520· Environmental effects such as land degradation and pollution of various forms (air, ground vibration and noise) in the surrounding communities where the mining activities …
2024925· Harmful dust emerges from the Zeberced Quarry near Abuja. Image by Samad Uthman and Samuel Ajala/The Xylom. Nigeria, 2024. Maryam Ibrahim was skipping ropes …
61· Quarrying of rock for construction purposes is a significant industry in Nigeria thus contributing to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This study examined the heavy and trace …
quarry activities in the study, which is about 25% of the land granted to the company by Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), PW quarry recorded 0.3km2 land lost approximately 60 …
tion of quarry activities to Nigeria’s GDP, indicating N62.39 billion by the end of , according to the Central Bank of Nigeria.5 Statista1 further highlighted that rock mining alone accounted for …
1113· The insatiable demand for rock supplies has enticed numerous building and construction enterprises to participate in stone quarrying. This paper examines the …
Baryte, bitumen, coal, gold, iron ore, and limestone, lead-zinc and coal have been identified by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development as Nigeria’s …
Unsustainable mining practices have caused devastating impacts on the environment and safety of the po pulation but have endured because of the lac of the government and its agents to …
617· Abstract. Quarrying has many benefits and challenges to the environment. Recently, there has been increasing pressure on mining companies and the government to …
The socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining on immediate communities around Borini Porono quarry in Kogi State, central Nigeria were examined. A total of 100 respondents …
quarry in Kogi State, central Nigeria were examined. A total of 100 respondents were contacted for relevant hypothesis that residents’ appreciation of mining effects on the environments is …
520· Environmental effects such as land degradation and pollution of various forms (air, ground vibration and noise) in the surrounding communities where the mining activities …
2014101· Mining activities, legal and illegal (artisan), have been going on in several parts of Nigeria for several years especially on the Jos plateau and in Enugu area where they are …
sector in Nigeria, especially mining and quarry sector, has not experienced equivalent growth. In many cases, the industrial sector lags behind the financial services sector (Ndekwu, 2013). …
617· Previous studies on the impact of quarrying in Nigeria have paid attention to the negative impacts. This study is undertaken to examine the socio-economic impact of quarrying …
*Dept of Mining Engineering, Federal University of Technology, PMB. 407, Akure, Nigeria. **Energy & Mineral Resources Ltd South West, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria ABSTRACT: A study to …
Figure 1 Change in Mining and Quarrying Contribution to GDP Mining and Quarrying in the Nigerian Economy Today Again, excluding the Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas activity, …
Mining Sector and Placing Nigeria on the Global Mining Map Legal and Regulatory Framework Types of Mineral Titles and Licences 2.1 Coal 9 2.2 Bitumen 10 2.3 Limestone 10 2.4 Iron-Ore …
2024311· In this study, we investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. The need for the study arose when we realised the deteriorating effect of the …
617· Previous studies on the impact of quarrying in Nigeria have paid attention to the negative impacts. This study is undertaken to examine the socio-economic impact of quarrying …
Dutse, Nigeria ABSTRACT Mining and quarry sectors are considered as one of the most important viable sectors in Nigerian economy. This paper assessed the socio-economic impact …
quarry activities in the study, which is about 25% of the land granted to the company by Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), PW quarry recorded 0.3km2 land lost approximately 60 …
Nigeria’s Mining regulatory framework: To further attract investment, generate revenues and develop the local mining industry, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun legal, …
512· Citations. IRE Journals: Osiyoku Dada Akanni , Ifelola Eyitayo Oluwaseyi , Umoru Titi Abdulasisi "Impact of Quarrying Activities on the Water Quality in Ikpeshi, Akoko …
118· Mining and quarry sectors are considered as one of the most important viable sectors in Nigerian economy. This paper assessed the socio-economic impact of quarrying …
quarrying, where once lush landscapes are transformed into barren wastelands, and the harmony between human activities and the environment is disrupted by the detrimental impacts of …
121· Unregulated mining activities occurs in a variety of ways: The mining sites can be poorly operated as is seen in Lagos, Nigeria, where operators claimed to have registered …
1 Based on the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report for Q4 , 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 …
Department of Mining Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria [email protected] Abstract - The study investigated the environmental effects of quarry …