(PDF) "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: Implication …

Illegal gold mining is on the rise due to the lucrativeness of the non-regulated gold rush opportunities with hard consequences on sustainable agriculture and resilience food systems.

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Illegal gold mining: Foreigners steal Nigeria's wealth amid …

Illegal gold mining has become routine in Nigeria and both compatriots and foreigners are neck-deep in stealing the country's highly valued mineral, yet Nigeria wallows in foreign debts, TUNDE ...

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Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on …

regulations, and the high profitability of gold and other mineral resources (Hilson et al., 2013; Kwadwo et al., 2016; Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2019). The lure of quick financial gains has led to the proliferation of illegal mining operations, with widespread negative implications for the Ghanaian economy. Illegal mining

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CURTAILING ILLEGAL MINING OPERATION IN NIGERIA

EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA 1) The Physical Environment: Surface mining activities generally alters and influences the originality of landscape of the mining …

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How illegal miners wreak havoc on Nigeria — …

The government's ban of artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State and across the region, and the deployment of soldiers to enforce the ban since April 2019, appears to be ineffective as illegal...

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Unintended effects of illegal economic activities: Illegal gold mining

Based on qualitative evidence, most importantly, media outlets have suggested that illegal gold mining carries great risks for malaria propagation. 2 There are many channels through which these effects may be taking place. As illegal gold mining is mainly performed in open sky mines that are commonly located inside or close to water surfaces where large pits are dug, it …

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Strategies and regulatory measures for Combatting illicit …

Illegal mining presents several challenges for Nigeria that need to be addressed, such as increased environmental damage and increased risks of health crises for residents in mining areas (Abdulrahman et al., 2022), (Olujobi et al., 2022).Illegal mining also constitutes security risks as one finds that in mining communities there is the threat of banditry, kidnapping …

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(PDF) Assessing the impacts of gold mining operations on …

Gold mining operations started in the Ilesa-West Local Government Area of Osun state Nigeria in early 1950s. Though official mining operation stopped in mid 1990s, illegal mining is still active ...

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All you need to know about Nigeria's new mining law

Why is illegal mining a problem? Nigeria's north, especially Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and Zamfara states, are particularly hard hit by the blight of illegal mining. An estimated 80% of mining in these areas is conducted illegally on an artisanal basis, involving over two million people who depend on it for survival.

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In Nigeria's lithium boom, many mines are illegal and …

Nigeria is Africa's top oil producer, but it also has deep mineral resources including granite, limestone, and gold, and it's seeking to tap those to reduce its reliance on petroleum exports. Yet much of this wealth — including lithium — is siphoned off through unlicensed mines that cost the nation billions of dollars and drive ...

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(PDF) Addressing the Socio-Economic and Community Issues …

In the past two decades, the Federal Government of Nigeria has made concerted efforts to revitalise and grow Nigeria's mining sector to diversify its sources of revenue and foreign exchange earnings.

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EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL MINING ON STUDENT'S LEARNING PROCESS …

This study assessed the effect of illegal mining on student's learning process of schools high in Chibuluma Township of Zambia. The researcher used a mixed method research design which embraced both research designs; a case study design of a Qualitative paradigm and a cross sectional survey design of a Quantitative paradigm.

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Oil theft, illegal mining plagued Nigeria's economy for years

Equally, Henry Babalola, a former spokesman of the navy, said "Oil theft in Nigeria requires a multi-faceted approach to address its scale. This includes national rebirth, attitudinal change, and strong actions against oil thieves, collaborators, security personnel, the oil sector, local communities, and international partners.

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The Impact Of Illegal Mining In Africa And How To Address Its …

In South Africa, illegal mining costs the government hundreds of millions of dollars annually in lost sales. Additionally, the illicit trade of minerals fuels corruption and money laundering, further destabilizing economies. Social Implications On a social level, illegal mining often exploits vulnerable populations, including women and children.

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(PDF) The dynamics and livelihood implications of …

Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...

