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mining sector in niger state of nigeria


  • Nigerian Mining Sector Watch

    However, the Nigerian mining sector ("the Sector") only contributed a meager 0.3% to Nigeria's GDP in Q3 of 20222, although higher than the GDP contribution recorded in Q3 of 2021 i.e., 0.2%. Notwithstanding the seemingly insignificant contribution to the nations GDP, the Sector can boast of a slow

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  • Dr Hassan Proposes Solutions to Challenges of Solid Mineral …

    In view of the immense opportunities and solid mineral endowments in Niger State, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency, Dr Umar Albarka Hassan has stated that Niger State has the potential to be a mining powerhouse in Nigeria if the myriad of challenges in the industry are …

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  • Nigerian Mining Progress, but still a long way to go.

    83. 2018 2019. 2020 2021 2022. Source: Nigerian Bureau of Statistics – 2022 is a sum of Q1 to Q3 values. Global Mining trends: Several global trends, including rising demand …

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  • 10 Problems of Mining in Nigeria

    In the same vein, on the Jos Plateau, North Central Nigeria where mining of cassiterite and columbite took place, a total of 2,015 disturbances are recorded in the form of abandoned mine ponds, mine dumps and lotto's, …

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  • Artisanal and small-scale mining in Nigeria: Experiences from Niger

    The poor performance of the large-scale mining sector in the country, together with high unemployment rates, poverty, farm seasonality, a lack of alternative livelihoods, and little incentive to raise money for alternative livelihoods and little provision of basic life amenities, has encouraged the growth of ASM in Nigeria.

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  • Artisanal and small-scale mining in Nigeria: Experiences from Niger

    Due to the poor management and regulation of the mining sector in Nigeria, most mining activities are prompted by artisanal and small-scale miners, who make up about 95% of miners in Nigeria ...

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  • Nigeria

    In the first quarter of 2022, Nigeria recorded an average daily oil production of 1.49 million barrels per day (mbpd), accounting for 6.63% of total GDP. Nigeria is among the world's top five exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The country's exports of natural gas rose by 14% in 2021, accounting for 9.24% of total exports.

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  • History of Mining in Nigeria – Mining Nigeria

    The principal legislation regulating mining activities in Nigeria is the Minerals and Mining Act 1999. The 1999 Act has been reviewed and amended to ensure security of tenure of a mining title and greater transparency in licensing procedures. State owned public corporations were hitherto responsible for the control of the Nigerian …

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  • Environmental Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining in Luku, Minna, Niger

    Gold veins occurrence makes Minna and its environs in Niger State, Nigeria vulnerable to highly environmental hazards such as land degradation, de-vegetation, loss of aquatic plants and animals ...

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

    mining in the state which will involve revisiting the current practices towards improving operations in this potential revenue generating sector. Keywords: Minna; Niger State; Artisanal; Small Scale Mining; Nigeria *Corresponding Author: A. Idris-Nda, Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Minna Nigeria.

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  • Ministry of Solid Minerals Development – On the Road to Shared Mining

    msmd.gov.ng is the official website of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in Nigeria. It provides information on the ministry's services, notices, departments, contact details, and vision. Visit the website to learn more about the nation's mineral resources, laws, and opportunities in the mining sector.

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  • Nigeria Mining Sector, Emerging Investors' Goldmine

    Confirming the growing attractiveness of the sector, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Abubakar Bawa Bwari explained that due to government's commitment to growing the mining sector, leading to the leverage of about $3.32 billion private investments into mining projects as provided in the ERGP focused …

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  • Mining, from The Report: Nigeria 2023

    With greater government support and a growing role as a generator of export earnings, Nigeria's mining sector is poised to maximise its considerable potential in precious …

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  • Nigerian Mining Sector Watch

    The Nigerian Mining Sector ("the Sector") also witnessed growth in its contribution to the Nation's GDP, having contributed 0.85% in 2022 (2021: 0.63%), representing a 32% year …

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  • Illegal mining denying Nigeria 91% of sector revenue, fuels …

    Share this on WhatsAppSpread The News The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Dr. Mohamed Sidie Tunis, has revealed that Nigeria loses 91 percent of it's revenue from mining sector to illegal miners, just as he accused the natural resources predators of fuelling insecurity to feather their …

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  • Developing artisanal small-scale mining in Nigeria

    Sat, 15 Aug 2015 6:47:10 WAT. Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is an important part of the Nigerian mining sector which has the potential to raise internally generated revenue and enhance our foreign exchange earnings, create employment, reduce poverty and encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) if well managed.

