Assessment of noise and ground vibration induced during blasting

Blasting activities in mining company has become one of the major factors affecting residential area around the mine. Despite all rules and regulation made to ensure safety of people living near by the mining areas, effect of blasting activities still exist to the people living nearby.

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Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria:

The few metallic minerals of importance are those of iron, lead-zinc, tin-tantalum, gold, manganese and probably nickel, while the valuable Industrial minerals and rocks are barite, halite, talc, kaolin, gemstones, limestone, marble and granite. They occur as relatively small deposits extracted by artisanal and small-scale mining and quarrying.

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(PDF) Evaluation of Effects of Limestone Mining on Land Covers …

The geospatial approach was used to evaluate the degree of sustainability of the mining operations in Okpella, Nigeria. 2011, 2016, and 2021.

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Legal Framework Of Mining In Nigeria: An Overview

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND IMPACT OF MINING ACTIVITIES. Section 4, item 39 of the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) confers upon the National Assembly the exclusive power to make laws in respect of mining in Nigeria. ... coal, bitumen, limestone, iron ore, lead/zinc and barites but ...

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Opportunity and Side Effects of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria

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 strategic mineral deposits on grounds of their economic value. ... Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria: Side Effects Artisanal and small-scale mining ...

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Impact of Dust Emission from Limestone Mining in Gboko, …

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 …

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Mineral Exploitation and Environmental Consequences in …

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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(PDF) EIA's Role in Nigerian Mining Environmental Impact

Isah, M.N. (2012). The role of environmental impact assessment in Nigeria's oil and gas industry. A Ph.D thesis submitted to the school of Earth and Ocean sciences, Cardiff University. UK Jethro, M.A., Ogbodo, D.A., & Peter, E.O. (2018). Environmental and socio-economic impact of mining on immediate communities in Kogi State Central Nigeria.

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COMMUNITIES COMPANY RELATION IN LIMESTONE …

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 …

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Evaluation of the Impacts of Limestone Mining on Soil and …

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 …

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(PDF) COMMUNITIES – COMPANY RELATION IN LIMESTONE MINING …

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 (Adekoya, 2003; Aigbedion, 2005).

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(PDF) Impacts of Limestone Exploitation on the Socio-economic

A Paper Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Nigeria Mining and. Jan 1985; ... Land Degradation and Health Impact Assessment of Limestone Mining: A Remote Sensing and GIS Approach ...

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Experts Discuss Challenges, Prospects of Mining in Zamfara

The implications of lifting the ban extend beyond the mining sector. For communities in Zamfara, where mining is a major livelihood, the move could bring economic revitalisation. However, safety concerns remain paramount, with lingering fears of bandit retaliation and the need for robust security measures to prevent a resurgence of criminal ...

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Abandoned Barite Mines Threaten Lives in Nigerian Community

Mining Governance in Nigeria: 2024 Insights; Top Suppliers of Mining Equipment in Nigeria; The Evolution of Iron Ore and Limestone Mining in Nigeria in 2024; Experts Discuss Challenges, Security, and Prospects of Mining in Zamfara; Top 3 Mining Companies in Nigeria and Their Locations

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Opportunity and Side Effects of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria

Abstract. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria has been considered as an unorganized sector in mining industry because of its environmental implication and violations associated with the industry. However, this article tends to present the benefits of ASM alongside with the side effect and drawn a conclusion if ASM is an integral part in mining industry in case the …

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Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …

minerals mined, the type of mining method adopted and market for the mined minerals. Further information on the number and types of licences in the state was obtained from the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO). Effects of Artisanal and Small-Scale mining on the various communities in the state was studied using

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Evaluation of the Effects of Limestone Mining on Landcovers in …

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 …

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A review on environmental impact assessment of limestone mining …

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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Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria and their

Exploration of solid minerals in Nigeria began during the pre-colonial era (1903/ 1904) when the British colonial government organize mining operation covering both the northern and southern ...

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Assessment of Socioeconomic Effects of Limestone Exploitation …

Communities -Company Relation in Limestone Mining Region of Southwest Nigeria: The Ewekoro Socio-Economic View. International Journal of Development and Economic Sustainability, 3 (5): 85 -98.

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Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and …

Our objectives were: Firstly, to analyze guidelines for the Impact Assessments of Non-Coal Mining projects and recommend sustainable strategies; and secondly, to discern the effects of limestone ...

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Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria:

The few metallic minerals of importance are those of iron, lead-zinc, tin-tantalum, gold, manganese and probably nickel, while the valuable Industrial minerals and rocks are barite, halite, talc, kaolin, gemstones, limestone, marble and granite. …

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EFFECT OF LIMESTONE MINING ON VEGETATION …

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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Effect of Mining Activities on Vegetation Composition and …

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

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Environmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria

effect on the environment of the activities involved in harnessing the minerals in Nigeria. An attempt will also be made to examine the possible precautions and reme-dies that can be applied in order to mitigate the effect of adverse environmental impact of mining activities. Table 1 shows the minerals deposits that are currently

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Effect Limestone Mining In Nigeria

Despite abundant solid mineral resources, which include gold, lead, zinc, coal, bitumen, iron ore, limestone and barite, the Nigeria mining industry only contributes 0.15 percent to the nation's GDP. The contribution, projected to hit 0.34 percent in 2025, is far from the three percent target set out in the country's mining roadmap 1.

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Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Limestone

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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(PDF) Impacts of Limestone Exploitation on the Socio …

limestone ex ploration and carbon emission from the mining equipment has seriously affected the air quality as revealed by the large portion of the respondents.

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Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …

In exploring the impact of limestone quarrying on the environment, the following questions were discussed: ... Adeogun A. Communities–company relation in limestone mining region of southwest Nigeria: The ewekoro socio-economic view. Int. J. Dev. Econ. Sustain. 2015;3:85–98. ... Herrera A.E., Chavez Ferreyra K.Y., Potravny I.M. Gold mining ...

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(PDF) Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in West Africa: …

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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