(PDF) Sustaining urbanization while undermining …

While sand mining supports urbanization by providing essential aggregate materials for urban real estate and construction sectors, it however undermines environmental sustainability especially in coastal regions. In spite of this, very sparse research has explained the socioenvironmental dimensions of sand mining in Nigerian coastal communities.

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Inside Akwa Ibom communities where sand …

However, sand mining activities along the shoreline and in coastal regions are a major cause of erosion and deforestation in Nigeria's riverine southern region, experts say.

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Sand Mining in African Coastal Regions

the socio-environmental impacts and sustainability implications of sand mining in marginal environments in Nigeria. This book therefore presents a study of the socio- spatial and environmental analysis of sand mining in fourteen communities within ... However, sand mining activities in the study area also constitute critical environmental risks ...

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Analyst: N26bn Sand Mining Deal'll Grow Nigeria's GDP

ShareA mining sector analyst, Steven Olajumoke, has said that the N26 billion sand mining deal between Japaul Gold and Gravitas Investment Limited will contribute to Nigeria's Gross …

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(PDF) GIS Analysis of Sand Mining Impact in Ekiti, …

28 Analysing Impact of Sand Mining in Ekiti State, Nigeria Using GIS for Sustainable Development Fig.3:Shape of the mined area in Ado-Ijan road mining site Fig. 4: Shows average area of the mining site. Calculations for Cut …

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Sand mining and its effect on farmland in Nigeria: A Q&A …

So mountains of sand – nearly 50 billion tons of it – are extracted every year from lakes, riverbeds and coastlines around the world, and one of the countries leading in sand mining is Nigeria. But this massive industry goes largely unregulated by the government and as a result it is causing severe environmental damage.

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Introduction to Sand Mining Activity | SpringerLink

Sand mining is probably the largest mining activity and the most profitable extractive economic activity in the world as have been shown by 'tales of sand rush' in American and Mexican Gulf (Collins & Dunne, 1989).After air and water sand is probably the next most exploited materials in the world (UNEP, 2019; Aliu et al., 2022).When bound with cement and …

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The main aim of this research was to investigate the morpho-environmental and socioeconomic impacts and dynamics of sand mining in the Watari Basin of Kano State.

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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT OF SAND MINING ON …

all the sand miners sampled for the study agreed to the view that, sand mining creates more employment opportunities as shown in Table 1. The reason is that, sand mining offers both direct and indirect jobs to people living in the sand mining fringe communities. Table 1: Positive Effects of Sand Mining on Livelihoods Positive Effects from

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Surface Water Quality Evaluation and Health …

of pollutants from sand mining operations with suspended and dissolved materials cause surface runoff of these pollutants and impacts on water quality. ... environment. Lawal (2011) stated that sand mining in Nigeria is an activity that is rapidly becoming an ecological problem as demand for gravel and sand increases. If speedy interventions ...

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Sustainable natural resources exploitation: Clay/sand mining …

The main focus of this study was to map the sand /clay sites in Uruezi-Egbema, Nigeria, and to investigate the effects of four legally active clay (two) and sand (two) mining …

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(PDF) Environmental Impact of Sand and Gravel Mining in Luku, Nigeria

Luku is located in North Central Nigeria and sand and gravel mining is currently taking place there because the place is a very attractive source for these materials. The area is easily accessible and the materials are easy and cheap to extract by the miners. Mining of these materials in the area is being carried out without any attention given ...

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Ogun Residents Raise Alarm Over Chinese Illegal Sand Mining. November 29, 2024; Categories. ... Experts in Nigeria's minerals and mining sector have called for substantial investment… Aisha Mohammed; November 28, 2024; Mining News; MIREMCO …

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Sustaining urbanization while undermining sustainability: the …

Sand mining is a global activity that has attracted wide attention due partly to its invaluable positive contributions to development and partly to its negative socio-environmental impacts. While sand mining supports urbanization by providing essential aggregate materials for urban real estate and construction sectors, it however undermines environmental sustainability …

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How To Start Mining in Nigeria: Licence Requirements

The process of obtaining a license for Sand mining in Nigeria is quite similar to that of obtaining a mining license in general. The stages involved in applying for a Sand Mining License in Nigeria are as follows. (a) The applicant's first step is to obtain the application form for the Sand Mining category. This form can be obtained from ...

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Effects of sand mining on land use/land cover on river …

Effects of sand mining on land use/land cover ... Nigeria Tonia Nkiru Nwobodo,1 *Bright Emeka Ogbuene,2 and Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe1 University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

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Analysing Impact of Sand Mining in Ekiti State, Nigeria …

Analysing Impact of Sand Mining in Ekiti State, Nigeria Using GIS for Sustainable Development . World Journal of Research and Review (WJRR) ISSN:2455-3956, Volume-6, Issue-2, February 2018 Pages ...

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Sand Dredging Activities in the Extractive Industry in Nigeria…

Extractive activities have for a long time been visible in many parts of Nigeria. Artisanal sand mining has been carried out along the coast of the River Niger and the creeks of the Niger Delta for a fairly long period of time. However, the introduction of sand dredging machines (suction pumps) in sand mining enterprise has birthed great ...

