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From soil to gold: The story of Zamfara local mining culture

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 0:00:00 WAT. Mohammed Bello Mafara is one youth who cherishes being self-reliant and distancing himself from 'Maula', a word commonly used among …

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Unravelling the gold-militant conflict nexus in Zamfara and …

These actors are accused of perpetuating an illicit gold mining trade, the proceeds of which bypass state coffers and the local populace, thereby stoking the …

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Evaluation of Stakeholders' Roles in the Management of …

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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From soil to gold: The story of Zamfara local mining culture

From soil to gold: The story of Zamfara local mining culture. ... One of the middlemen who said he relocated from Kano to the state during the gold mining business, Alhaji Salisu Jinjiri, said he bought gold worth N15 million within two months from the state, adding, "I have been in the state for over nine months. ...

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Conflict Actors in Zamfara State

Bloodletting Gold in Zamfara State: Reflecting on Illicit Mining and Violence Zamfara State has gained infamy for bloodletting connected to illicit gold mining activities. Conflicts and the Dilemma of

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Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood Lead …

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. Socioeconomic, logistic, and security challenges required remediation and …

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Gold Mining Connections to Killings in Zamfara, Nigeria

violence in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara. The article pins the violence on the disorganized gold mining industry in the state, whereby gold is smuggled out of …

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria

2 and fiscal frameworks, weak institutional structures, a lack of capacity to implement existing regulations, and a lack of political will.1 In Nigeria, identified challenges include: 1) a lack of organization and stability among miners; 2) improper mining regulations; 3) illiteracy; and 4) the

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Gold Mining Connections to Killings in Zamfara, Nigeria

deliver a decisive blow to all of this criminal activity in Zamfara. End OE Watch Commentary (Zenn) AFRICA "Intelligence reports say there is a nexus between the illicit gold mining industry and the killings in Zamfara." Gold from Zamfara is routinely smuggled out of the state to ready markets in neighboring Togo, Benin and Niger.

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Everything You Need To Know About The …

From 2010 to 2016, there were more than 7,000 incidences of lead poisoning, resulting in 700 deaths related to gold mining activities in Zamfara and Kebbi alone. His Excellency, the President, approved …

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Evaluation of Land use and Land Cover Changes in the Gold Mining

Spatially explicit and detailed quantitative analysis of LULC changes due to gold mining in the mining enclaves of the Zamfara Sahel is lacking in the literature. To bridge the gap, this paper evaluated the impact of mining activities on land use/land cover (LULC) changes in the mining enclaves of Anka, Bukkuyum and Maru, Zamfara State, Nigeria.

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Heavy Metal Pollution: The Environmental Impact of Artisanal Gold …

Following the recent incident of lead poisoning in Zamfara State of Nigeria, interest in the levels of heavy metals in environmental samples from the affected areas has increased. In this regard, we collected and analysed water and soil/sediment samples of Bagega artisanal gold mining region using flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) to assess the …

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Despite ban, increasing fatalities, illegal mining persists in Zamfara …

The government's ban of artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State and across the region, and the deployment of soldiers to enforce the ban since April 2019, have yielded few results.

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Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Gold Ore …

The widespread childhood lead poisoning and lead contamination identified during our investigation illustrates the urgent need to monitor and prevent lead pollution from gold ore–processing activities, particularly among small-scale gold mining communities globally. In Zamfara State, gold mining began in the early 1900s (Nigeria …

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Nigeria: mass lead poisoning from mining activities, Zamfara …

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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Lead Poisoning Crisis in Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria

There has been gold mining in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, for decades, but until recently it was not widespread or profitable. Since 2009, the price of gold has appreciated substantially, from around US$800 per ounce, to US$1653 (May 2012). This has resulted in a renewed interest in mining in Zamfara state.

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Assessment of Cadmium, Chromium, and Lead …

Bagega community is an artisanal mining community with a history of Pb poisoning. The community is served by a small lake as an important source of water for cattle watering, irrigation, washing, and fishing among other uses. The concentration of Cd, Cr, and Pb in soil and plants at the bank, surface water, sediment, and fish of the lake …

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Rural Banditry in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria

Nigeria's Northwest is gradually becoming another major regional theatre of violence, much like the Northeast where Boko Haram terrorists have wreaked havoc in the past ten years. A problem, which...

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Climate Change, Conflict, and Resource Extraction: Analyses …

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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Gunmen kill 26 in northern Nigeria | CNN

Armed robbery has been a long-running problem in Zamfara's gold mining communities. Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Twenty six people, including 16 illegal gold miners, were killed after gunmen …

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Zamfara gold: Threat to development and national stability

ZAMFARA gold miners war of ex-generals and politicians is a threat to stability and development. More than 5,000 people have been killed in five years. ... The second old gold mine is in Mararaba ...

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How Zamfara gold mining resurrected clamour for …

It will rather purchase the gold from the Federal Government-registered mining companies in the state," Zailani Baffa, …

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How illegal mining is driving local conflicts in Nigeria

The mining of large untapped mineral deposits in the area, especially gold which has strategic importance and economic value, is at the root of community violence. The government's ban of artisanal gold …

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(PDF) Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood …

Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning Epidemic due to Artisanal Gold Mining in Zamfara, Nigeria Simba Tirima,1,2 Casey Bartrem,1,2 Ian von Lindern,1 Margrit von Braun,1,2 Douglas Lind,2 Shehu Mohammed Anka,3 and Aishat Abdullahi 3 1TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO), Moscow, Idaho, USA; …

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Lead and Mercury Contamination Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining …

The occurrence of mercury (Hg) in the environment globally has been linked largely to its use for gold processing. In this research, ore samples, agricultural soil and mine wastes were taken within the vicinity of an artisanal gold mine and processing sites in Niger state, a north-central part of Nigeria to determine Hg contamination in the environment and …

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Foreign criminals go for gold in Nigeria | ISS Africa

Nigeria's mining sector is diverse in mineral resources that make a significant contribution to the nation's gross domestic product. The country is endowed with an estimated US$700 billion in commercially viable minerals, giving it the capacity to diversify its revenue sources and boost foreign exchange earnings. Minerals include barite, …

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Discovering the Hidden Treasure: Mineral Resources Found in Zamfara …

The state's abundant deposits of gold, lead, zinc, and other minerals make it one of the richest in the country in terms of mineral wealth. In fact, almost 32 of the 36 minerals discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria are found in Zamfara State. ... Challenges Facing Mining in Zamfara State: Despite the efforts to formalize the mining ...

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Lead and Mercury Contamination Associated …

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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Inside multi-billion naira Zamfara gold mining factory

Security experts say Zamfara is being hit by banditry because of the abundant gold deposits in the state, which is believed to be more than 40 per cent of the …

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Assessing the Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining in Anka …

This study assessed the impact of artisanal gold mining (AGM) in Abare, Dareta, Gonar Kowar, Shabili, Sunke and Bagega communities in Anka local government area (LGA) of Zamfara State, North ...

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