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Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in Nigeria …

With time, Illegal mining in Pandogari, Niger state stretched through a 17.5 km 2 -130 km 2 radius from 1992 to 1998. ... Gold mining in igun ijesha, southwest Nigeria: Impacts and implications ...

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(PDF) Gold Mining Activities and Impact on Osun River Basin …

This chapter examines the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of gold mining activities in the Osun River Basin, Southwestern Nigeria. Gold, highly sought for its physical and chemical ...

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Causes and Effects of Illegal Gold Mining …

Illegal gold mining activities contribute tremendously to the local economy of the communities within which the practice is conducted. Despite such developments, its activities come with several environmental, economic, …

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Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on Economic …

Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on the ...

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Fourteen years later, unregulated gold mining in …

Illicit artisanal mining in Zamfara state is now a tale as old as time. Zamfara is rich in deposits of gold, zinc, copper, and a bunch of other mineral resources.

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Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue China's illegal …

Attacks against Chinese citizens, estimated to number between 100,000 and 200,000 in Nigeria, have been widespread as a result of thei. Researchers discovered that interactions with militants are so strong in regions of Zamfara that some of the miners operate as spies for Chinese businesses that control gold-mining sites across Nigeria, it said.

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(PDF) Illegal Mining of Alluvial Gold and its …

Illegal Mining of Alluvial Gold and its Effects on Ibala Community, Southwestern Nigeria ... Illegal Mining of Alluvial Gold and its Effects on . ... Nigeria, its geographical coo rdinates are 7 o ...

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Illegal mining and rural banditry in North West Nigeria: …

The rise in illegal mining and rural banditry highlights social, institutional and structural governance problems. Although Nigeria's artisanal and small-scale gold mining …

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Illegal mining by Chinese actors complicates Nigeria's …

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, bitumen, iron ore, lead, zinc, coal, …

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Impacts of Mining on the Environment in West African Sahel: …

Mining activities have led to the depletion of over 577.15 km² of forest area in the West African Sahel zone. These have destroyed the habitats of mammals, including elephants and giraffes, as ...

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Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in …

2.0 Mining Issues in Nigeria Nigeria's abundant solid minerals constitute some of the largest known deposits under different categories made up of precious metals, stones and industrial minerals like coal, tin, gold, marble, limestone and others (Fayemi, 2015; Musa, 2013; EITI, 2015). The core of these

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Heavy Metals Speciation and Human Health Risk Assessment at an Illegal

Objectives: The broad objective of this study is to assess the chemical forms, distribution pattern, and health risks due to mining and processing techniques at a gold mining site in Igun, Osun State, Nigeria. Methods: Samples were collected from 28 active mine pits and sequentially extracted using standard methods. Extracts were analyzed for ...

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Addressing the Illegal Mining Menace in Ghana with

While no single action will totally eliminate illegal mining, an integrated, multi-faceted approach has the ability to mitigate its effect, improve economic conditions in affected regions, and conserve the environment for future generations. Author: Felix Duodu Designation: Coordinator, Akurase Mpuntuo Mentorship Program. Email: [email protected]

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POTENTIALS OF GOLD MINING AND EXTRACTION METHODS IN NIGERIA …

The results show that upon large number of mining pits across Nigeria, the government have left its exploration in the hands of artisanal illegal miners and thereby living the host communities ...

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LEAD (Pb) MINING IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA: …

health effects than adult because of their sensitivity and vulnerability to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (10). This is evident in Nigeria Pb poisoning where adults do the illegal mining but children who are exposed die. It has been noted that due to the importance of

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Illegal mining and rural banditry in North West Nigeria: …

Although Nigeria's artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has considerable developmental potential, it is undermined by the criminal consortia profiteering from it at the expense of vulnerable populations. ... South West regions, criminal collaboration in the illegal mining of gold between 'Nigerians in high positions of authority ...

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Illegal mining drives Nigeria's rural banditry and local conflicts

Africa's artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has development potential. At its peak in 2017 this sector in Niger employed directly and indirectly as many as 600 000 people and created opportunities for local infrastructural development. But it is undermined by criminals profiteering from it at the expense of vulnerable populations, ENACT research shows.

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