Nigeria, from Jos (tin and columbite) in the north to Edo (lead) in the south, Enugu (coal) in the east, and Ogun (limestone) in the west, thus tales of the damaging effects of mining on the environment are inevitable. According to records, behind crude oil, the solid mineral industry is the second largest contributor of pollution [3].
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economic effects. KEYWORDS: Limestone, Exploitation, Community, Socio–Economic, Impacts. INTRODUCTION Mining is a major economic activity in many developing countries (Tauli-Corpuz, 1997; UNEP, 1997) including Nigeria. Nigeria is endowed with abundant mineral resources of
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Nigeria has large deposits of limestone in Gombe, Benue, Kogi, Sokoto Edo, Oyo, Ebonyi, Ogun and Cross River States. ... The impact of COVID-19 on mining operations in Nigeria. COVID-19 led to draconian lockdown measures in countries around the world, including Nigeria. Reduced mining operations and lower demand led to the closure of mines ...
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Data on the impact of limestone mining (extraction) activities on the com-munities in the study area (Igarra) were collected using two methods known as primary and secondary data collections. i.
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a superior tool use for assessing environmental changes in the opencast limestone mining region. In mining and its development, there is currently pervasive global concern focused on the need to move the mining sector to a more sustainable environment. In limestone mining, the waste deposit ratio is too ...
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Results on impact of limestone mining on quality of water, soil and air, degradation of forest and availability of water are summarized and discussed.
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lands. Although, mining companies are mandated to put in place measures that could cushion the environmental effect of their activities, the sincere adherence to such policies is an issue of great concern. This study is therefore aimed at assessing the effect of limestone mining on vegetation
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a superior tool use for assessing environmental changes in the opencast limestone mining region. In mining and its development, there is currently pervasive global concern focused on the need to move the mining sector to a more sustainable environment. In limestone mining, the waste deposit ratio is too ...
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Considering the fact that mining activities in Nigeria operate below capacity in the absence of proper regulations and standards, the cases of human fatalities from lead poisoning prompted by mining remain widespread as well.
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In the last five years, studies on environmental impact of limestone mining and processing in Sagamu (Sagamu – Ogun State, Nigeria) have revealed a declining kola nut output from the plantations within a few kilometres radius of the cement factory …
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According to the results of the NDVI, NDMI, and MNDWI investigations, this increase was caused by the intermediate vegetation levels and extremely low surface water. It is necessary to develop an environmental policy to mitigate the …
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This study analysed the effects of limestone mining on arable lands in Ashaka …
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6 E. C. Merem et al.: Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in W est Africa: The Case of Nigeria substantial declines ( - 80 to - 20%) in the other years, tin mining sector raked in unint ...
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The study of effect of dust emission from exploitation and processing of limestone in some parts of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria, covering latitude 7 008' and 7031'N and longitude 8037' and 9010'E was carried out.
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Specifically, the environmental effects of limestone mining and cement production are known to impoverish flora and fauna of host environment, result in sediments deposition in
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In Nigeria, limestone is one of the most commonly extracted minerals becauseof its use in …
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High radiation was recorded in monazite mining areas in Nigeria, where many died of radiation effects (Iyayi, 2007). Other studies investigated the chemical characteristics of the major pollutants ...
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recent environmental impact studies of limestone mining in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, has also revealed a decline in kola nut output from the plantations within a few kilometers radius of the mine (Adekoya, 2003; Tolulope, 2004; Aigbedion and Iyayi, 2007). According to Aigbedion and Iyayi (2007) A similar
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In particular, it is known that the environmental effects of limestone mining and cement production deplete the host environment's flora and fauna, cause sediment deposition in riverine systems, result in the formation of mining spoil mounds and deep mining lakes primarily, cause the loss of timber resources and other vegetal cover, result in to...
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This study is therefore aimed at assessing the effect of limestone mining on vegetation cover in …
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According to the results of the NDVI, NDMI, and MNDWI investigations, this …
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This study analysed the effects of limestone mining on arable lands in Ashaka Area, Funakaye Local Government, Gombe State where limestone is been mined by Ashaka Cement Plc (Lafarge). Data was generated using questionnaire, oral interviews and personal observations.
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Abstract-This research is on the impact of limestone mining and cement production on soils in Yandev, Gboko Benue State, Nigeria. The core cutter method was used to sample the soil physical parameters.
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Nigeria market shares in limestone. Exports . Nigeria ranks 86th in limestone market shares in global exports. They make $ 831.00 (-54.1%) yearly.. Imports. Nigeria ranks 49th in limestone market shares in global exports. They make $ 450.09K (-51.0%) yearly. Mining of limestone. The Mining of Limestone is an outdoor activity that involves the ...
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The effects of marble mining activities on the properties of soils of Igbeti marble area, Oke-Ogun, Southwestern Nigeria were investigated. Sample plots of 10 x 10 m 2 were established at 150 m ...
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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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This study is an attempt to generate information on the elemental composition of some limestone samples that will be useful in planning some remedial measures to cushion some of the effects of mining limestone in Nigeria. Some limestone samples were collected from Yandev limestone deposit near Gboko in Benue State where active mining has been ...
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Abstract-This research is on the impact of limestone mining and cement production on soils in …
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In Nigeria, limestone is one of the most commonly extracted minerals becauseof its use in cement production. The most widely adopted method of limestone mining is through opencast with bench formation (Ganapathi and Phukan, 2020). Olotu et al (2022) investigated the effect of limestone extraction in Okpella and its environs.
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This study is therefore aimed at assessing the effect of limestone mining on vegetation cover in Mbayion, Gboko LGA of Benue State with specific objectives which are to: characterize the land-use /land-cover of the area, determine the extent of vegetation cover of the area, analyse the rate of vegetation change as well as to determine the extent...
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Prospects of Mining in Nigeria *Ahmed F. Ali1, Amina S. Abdullahi1, Aminu S. Zangina1 ... processes should be adopted as strategies to combat the negative effects of mining activities in the country. Keywords: Mining, Degradation, Contaminants, Emissions, ... dispensation involving limestone quarrying and the cement industry along Shagamu and
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Results on impact of limestone mining on quality of water, soil and air, degradation of forest and availability of water are summarized and discussed.
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PDF | On Jan 1, 2016, Okunlola I. A. and others published Impacts of limestone mining and processing on water quality in Ashaka Area, Northeastern Nigeria | Find, read and cite all the research ...
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