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Gold mining in Zamfara state has became a source of income not only to some persons in the state but thousands of people from neighbouring states like Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and Kaduna. However, findings reveal that gold mining activities kickedstarted properly in the state between 2008 and 2010 by some local .
THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday commenced a fiveday training of 120 local miners .
Key words : Gold mining, Environmental and negative effect of gold mining, Heavy metals, Lead poison in Zamfara state. 1 Introduction 1 Gold mining has been identified as one of the human activities which may impact negatively on the quality of the environment. As for many local communities around the
11 November 2011 The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum and Maru. While the full scale of the problem is still not fully determined, a ...
The Miners Association of Nigeria, says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining activities in Zamfara within 48 hours. Free subscription Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in Nigeria. ... Local news. Zamfara killings: Miners react to order to vacate state ...
Apr 17, 2019· ZAMFARA gold miners war of exgenerals and politicians is a threat to stability and development. More than 5,000 people have been killed in five years. Then the Federal Government suddenly woke up ...
The Miners Association of Nigeria, says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining activities in Zamfara within 48 hours. ... both local and foreign.
Apr 09, 2019· IGP Visits Zamfara State . The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has visited Zamfara State over the suspension of mining activities and to ensure compliance of the directive.
Mar 01, 2012· It is a pattern seen in various parts of the world — children being sickened from exposure to lead from mining activities. But the scale of the problem in Nigeria''s goldmining region of Zamfara is unprecedented: More than 400 children have died and thousands more have been severely poisoned by exposure to lead dust.
A series of lead poisonings in Zamfara State, Nigeria, led to the deaths of at least 163 people between March and June 2010, including 111 children. Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health figures, state the discovery of 355 cases with 46 percent proving fatal. This is one of the many lead poisoning epidemics with low and middle income countries.
The Nigerian government on Sunday suspended all forms of mining activities in Zamfara, a northwestern state of the country. The government also ordered all foreigners engaged in mining .
You guys act like illegal mining in Zamfara is a new phenomenon. There was lead poisoning in 2006 due to illegal gold mining. The link between illegal mining and bandits were already known. There''s a front page story on it posted 2018. Buhari''s administration cracked down on illegal miners.
NDE Commence Training of 120 Local Miners In Zamfara. The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday commenced a fiveday training of 120 local miners from four local government areas in Zamfara on safer and legalised mining.
The Federal Government yesterday banned mining in Zamfara state and environs, citing rising cases of armed banditry in the state. The acting Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mohammed Adamu made ...
Jan 08, 2016· 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.
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday commenced a fiveday training of 120 local miners from four local government areas in Zamfara on safer and legalised mining Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training in KauraNamoda, the State NDE Coordinator, Mr .
Zamfara State is mainly populated by Hausa and Fulani people, with some members of Gwari, Kamuku, Kambari, Dukawa, Bussawa and Zabarma ethnic communities. Others include the Igbo, Yoruba, Kanuri, Nupe and Tiv. The state capital is an important commercial center with a heterogeneous population of people from all over Nigeria.
Apr 08, 2019· "What is happening in Zamfara is illegal mining, the gold is smelted locally and ferried to Dubai through the local gold merchants in our markets.
Apr 10, 2019· Over the weekend, the Nigerian government announced a ban on mining in Zamfara state as a result of the heightened spate of killings by bandits. This followed a public pressure campaign urging the government to act. Security has utterly collapsed in Zamfara: Just this week, the Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari disclosed that bandits have killed [.]
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 leadrich ore for the extraction of gold.
The trenches dug for these mining activities are abandoned after the mining is over. They therefore become death traps and easy entry points for devastating gully erosions. As was in the case of the communities in Zamfara State, many of these mines are contaminated with impurities. In this case, gold ash was intermingled with deposits of lead.
Oct 15, 2019· Mining is still ongoing in parts of Zamfara State despite the ban placed on the activity in the state by the Federal Government, The PUNCH has .
Zamfara is rich in gold. Unfortunately, mining gold in Zamfara is unstructured, largely informal and illegal. Artisans, most of whom are unskilled, are in charge of the extraction, purification ...
Dec 27, 2018· A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Dennis Amachree, has attributed the major cause of killings in Zamfara State to illegal mining .
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