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How unregulated sand mining is depleting …

So mountains of sand – nearly 50 billion tons of it – are extracted every year from lakes, riverbeds and coastlines around the world, and one of the countries leading in sand mining is Nigeria. But this massive industry goes …

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Introduction to Sand Mining Activity

Sand mining is probably the largest mining activity and the most profitable extractive ... Waterways Authority (NIWA) was established in 2004 to regulate and control sand dredging across Nigeria coastal regions. It was only lately in 2016 that Lagos Govern- ment decided to invoke an environmental edict that covered sand mining activities in ...

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MINING OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA; SILICA SAND/QUARTZ MINING IN NIGERIA.

The mining industry in Nigeria is regulated by the The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act of 2007, National Minerals and Metals Policy 2008 and Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulations 2011. The percentage of royalty charged in the mining industry in Nigeria range between 3%- 5%.

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On The Trail of Sand in Abuja Nigeria

Stories abound about monkeys and chimpanzees up these scary heights. But the business of sand mining dwarfs these realities because of the insatiable need for the building component which includes aggregates. Where sand may be rare, however, aggregates are plenteous. Abuja as a rocky terrain furnishes abundant ground for the production of ...

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Sand Occurrence in Nigeria | Ministry of Mines and Steel …

Welcome to the Integrated Automation and Interactive Solid Minerals Portal (IAISMP), the GO-TO portal for real time information on Mining Sector in Nigeria. Office:No. 2, Luanda Crescent, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, F.C.T., Nigeria. Call Us: +234 9 523 9064

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Sand Mining and the Environmental Impacts on …

In Nigeria, sand mining has had severe consequences for local communities. One of the most significant impacts is the displacement of communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods.

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How To Start A Monazite Sand Mining Business in Nigeria …

The Monazite Sand Mining Business in Nigeria and Africa is a sector with vast untapped potential, driven by the global demand for rare earth elements and the unique concentration of monazite deposits in the region. Monazite sand is a naturally occurring mineral known for its rich content of rare earth elements, particularly thorium and cerium.

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Unearthing Trouble: How Sand Mining Is Drowning Kano's …

In the towns of Madobi, Kura, and Dawakin Kudu, the impact of sand mining is painfully visible. Out of the 96 valid sand mining titles in the state, more than half are …

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Sustaining urbanization while undermining …

evaluated sand mining activities in the coastal region of Nigeria from the residents' perspectives. A socio-environmental analysis of sand mining in Lagos will account for variations in residents' views of the impacts of sand mining and support the stakeholders on policy to regulate mining activities in the region.

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From sand mining to flood prevention: 5 facts on reducing …

Nigeria. From sand mining to flood prevention: 5 facts on reducing flood risk in Lagos Format News and Press Release Source. UNU; Posted 14 Dec 2022 Originally published 23 Nov 2022 Origin View ...

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Ogun residents, environment under threat as Chinese, locals …

Meanwhile, most of the sand mining businesses spread across different locations in the state are run particularly without government knowledge or regulations. ... geological mapping of the state, and data banking, in line with item 39 of the exclusive legislative list regulating mining activities in Nigeria". He also said, "While only the ...

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Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining in Some Coastal …

Sand mining activity is one of the serious environmental problems, as the rivers are widely exploited for river bed materials like sand resulting in land and river bed degradation as well as loss ...

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How unregulated sand mining is depleting farmland in Nigeria

So mountains of sand – nearly 50 billion tons of it – are extracted every year from lakes, riverbeds and coastlines around the world, and one of the countries leading in sand mining is Nigeria. But this massive industry goes largely unregulated by the government and as a result it is causing severe environmental damage.

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(PDF) Geospatial Assessment of the Impacts of Sand Mining …

This study assessed the geospatial impacts of sand mining activities in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. There are thirty five (35) burrow pits in Benin and eleven (11) were used for the study. ... Nigeria. Twenty-seven (27) inland sand mining sites were identified, fourteen of which are currently active mining sites while thirteen (13) are ...

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Effect of Sand Mining in Calabar, Cross River State, …

Lawal (2011) discussed sand mining in Nigeria and highlighted that the activity is rapidly becoming an ecological problem as demand for gravel and sand increases. The resources are used in construction of strong structures which improves the socio-economic lives of most Nigerians though with notable negative environmental impacts. ...

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(PDF) A Review on the Impact of River and Inland …

Thus, this study was carried out to assess the effect of sand mining activities on physicochemical properties and metal concentrations of surface water of the Warri River, Niger Delta,...

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River Sand Mining and Its Ecological Footprint at Odor River, …

Amaokpala is a town in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It is bounded to the East by Ndiowu, to the North East by Omogho and Ndikelionwu, to the North West by Omogho, to the West by Nanka and to the South by Oko. It has a Latitude and Longitude of 6.10274 and 7.14437, respectively (Fi…

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Nigeria

Were Nigeria to employ tar sands mining it would be all the more difficult to prevent in Congo-Brazzaville, the DR Congo, Madagascar, Angola and elsewhere. A bidding process in 2009 that saw interest from multiple energy corporations in several countries (US, Canada, South Africa and China were identified by Friends of the Earth International ...

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