1.3 How to Obtain a Mining Lease in Nigeria 1.4 Occurrence and Distribution of the mineral in Nigeria 1.4 Critical Success Factor of the Business 1.5 Description of the Business Industry 1.6 Contribution to Local and National Economy. 2. Marketing Plan. 2.1 Description of product 2.2 Location
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, …
Overview. 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 …
This study reviews the existing policies and government interventions on ASM of Nigerian barite; evaluates the operations of ASM through a survey of mines in …
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Background: Artisanal mining of cassiterite is one tedious activity that is done daily. It involves daily extraction of economic mineral deposits through the use of primitive tools like shovel ...
In Nigeria, only a few studies have provided some insight into the dynamics, challenges, and prospects of artisanal and small-scale mining [46, 47]. These studies have shown that the sector is ...
Financial and Operational Performance. Coeur Mining Inc achieved its full-year 2023 gold and silver production guidance, with gold production totaling 317,671 ounces and silver production reaching ...
Nigeria's mining sector is a sleeping giant with immense economic potential. Addressing its myriad challenges necessitates a concerted effort from government bodies, industry stakeholders, and the global community. Armed with the right policies and sustainable practices, Nigeria could well become the mineral powerhouse it aspires to …
development of Bonga, Nigeria's biggest oil find offshore Nigeria buttresses the fact that mining is not as capital intensive as oil production . Having identified the level of investment typically required for mining projects, a pre-requisite for any mining investor is a clear and unambiguous legal and regulatory framework.
This article examines legislation and practice concerning the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for oil and gas projects in Nigeria. It argues that although EIAs have become a standard legal requirement for all oil, gas and mining projects in Nigeria, not much is achieved in terms of managing the impacts of these projects.
revamp the current mining law in conformity with international best practices. This is a very important development as mining law reform is a fundamental pillar in the entire sector reform process. My objective in this paper is not to conduct a section-by-section review of the principal legislation on mining, the Minerals and Mining Act of 1999.
The state is situated in northwestern Nigeria and hosts several mining sites, including Gusau, Maru, and Bukkuyum. These areas have witnessed active copper mining activities, attracting both local and international investors. b) Kogi State: Located in central Nigeria, Kogi State boasts significant copper ore deposits. Prominent mining sites in ...
Artisanal Gold Mining and Violent Conflict in Nasarawa State, Nigeria Charles Chukwurah Mezie-Okoye, PhD Centre for Conflict and Gender Studies (CCGS) University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Abstract: Artisanal gold mining has existed in the northwest of Nigeria since 2010. This reared its ugly
Despite the fact that disruption of the environment through mining of minerals poses severe radiological hazards, there is a dearth of radiological information from gold mining sites in Nigeria. In this study, state-of- the-art computational tools - RESRAD ONSITE, RESRAD OFFSITE and ERICA were appli …
Background Artisanal mining of cassiterite is one tedious activity that is done daily. It involves daily extraction of economic mineral deposits through the use of primitive tools like shovel, digger, and spade. The continuous extractive act by these artisanal miners tends not to bother the Government of Nigeria and as such, there is no …
Mining and Production Gemstone mining in Nigeria is largely informal and carried out by artisanal miners using basic tools and methods. The mining process involves digging pits or tunnels and manually extracting the gemstones. The gemstones are then sorted, cleaned, and cut by hand. The lack of modern mining equipment and techniques …
II. STUDY AREA The study area lies within Jos South Local Government Area in the northern part of Plateau State Nigeria. 0It is bounded by latitudes 80 50I N and 90 00I N, and longitude 90 45I E and 9 50I E, covering an area of about 22km2 (see fig. 1). Plutonic and volcanic rocks predominate in the Jos Plateau, with some alluvium and
1 Based on the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for Q4 2023, published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total contribution of the Mining sector (i.e., coal mining, metal ores and quarrying and other minerals) to the 2023 GDP is about 0.77%.
The estimated total reserve is about 2.7 billion tones with over 0.6 billion tones proven (Dixon and Leighton L. H. 1969) coal mining has been successfully carried out using conventional ...
National President, Miners Association of Nigeria, Dele Ayanleke, in this exclusive interview, speaks on Tuesday's explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, giving deep insight into issues ...
The objective of this study is to review existing studies and fieldworks on the impact of gold mining activities at a gold mining part in southwestern Nigeria. The aim is to provide information on the sustainability of gold mining activities in the region, as it will likely be for similar part of the continent, following similar pattern of ...
solid mineral endowments of Nigeria within a resurging governmental interest in planning economic development on exploitation of these mineral ... 4 Chinese and Indians have been playing leading roles in illegal mining activities in Nigeria. See the news item, 'Illegal Mining in the Midst of Poverty' (Peoples Daily, 12 June 2014) <
The study revealed that three of the local governments areas i.e. Abeokuta South, Ifo, Obafemi/Owode and Ado-Odo/Ota have inland sand mining sites with severe degradation, while Sagamu and Ewekoro ...
"There is definitely an interesting story behind the mining sector in Nigeria," says Kwadwo Sarkodie, a partner at legal firm Mayer Brown International. Before the brutal civil war between 1967 and 1970 there was an active mining sector in Nigeria, and the country was a significant exporter of certain mined minerals including coal and tin.
Extractive activities have for a long time been visible in many parts of Nigeria. Artisanal sand mining has been carried out along the coast of the River Niger and the creeks of the Niger Delta for a fairly long period of time. However, the introduction of sand dredging machines (suction pumps) in sand mining enterprise has birthed great ...
This study evaluates health risks associated with Arsenic due to mining activities in parts of North-central Nigeria. 306 samples of soil, water and guinea corn were collected for analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The analysis reveals varying concentration of Arsenic that is in most cas …
Enugu state from research and studies has the second largest coal reserve in Nigeria and it is in the Anambra Basin. Generally the method of mining today depends on the geology …
The study employed Error Correction Model (ECM) to examine the short run and long run effect of mining sector‟s …