Coal mining in Enugu district, Nigeria
Coal mining in Enugu district, Nigeria. Coal mines at sites in Onyeama, Iva Valley, Ogbete, and Okpara, now abandoned, still cause environmental, public health …
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Effects of coal mining on the water resources in …
Coal mining in the Enugu area of Nigeria has generated a lot ofmine waste thathas been dumped in landfills and surface dumps chosen for convenience and proximity to the …
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Trace Metal Uptake by Food Cultivars in Coal Mining …
The physicochemical properties of soil from coal mining communities collected from the different locations in Enugu environs are summarized in Table 1. The Spatial variations observed in the levels of physicochemical parameters was calculated and revealed by one-way analysis (Sig.F value = 0.000) of variance across the sampling …
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From 1909: Sad tale of Enugu coal industry
The NCC was tasked with exploiting coal resources and held a monopoly on coal and coke mining, production, and sales until 1999. One of the old coal mines. The name Enugu is synonymous with coal.
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Map of Nigeria showing study area in Enugu State
In this study conducted in an old coal mining area in Enugu State, Nigeria, cassava samples from the area were analyzed using gamma ray spectroscopy. The results revealed significant mean activity ...
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at …
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 population of 722,000 in 2006 (National Population Commission [NPC] 2006) has very large deposits of sub-bituminous coal, estimated at 1.5 million tons (Diala 1984).
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The environmental implications of the exploration
DOI: 10.1016/J.JSM.2018.12.001 Corpus ID: 134059881; The environmental implications of the exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in Nigeria with a special focus on Tin in Jos and Coal in Enugu
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A comparative study of Environmental impact of mine drainage from Enugu
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., Khaya ...
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, …
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at …
This study determined the views of respondents in Akwuke and Iva mine communities concerning the impact of coal mining activities on animal and plant …
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at …
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 …
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Assessing environmental health impacts of coal mining …
In a study by De Valck et al., (2021) it was shown that environmental protection has more economic effects than coal mining because in the long term, ... Okorie P E. Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 2015; 33: 73–79. doi: 10.1080/14615517.2014.941711 ...
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Abandoned Enugu coal mines
According to the Journal of Environment Science and Technology, examining the impact of the tunnels on the water bodies, with respect to coal mining in Enugu, "the quality of the water is ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF COAL …
The interconnectivity of these fissures between Mamu Formation and Ajali Sandstone helps to encourage the free flow of water to the surface of the hill cuts along Enugu-ninth mile …
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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE …
(2016) and Famuboni, (1996) among others discussed groundwater around Enugu Municipality and other parts of parts of Enugu area due to coal mining and mine drainage contamination in Okpara coal mine. Study area description Akwuke village is located within latitudes 60 24' N and 60 22'N and longitude 70 26'E and 70 29' (Fig, 1).
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Effects of coal mining on the water resources in the …
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Effects of coal mining on the water resources in the …
The severity of the effects of coal mining is mainly influenced by factors such as the area's geology, and composition of overburden and minerals in the coal, mining type, the scale of mining ...
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Impact of Coal Export and Economic Development in …
The Use of Coal as a Suitable Alternative to Fuel Wood (Fire Wood). Ministry of Solid Mineral Development. Nigerian Coal Corporation Journal, 2: 56-9. [6]. Ilesanmi, Felix A. (1997), "Environmental and Social Economic Impacts of the Coal Mining Industry in Enugu Nigeria''ESUT Journal of Environmental Management Enugu: ESUT …
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Geoenvironmental impact of Okpara coal mine, Enugu, Southeastern
Water, sediments and mine dumps samples were collected around the Okpara coal mine in Enugu area of southeastern Nigeria, for analysis for physicochemical parameters, inorganic ions/salts, and heavy metals abundance. The intension was to investigate the impact of coal mining activities on the geoenvironment. The measured pH range of 2.84– 6.05 …
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Trace Metal Uptake by Food Cultivars in Coal Mining …
Trace Metal Uptake by Food Cultivars in Coal Mining Environment of Enugu State, Nigeria. ... (HI) for non-cancer effects in adults and children subpopulations were 2.60 and 11.93 respectively and ...
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Effects of coal mining on the water resources in the …
Coal geology and occurence The coal deposit in Enugu area is mainly of sub-bituminous grade, black to brownish black in colour and is estimated at over 80 million tonnes (Kogbe 1974). The coal outcrops along the Enugu escarpment, road cut, mine sites and gullies. The coal bearing formations in the Anambra Basin
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Physicochemical Analysis And Mineralogical Composition Of Enugu Coal …
Five coal samples from Odagbo (Kogi State), Owukpa (Benue State), Ezimo (Enugu State), Amansiodo (Enugu State), and Inyi (Enugu State) of Nigerian coal deposits were subjected to proximate ...
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Impact of Coal Export and Economic Development in …
Enugu hills was the scene of the first ever mining activities in 1906. Thereafter, Ogbete, Iva-vally and Asata coal mines were discovered. Mining activities commenced in these mines in 1917. As time went on, the leading role of coal in the country's energy mix declined rapidly following the discovery of oil in commercial quantity
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40 Facts About Enugu
Enugu is often referred to as "The Coal City" due to its rich history and abundance of coal resources. A Historic City. Enugu is a city with a deep historical significance in Nigeria, known for its role in the country's coal mining industry. Nigeria's Coal Capital. Enugu was the capital of Nigeria's coal industry in the early 20th ...
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Contaminated blessing! How coal mining polluted water …
Retired Research Director of Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, Dr David Ezenmoukpe, told our correspondent that his PhD work on Environmental Impact Assessment of Coal Mining in Enugu ...
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Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration …
to Edo (lead) in the south and Enugu (coal) in the east . to Ogun (limestone) in the ... feel the impact of mining effects. ... been reported due to oil drilling and coal mining (Aigbedion, 2005 ...
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Geoenvironmental impact of Okpara coal mine, Enugu, …
The Enugu coal mine district covers 270,000 hectares of coal basin, which supported the largest amount of commercial mining in the past. It has an estimated coal reserves of 49 million tones [9]. The present study focused on the environmental impact assessment of Okpara coal mine in the Enugu area. The aim of the work was to know the real ...
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Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at …
Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria. Emmanuel Nzegbule. 2014, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. See Full PDF. Download PDF.
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Assessing environmental health impacts of coal mining …
Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of evaluating the effects caused by a project on the environment. The outcomes generated by this assessment can lead to a reduction of the negative effects and an increase in the positive effects caused by mine projects. The present study was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact …
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Acid Mine Drainage: The Footprint of the Nigeria Mining …
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 commercial scale since the beginning of the last century and have made huge contributions to the revenue and socio-economic development of the country …
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