Zamfara is a mineral-rich state, with significant deposits of gold. The acute lead poisoning in Zamfara is a result of artisanal gold mining: small scale mining done with rudimentary tools. …
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202466· Abstract Heavy metals pollution and potential ecological risk index were assessed in artisanal gold mining areas of Zamfara state, Nigeria.
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11· This hazard was well illustrated in the poisoning disaster event that involved a poverty-stricken area in Nigeria—the rural Zamfara State in 2010. Small-scale gold ore mining operations there contaminated entire communities with lead, which proved especially deadly for …
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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.
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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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The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) was invited by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to conduct an emergency assessment and recommendations on the …
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From 2010 through 2013, integrated health and environmental responses addressed an unprecedented epidemic lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. Artisanal gold mining caused widespread contamination resulting in the deaths of > 400
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11· In 2010, an estimated 400 to 500 children died of acute lead poisoning associated with artisanal gold mining in Zamfara, Nigeria.
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The tragic gold mining affair in Zamfara State.Resource curse and wakeup call.G R G.Uche Igwe.The epidemic wrought havoc among the communities involved in small scale mining.Several questions remain unanswered as one examines what appears to have been an avoidable tragedy. Artisanal & Small Scale Gold Mining: Best Practices.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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38· Background: The 2010 lead poisoning outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 400 children in artisanal gold mining villages in Zamfara, Nigeria is the tragic result of high gold prices, a geologic anomaly, and processing of ores in residential areas. Today, these villages face a growing crisis related to conflict and climate change.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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54· Resource Library 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Sector The 2020 State of the ASM Sector Report builds on the analysis from the 2019 Report to close further data gaps in the ASM sector.
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2019116· Explore the challenges and opportunities of artisanal and small-scale mining in Zambia’s evolving mineral sector.
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20241015· The use of mercury, often combined with cyanide, is common in gold processing at artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) sites in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These methods cause severe chemical pollution, harming the environment, wildlife, and human health. This article provides an overview of the trends and impacts of chemical pollution from ASGM …
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2015121· This article contributes to the body of literature on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech mineral processing and extraction – in sub-Saharan Africa by offering …
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1111· Map of sampling sites of studies on toxic environmental hazards in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, related human exposure, …
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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 …
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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 …
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