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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria

2021.10.28  Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria: Recommendations to Address Mercury and Lead Exposure Executive Summary In 2010, a major lead

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria - ELI

2011.7.11  emissions of mercury into the air and soil. In 2010, unregulated small-scale mining in the northern state of Zamfara gave rise to an epidemic of childhood lead

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Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of

2023.12.27  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

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How Zamfara gold mining resurrected clamour for

2020.11.15  PAGMI is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining development programme, launched in 2019 to foster the

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(PDF) Evaluation of Stakeholders' Roles in the

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, Northwestern Nigeria,...

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Climate Change, Conflict, and Resource Extraction: Analyses

2022.3.8  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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The ‘Zambia Model’: A blueprint for formalizing artisanal and small ...

2020.10.1  1. Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, few subjects have polarized donors and government officials more than artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), the low-tech,

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Full article: Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil ...

2017.4.4  Artisanal mining is generally a small-scale practice where the basic tools and manual labor are generally used for excavation (Canavesio, ... Lo et al. (Citation

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Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of Artisanal

Environmental Science. Developing Country Studies. This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in

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How Zamfara gold mining resurrected clamour for

2020.11.15  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

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Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of Artisanal

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.

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria - ELI

2011.7.11  emissions of mercury into the air and soil. 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 age of five dying within a six-month period (a number that rose to over 700 by 2013).

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(PDF) Outbreak of acute childhood lead poisoning in Zamfara State ...

2010.11.9  September 2016 Journal of Health and Pollution. Background. In March 2010, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders detected an outbreak of acute lead poisoning in Zamfara State ...

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‪Luqman Kareem Salati, PhD‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

‪Principal Lecturer, Mining Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic‬ - ‪‪Cited by 24‬‬ - ‪Artisanal and small-scale mining‬ - ‪Mines Environment and Safety‬ ... Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria. DMGPAE L.K. Salati. Developing Country ...

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Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil properties in

2017.3.8  Artisanal mining is generally a small-scale practice where the basic tools and manual labor are generally used for excavation (Canavesio, 2014 ). Artisanal mining activities are also an informal

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Map of Selected Study Communities in Anka, Zamfara State,

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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(PDF) Climate Change, Conflict, and Resource Extraction

2022.3.8  Global trends in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM): A review of ke y numbers and issues. Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Miner als, Metals and Sustainable Development; 2017. Accessed

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria

2021.10.28  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

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Lead Toxicoses in Free-Range Chickens in Artisanal Gold-Mining ...

2020.5.26  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.

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Figure 2 from Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the

@article{Salati2014EvaluationOS, title={Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria}, author={Luqman Kareem Salati and Daniel Mireku-Gyimah and Peter Eshun}, journal={Developing Country Studies}, year={2014}, volume={4}, pages={150-161},

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Environmental Effect of Lead Combination of Mining

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 unsafe mining

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Illegal mining and rural banditry in North West Nigeria

2020.11.19  that are undertaken without state permission, land rights, mining licences, and exploration or mineral transportation permits. It can take the form of a subsistence activity such as artisanal mining, or it can manifest in large-scale organised crime spearheaded by illegal mining syndicates.9 Furthermore, illegal mining may also refer to

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Ethical Dilemmas in Population-Level Treatment of Lead

2013.11.18  Ethical issues arise in the world’s first population-level treatment of severe lead poisoning caused by small-scale mining for gold in rural Nigeria. Emergency medical intervention and ...

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Nigeria: mass lead poisoning from mining activities, Zamfara State

7 July 2010 - A major outbreak of lead poisoning in children has been occurring in Zamfara State, Nigeria since at least March 2010, related to the processing of lead-rich ore for the extraction of gold. During March-April the Zamfara State Ministry of Health was informed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) of an increasing number of childhood deaths and

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SMALL-SCALE MINING IN THE TARKWA DISTRICT: A REVIEW

2002.11.7  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, Northwestern Nigeria, dominated by ...

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Nigeria: Prevention is key to stop children from dying of lead ...

2022.2.16  A patient receives a check-up at the MSF "Mango Clinic". The clinic is just outside Abare, one of seven villages in Zamfara State where MSF runs outreach clinics treating children affected by lead ...

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Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning Epidemic ...

2016.1.8  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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Assessment of selected heavy metal concentrations in soils

2021.2.22  The study investigated the contents of selected heavy metals in top soils and sub-soils around the vicinity of artisanal gold mining site in Minna, Niger state, using standard procedures. Digestion was done using HNO3–H2O2–HCl and heavy metal content using atomic absorption spectrometer. The results obtained showed some extent of

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Zamfara gold mining lead poisoning disaster—Nigeria,

2022.1.1  In 2010, an estimated 400 to 500 children died of acute lead poisoning associated with artisanal gold mining in Zamfara, Nigeria. Processing of gold ores containing up to 10% lead within ...

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Africa - Artisanal Gold Council

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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Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal

2012.4.1  Kiefer A, Drace K, Seney C and Veiga M (2015) Challenges Associated with Using Retorts To Limit Mercury Exposure in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Case Studies from Mozambique, Ecuador, and Guyana Trace Materials in Air, Soil, and Water, 10.1021/bk-2015-1210003, (51-77), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2015.

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Geological map of Anka Area, Nigeria.

Join for free. Download scientific diagram Geological map of Anka Area, Nigeria. from publication: Lead and Mercury Contamination Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining in Anka, Zamfara State ...

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Impacts of Artisanal mining on Some Heavy Metals

2018.12.18  Impacts of Artisanal mining on Some Heavy Metals Concentration in Surface Water in Kutcheri, Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria Rasheed A. Ishola1, Abdulgafar K. Amuda2 1Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lokoja, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria 2Department of Geology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State,

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How corruption denies Nigeria of mining sector dollars

2022.3.21  “The figure is, however, solely from formal channels as the artisanal and small-scale mining activities that constitute over 80 percent of the current mining activities in the country are unaccounted for.” ... He said the government’s ban of artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State and across the region, and the deployment of soldiers to ...

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Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Roles in the Management of

2023.8.4  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

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Full article: Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil ...

2017.4.4  Artisanal mining is generally a small-scale practice where the basic tools and manual labor are generally used for excavation (Canavesio, ... Lo et al. (Citation 2012) linked an outbreak of lead poisoning among children in two villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria to gold mining activities in the area.

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Water pollution and environmental policy in artisanal gold mining ...

2022.12.15  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; Yoshimura et

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The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon

2021.3.17  The types of gold mining in Brazil are twofold: (i) industrial mining, which are required to have a lease permit, and (ii) small-scale (seldom artisanal) mining, known as garimpos, where simplified forms of exploration, extraction, processing, and transportation are used (OECD 2016; Sousa et al. 2011). Several garimpos use heavy machinery to

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Waste ... - ScienceDirect

2018.1.1  Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is one of the most important economic activity in many of the sub-Saharan Africa rural communities ... In 2008, traditional farmers began small-scale gold mining near Bagega (Town in Zamfara State, Nigeria). When gold prices skyrocketed during this time because of the Great Recession, gold

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