Mining activities have long been recognized as a major source of environmental contamination associated with heavy metals. In this study, ten (10) trace metals namely As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn were analysed from water (stream, river and borehole) and soil (surface and sub-soil) samples collected from around the artisanal …
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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 Zamfara State, North …
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Artisanal mining has become prominent in these areas. ... load in al l the gold mining areas of Zamfara state b ecomes ... East region of Ghana to assess the effect of small scale gold mining on ...
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During May–June 2010, the team sur. veyed the two most-affected villages and. confirmed lead poisoning as the cause of the. outbreak (CDC 2010; Dooyema et al. 2012). Among these two villages ...
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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 …
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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 Zamfara State, North …
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Better ASGM Practices in Zamfara (2011-2012) The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) was invited by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to conduct an emergency assessment and recommendations on the implementation of a safer mining practices within artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities of Zamfara State, …
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The mine tailings are Lead and Mercury Contamination Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State, 773 North Western Nigeria: The Continued Unabated Zamfara Lead Poisoning discharged directly into the small creeks and stream epidemics disease such as cancer, skin disease, channels.
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Within the country, Zamfara state has been recognized among the top artisanal mining centers, producing massive solid mineral resources for decades, despite farming being the primary source of ...
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scale mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Int. J. Environ. Health Res. 0:1–16; ... especially with the widespread artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), as well as formal and large ...
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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 …
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In this regard, we focus on Ghana that has over a century history of mining and is struggling to eradicate informal mining activities. Artisanal and small-scale mining in this country was unregulated until the late 1980s when the government promulgated the Small-Scale Gold Mining Law of 1989 (PNDCL 218) to govern the extraction of gold in …
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Drawbacks from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Nigeria go beyond lost revenue. Between 2010 and 2013, over seven hundred children died [PDF] in Zamfara State due to lead poisoning ...
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Unknown risk: co-exposure to lead and other heavy metals among children living in small-scale mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria. International …
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illegal artisanal mining activities in Nigeria and other African countries. Methods. Three free-range indigenous pullet chickens (A, B and C) were presented . during a field investigation in July 2010 in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, where illegal small-scale gold mining activities caused the death of >500 children. The
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In 2010, a major lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State, Nigeria made international headlines. Traced to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations, the …
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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 Zamfara ... and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria . L. K. Salati1,*, D. Mireku-Gyimah2 and P. A. Eshun2 1,* Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna ...
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Zamfara gold mining oct 2013, artisanal and small-scale mining asm, is carried out by an estimated number of 15 million miners, provides an approximate 100 million people with a living, and accounts for about 15 of the worldwide primary goldold mining in zamfara state and its effectshe gold-mining state of zamfara is the site of. Ver artículo
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1. Introduction. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest anthropogenic source of mercury emissions. Approximately 200 metric tons of elemental mercury are commercialized every year for ASGM purposes; this accounts for >30 % of the total mercury used in industrial applications (Gallo Corredor et al., 2021; …
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Background: 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 children.
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Background. In early 2010, outbreaks of lead poisoning due to artisanal gold mining in villages in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara have resulted in the death of hundreds of children < 5 years old. There have also been unconfirmed reports of high mortality of geese within these villages.
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Evaluation of Stakeholders' Roles in the Management of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria L. K. Salati 1,*, D. Mireku-Gyimah 2 and P. A. Eshun 2 1,* Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria 2Department of Mining Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, …
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In Zamfara state, Nigeria, rice is cultivated in fields contaminated with Pb (lead) from artisanal and illicit mining activities. Rice grown in such contaminated agricultural areas risks not only ...
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In 2010, a major lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State, Nigeria made international headlines. ... Traced to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations, the scope of the toxic exposure was devastating—more than 400 children under the age of five died over a six-month period. This tragic incident underscored the chronic exposure ...
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This research assesses the concentration of Zn, Ag, Hg, Pb and Cu in surface water Kutcheri's River Yankuzau and other streams coordinates range between longitude 11°48′ N to 11°53′N and latitude 7°00′ to 7°05′E using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometre(AAS). Artisanal mining has become prominent in these areas. It's …
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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,...
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PAGMI is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining development programme, launched in 2019 to foster the formalisation and integration of artisanal, or illegal, gold mining activities into Nigeria's legal, economic, and institutional framework. ... This therefore means that it is only the artisanal miners and the Zamfara …
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sector, which includes majors as well as artisanal and small-scale mining, is still budding in. ... poisoning situation in Zamfara State in 2010. 32 Afeni T.B. and Adeogun A.A, ...
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The Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria is in a deplorable state characterised by the use of inadequate mining and processing methods and manual tools by the local ...
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining involves both men and women employed as miners and gold amalgam processors, respectively. The average monthly income generated as much as Indonesian Rupiah ...
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Farming constitutes the primary source of livelihood for the people of Zamfara State, Nigeria. With the increased awareness among the people of solid minerals abundance in the region, artisanal gold mining activities have increased in and around residential compounds and community areas. The competitive struggle to earn more money amidst …
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The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and …
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World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Acknowledgments and key contributors: The …
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A cadre of Zamfara State and local government staff was trained to manage and supervise the remediation and undertake sustainable programs to prevent future epidemics. Engagement of villagers and community leaders developed awareness of the dangers of artisanal mining and protective measures families can employ.
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