Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria
Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria Introduction. Nigerian Coal Corporation started mining in 1916 at Onyeama Coalfield, Enugu (Onwukeme 1995 ), and in... Methods. A survey was designed to obtain information on the environmental
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(PDF) The environmental implications of the
2019.2.1 In the Enugu coal mines in southeastern Nigeria, artisanal miners have been known to cut down large areas of forest for timber
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria
2015.1.2 October 1983. Download Citation Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria This study determined the views of respondents in
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria
The study on environmental impact assessment of coal mining was carried out at Akwuke and Iva mine communities in Enugu State, Nigeria (Figure 1). Enugu with an estimated
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Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in
2017.1.1 Mineral exploration and processing have caused varying degree of environmental damage in Nigeria. These include alteration of
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Environmental Impact of Mining in Nigeria (A Case Study of ASM ...
2013.8.1 This chapter evaluates the negative impacts of mining on agricultural activities in the region, in order to provide evidence for policy makers to take action
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COAL MINE FOR ZUMA COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT:
This report is a non-technical summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the mining of coal at the Okobo Mine that will supply coal to the
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Nigerian Mining Sector Watch - KPMG
However, given the extensive environmental degradation caused by coal mining, including the contamination of air, water, and soil as well as the global drive towards cleaner
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Mining Resource Corridor development in Nigeria: critical ...
2022.2.21 Introduction The plunge in oil prices between 2018 and 2019 (US EIA 2020) and the COVID-19 pandemic induced fall in crude oil prices (Rizvi and Itani, 2021)
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Floral Distribution of a Sub-Bituminous Coal Dumpsite
2021.6.9 Ogbonna, P., Nzegbule, E., and Okorie, P. (2015). Environmental Impact Assessment of Coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria. Impact Assess. Proj. Apprais. 33, 73–70. doi:
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[PDF] Impact of Coal Mining on the Environment in Mainganga Community ...
2016.6.27 The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining industry in the area to mine an estimated proven cold reserve of 4.5 million tons. Coal mining has a significant impact on people lively hood and the environment, the environmental shock ranges from environmental degradation to destruction of wildlife
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(PDF) Coal development in Nigeria: prospects and
2013.1.1 Abstract and Figures. This paper presents an overview of the production capacity of the Nigerian Coal Corporation since inception. It highlights the progress made in production, the challenges and ...
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Environmental, hydrological, and social impacts of coal and
2023.4.15 Mining and mineral exploration has many effects on the surrounding environment. The present study reviews the hydrological and environmental impacts of coal and nonmetal mining operations by mine lifecycle stages and facility patterns. Further, a critical review of regulations and policies in South Korea focusing on the mining-water
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Sustainable Mining Practices in Nigeria: A Case Study of Maiganga Coal
2016.1.10 Therefore, conducting mining activities unsustainably in Nigeria can result to loss of human lives, destruction of flora and fauna, deplorable land degradation as well as irreparable distortion of ...
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Figure 4 from Impact of Coal Mining on the Environment in
2016.6.27 Corpus ID: 133529985; Impact of Coal Mining on the Environment in Mainganga Community of Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria @article{Benjamin2016ImpactOC, title={Impact of Coal Mining on the Environment in Mainganga Community of Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria},
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COAL MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ACID
The impact of AMDs from Odagbo, Enugu and Lafia-obi coal mines in Kogi, Enugu and Nasarawa States, Nigeria respectively is reviewed in this section. A list of selected impacted areas in different continents is also presented in (Table 2) 3.1 Odagbo An analysis of drains from Odagbo coal mine was conducted. The levels of lead, nickel, cobalt,
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Nigeria: The magic of smokeless coal IEA Clean Coal Centre
2019.1.2 Coal production started in Nigeria in 1902 and it was the main energy source for the country until 1960. The Nation’s enquiries show that coal is in about 19 states. Expert put the coal deposit at about 2.8 billion metric tons. A study by Behre Dolbear Company (USA) Inc shows that the Anambra Coal Basin is of seven coal mining
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The environmental implications of the exploration and
2019.2.1 The 1946 Act which included environmental protection in the regulation of mining activities still failed to protect the environment from the negative impacts of mining. The cost of a lack of environmental protection in the Act is evident in the Plateau tin mining fields (Chindo, 2012). 4.1.2. Environmental implication of coal mining
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Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria and
2017.1.1 The problem of heavy metal contamination of surface water due to mining activities is particularly severe in developing countries like Nigeria, where environmental laws are not effectively ...
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HISTORY: The History of Coal in Nigeria Heinrich Böll Stiftung ...
2015.12.2 Abiodun Baiyewu-Teru looks at the history of coal in Nigeria. Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in 1909 at the Udi Ridge in Enugu by a British mines engineer, Albert Kitson. Kitson had been prospecting for silver. By 1914, the year of Nigeria’s amalgamation, the first consignment of coal made its way to the United Kingdom from
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Sustainability Free Full-Text Environmental Impacts
2022.4.11 Coal mining activities have resulted in multiple environmental and social impacts, such as waste management, deforestation, acid mine drainage, increase in noise levels, dust,
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All you need to know about Nigeria’s new mining
2021.12.17 Before the brutal civil war between 1967 and 1970 there was an active mining sector in Nigeria, and the country was a significant exporter of certain mined minerals including coal and tin. “That all
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Floral Distribution of a Sub-Bituminous Coal Dumpsite
2021.6.9 Nonetheless, there is an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report which highlighted the effects of coal mining activities on biodiversity, especially on economic tree species (e.g.,
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Environmental Impact Assessment of Onyeama Coal Mine in
2018.8.15 Abstract and Figures. Heavy-metal concentration levels in water, coal wastes, soil and background soil were determined with a view to assessing the degree of contamination and environmental impact ...
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Radiological Impact Assessment of Mining on Soil, Water and
PDF On Jan 1, 2020, A. U. Itodo and others published Radiological Impact Assessment of Mining on Soil, Water and Plant Samples from Okobo Coal Field, Nigeria Find, read and cite all the ...
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Evaluating Impacts of Coal Mining in South African environment:
Evaluating Impacts of Coal Mining in South African ... Department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University Ota, Nigeria stephenakinlabi@gmail, madindwap@gmail Augustin Madouma Ma Lewandja and Charles Mbohwa Department of Quality ... Despite its negative environmental impacts such as carbon dioxide
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Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in West Africa: The
2017.6.1 Keywords GIS, Mining, Nigeria, Minerals, Pollution, Environmental effects, Policy 1. Introduction Nigeria’s abundant solid minerals constitute some of the largest known deposits in recent years under different categories made up of precious metals, stones and industrial minerals like coal, tin, gold, marble, limestone and others [1-4].
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Radiological Impact Assessment of Mining on Soil, Water and
Coal mining impact on groundwater quantity and quality, as it also impacts on river flows and consequential impact on agricultural land uses cannot be overemphasized (Ikwuagwu, 2017). Environmental impacts for coal mining range from mining subsidence, changes in ground water regimes and mining hydrology.
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria
This study determined the views of respondents in Akwuke and Iva mine communities concerning the impact of coal mining activities on animal and plant species, pattern of settlement, pollution effect and health of people living in these two mined areas in Enugu, Nigeria. Data were generated through sample survey using a well-structured
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Environmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria
2007.3.1 Mining is the act of extracting valuable minerals from or beneath the earth's surface. Minerals such as tin, columbite, tantalite, wolframite, lead, zinc, gold, and coal have been mined on a ...
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