This research study examines the significant negative effects that gold mining operations have on the environment and the community in Ghana's Asutifi North District over the period of ten years ...

The type of mining that is predominant in Southwestern Nigeria is Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) which is responsible for over 95% of mining activities (Aigbedion and Iyayi, 2007;Mallo ...

Today, these villages face a growing crisis related to conflict and climate change. While the situation in Zamfara is unparalleled in many ways, the interactions …

Recent interest by governmental, non-governmental and civil society organisations in monitoring, tracing, tracking and flushing out illegal mining activities in Ghana has intensified due to the fact that large tracts of arable lands, forests and water resources are destroyed by this group of illegal miners. Yet, the scale of operation, types, …

The tin mining activities in the suburbs of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, have resulted in technical enhancement of the natural background radiation as well as higher activity concentrations of ...

The larger the mining extent and unit area value of the surrounding ecosystem services, the greater the ESV loss due to mining activities, and the dispersive and disorderly exploitation of mining ...

In Nigeria, deforestation has become a severe issue due to the country's rapidly growing population, coupled with the increasing demand for timber, fuelwood, and agricultural land. According to the …

This paper presents a review on previous activities of mining on water resources of Ebonyi State, SE, Nigeria. As high demand for water increases due to population growth and rapid development ...

It is no gain saying today that uncontrolled and uncoordinated roles of man are responsible for geo-environmental degradation in Nigeria, be it intentional or inadvertent. ... that involves a continuum of change from slight to very severe degradation of the plant and soil resources and is due to man's activities. He clarified the concept as ...

Other environmental problems of gold mining include: land degradation, de-vegetation, loss of aquatic animals, soil pollution, water pollution and air pollution (Adriano, 1986). Apart from the environmental concerns of gold mining, the health problems of gold mining are numerous due to use of gravity concentration methods such as panning and ...

This paper identified 37 mining sites in ten gold mining communities of Ijesaland, Nigeria; examined the forms, levels and extent of land degradation resulted from mining activities; analyzed spatial pattern of land use and finally assessed the effects of mining on livelihood of the people. The study utilized global positioning system receiver …

Land Degradation and Soil Erosion. Land use-land cover changes (LULCC) have become pronounced especially in developing countries because of unprecedented population explosion and subsequent overexploitation of natural resources good instance of which is the upper Eyiohia river catchment in Nigeria (Abbas and Fasona 2012; Obiahu …

The environmental problems arising due to mining activities are natural land degradation, air and water pollution with heavy metals, organic and inorganic waste, negative impact on terrestrial and ...

20 Rejoice Paul Mbaya, Land Degradation due to Mining: The Gunda Scenario" op. cit. p. 149 21 John R Owen, Deanna Kemp, "The weakness of resettlement safeguards in mining" FMR 52 May 2016 p. 80.

Blacksmith Institute [3] defines ASM as mining activities that use rudimentary methods to extract and process minerals and metals on a small scale. According to the Nigerian Minerals and Mining ...

This chapter essentially seeks to draws attention to the connection between land degradation and the incidence of poverty, the involvement of land …

Mining has been an important primary industry for all developing economies. Despite its numerous advantages, mining activities have many harmful social and environmental implications. These effects are experienced more in developing economies due to a lack of coordinated political, educational, and legal machinery.

This study examines rural development and environmental protection in Nigeria. It assesses specifically the natural occurrences and human activities such as rainfall, agriculture, mining, quarrying, lumbering, and water derivation from the subterranean interstices which degrade the rural environment owing to negligence of acceptable …

Mining activities can lead to significant land degradation, posing environmental and socio-economic challenges in affected regions. This study aimed to assess mining-induced land degradation in the Ile-Ife region of Osun State, Nigeria, utilizing a comprehensive set of indicators, including slope, soil characteristics, land …

then-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to the World Bank, Nigeria office resulted in the establishment of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP). During his address on the problems of gully erosion, emerging land degradation, and environmental instability in the country, the former president made this appeal.

2.0 SMALL SCALE MINING ACTIVITIES IN ZAMBIA. Prior to 1990's, small-scale mining activities in Zambia were considered illegal and highly secret. It was considered a crime to be found dealing in ...

PDF | On May 28, 2014, M. Macaulay B. published Land degradation in Northern Nigeria: The impacts and implications of human-related and climatic factors | Find, read and cite all the research...

[18] Nigeria More than $50 billion is lost annually due to illegal mining activities. In addition, over 400 fatalities were In addition, over 400 fatalities were recorded in 2005, with 5,000 ...

According to Titilola and Jeje (), land degradation has far-reaching effects on the earth's surface and therefore on human life.In Nigeria, the linkages between the threat of continued soil erosion and productivity, income generation, and poverty alleviation—and more importantly on future generation—resulting from the …

Mining-induced resettlement is the overall process of planning, designing, and implementing the relocation package of people, s, and communities from one location to another because of mining projects and all the related activities such as the provision of compensation, livelihood restoration, and restoring or improving the social …

There have been a series of negative reports from illegal mining of gold and mercury in the Northern part of Nigeria. If mining activities are not monitored and best practices are not put into place, the consequences can be devastating. Therefore, there is a need to protect the environment and the monitoring of mining activities is required.

Aims: To study the impact of mining activities on the water quality of Ikpeshi, Edo State, Nigeria. Study Design: The experimental design of this work involved the collection of water samples from ...

Nigeria ranks 13th among all oil producing countries, but oil exploitation also brought with it severe environmental degradation, leading to the delta's nomination for a place on the top 10 list ...

Natural and anthropogenic processes and products of mining affect quality of life in highly mineralised areas, such as the derelict Enyigba-Abakaliki agriculture …

Assessment of trace metal concentrationandhealth risk of artisanal gold mining activities in Ijeshaland, Osun State Nigeria— Part 1 Adewale M. Taiwo a,⁎, Julius A. Awomesob a Department of Environmental Management & Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB, 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria b Department of Water Resources Management and …