010 lead poisoning outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 400 children in artisanal gold mining villages in Zamfara, …
The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) was invited by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to conduct an emergency assessment and recommendations on the implementation of a safer mining practices within artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities of Zamfara State, Nigeria.
Your dream Metals Small Scale Miners association of Zambia Formed in 2010 to help small scale miners with amongst others, to write business plans and access funding for its members, train …
Introduction Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has long been practiced in Nigeria. Mining often involves both occupational and community health and safety hazards that not only affect miners, but also their families and communities. In Zamfara, Nigeria where the gold bearing deposits contain unusually problematic concentrations of lead these are overwhelmed by the …
Abstract This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Anka, a typical ASGM town in Zamfara State, North-western Nigeria, dominated by sporadic and mostly unlicenced ASGM activities. Conceptual, SWOT, PESTLE, MOTAP and SELOP analyses were used to evaluate stakeholders’ roles in the …
A PRESENTATION BY MR. O. C. AZUBIKE, (DIRECTOR, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING DEPARTMENT), MINISTRY OF MINES AND STEEL DEVELOPMENT, AT A REGIONAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP: ANGLOPHONE WEST AFRICA SUB- REGIONAL ACTION PLANNING ON MERCURY USE IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE …
Background: During May–June 2010, a childhood lead poisoning outbreak related to gold ore processing was confirmed in two villages in Zamfara State, …
200311· This paper is an overview of the issues and challenges facing artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders.
2019116· Explore the challenges and opportunities of artisanal and small-scale mining in Zambia’s evolving mineral sector.
Foreword In many developing countries, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is largely a poverty-driven activity which plays an important economic role. It is estimated that in the order of 13 million people in about 30 countries are directly engaged in small-scale mining, a significant proportion of whom are women and children. A further 80 to 100 million people across the …
Abstract: Artisanal gold mining has existed in the northwest of Nigeria since 2010. This reared its ugly head with the high prices of gold in the world market, and lack of means of livelihood due to extreme poverty in Zamfara. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM) is a poverty-driven activity that provides an important source of livelihood for rural communities. As the price of …