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  • - Niger State Official Website

    Shared vision and unlimited Opportunities. Niger State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria. It was formed in 1976, situated in the North Central geo-political zone with the largest landmass covering about 86,000km2. The state has about 25 local government areas with Minna as the state capital, major cities include Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja .

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  • Illegal Mining Highest In Niger, Five Other States In Nigeria

    Niger State is the leading destination for illegal mining of solid minerals in Nigeria, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative announced on Thursday. ... The agency disclosed this in its latest report on improving transparency and governance for value optimisation in Nigeria's mining sector. It said out of the six states at ...

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  • (PDF) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING …

    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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  • Gold Mining in Nigeria – Nigerian Finder

    The other Nigerian states that have gold deposits include Abuja, Abia, Bauchi, Cross River, Edo, Osun, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Oyo State, Kogi, Zamfara, and Kaduna. The Problems of Gold Mining in Nigeria. The major problem in the development of the gold industry is the lack of information on the location of the precious metal.

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  • UPDATE 1-Nigeria sees exponential mining sector growth …

    Nigeria expects its mining sector to account for 3% of GDP over the next five years from just 0.3% currently as the government seeks to diversify the economy away from oil, the minister for mines ...

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  • Challenges and prospects of mining of solid mineral …

    opportunities. The vast economic potentials of the mining sector in Nigeria where government holds all mineral rights has been widely reported (Merem et al., 2017). Mining of mineral resources is under the exclusive list of the Federal Government of Nigeria and no State or Local council has

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  • Analysis of spatial distribution of mineral mining …

    The focus of this paper is to consider the past and present state of the Mining sector of the country, the rich mineral endowments of the country and the sector being the future driver of Nigeria's economy and …

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  • Mining in Nigeria: Challenges, opportunities, and prospects

    Opportunities for growth. Diversification of the economy: Mining in Nigeria presents an opportunity for Nigeria to diversify its economy away from over-dependence on oil and gas revenues. Developing this sector can create jobs and reduce vulnerability to fluctuations in oil prices. Resource endowment: Nigeria's vast mineral resources provide ...

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  • How corruption denies Nigeria of mining sector dollars

    In Niger State, massive illegal mining operations of gold, lead, zinc and tantalite are carried out at the Federal Government College Minna and across various …

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  • Acid Mine Drainage: The Footprint of the Nigeria Mining Industry …

    A similar incident occurred in Niger state, another gold mining hub, in 2015, resulting in the deaths of about 28 children under the age of five, ... This paper reviewed the impacts of the Nigeria mining industry on water resources, with an emphasis on acid mine drainage. The environmental degradation and treatment technologies deployed so far ...

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  • Analysis of spatial distribution of mineral mining sites in Niger State

    The focus of this paper is to consider the past and present state of the Mining sector of the country, the rich mineral endowments of the country and the sector being the future driver of Nigeria's economy and ultimately Africa. ... 1 SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SOLID MINERALS AND THEIR MINING SITES IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA Musbahu …

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  • (PDF) The environmental implication of illegal mining activities …

    PDF | On Jan 1, 2013, D.J. Jaiye published The environmental implication of illegal mining activities in Nigeria, a case study of Pandogari and Barkin Ladi/Buruku surface mines in Niger/plateau ...

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  • Mercury contamination in artisanal gold mining area of …

    The study was conducted on Manyera River, Niger State Nigeria due to the mining activities in the area as the river is mainly used as the source of livelihood of people around it. Samples of water, fishes and sediments were collected along the river course in March, 2013. Samples were persevered and taken to the laboratory for analysis by Cold Vapor …

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  • A Potential Game Changer For The Nigerian Mining Sector

    Nigeria is blessed with over forty-four (44) identified solid mineral resources in commercial quantities. Yet, the contribution of the mining Sector to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has remained less than 1% in each of the past five (5) successive years – although, it has consistently grown over the same period to 0.85% in 2022 (from …

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