Milhouse Energy Services Ltd, a coal mining firm at Awhum, Enugu State is to pay the sum of N1billion into the Enugu State Environmental Remediation Trust Fund, while …
DetailsThe Enugu State Government has announced December as the deadline for mineral title holders to commence coal mining operations in the state.
DetailsFor example, Tiway and Santana et al. pointed out that water resources were the most vulnerable environmental compartment directly affected by mining operations, especially in semi-arid mining ...
DetailsThe locality is the site of the Okpara Coal Mine (Figure 1) - one of the five defunct and distinct mines (Onyeama, Obwetti, Okpara, Iva Valley and Ribadu) in the Enugu area was opened in 1952 by the Nigerian Coal Cooperation (NCC) (Awoniyi, 1977; Akande et al., 1992). Production in the mine declined from a peak of 3,040 tons in 1984 to 1016 ...
DetailsAlthough ventilation air methane (VAM) from shafts of active mines contributes approximately 64% of worldwide methane emissions from underground coal mines, methane concentrations in the ventilation air are different for each mine (Su et al., 2005, Su et al., 2008, Su et al., 2005). These varying concentrations impact the choice …
DetailsRecall that the Federal Government and the Enugu State government in May agreed to set up MIREMCO to curb the menace of illegal mining and monitor mining companies' …
DetailsDOI: 10.5897/AJEST09.146 Corpus ID: 97526037; Influence of mine drainage on water quality along River Nyaba in Enugu South-Eastern Nigeria @article{Nganje2010InfluenceOM, title={Influence of mine drainage on water quality along River Nyaba in Enugu South-Eastern Nigeria}, author={Therese Ntonzi Nganje …
Detailsground water in the E nugu area a re frequently li nked to co al mining ope rations in the Enugu coal mines [5, 6, 7, 8].
Detailscalled mine spoils (Hazarika et al. 2006; Ogbonna et al. 2012). Coal mining as a land-use brings wealth and employ- ... mining was carried out at Akwuke and Iva mine communities in Enugu State, Nigeria (Figure 1). Enugu with …
DetailsBy Olajide AdelanaCOAL was first discovered in Nigeria in 1909 at Udi in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. The country's first coal mine, the Ogbete mine, opened six years later. The Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) was formed in 1950, taking on operations of Ogbete and other major coal mines across the country. Coal was one of Nigeria's …
DetailsSimilarly, sediments and mine dumps samples from Okpara coal mine in Enugu are enriched with high loading of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn, and serves as a pool capable of releasing these ...
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DetailsWater, sediment, and mine spoil samples were collected within the vicinity of the Okpara coal mine in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria, and analyzed for trace elements using ICP-MS to assess the level of environmental contamination by these elements. The results obtained show that the mine spoils and sediments are relatively enriched in Fe, with mean values …
DetailsYears of coal mining in some communities in Enugu State and attendant negligence of those mining sites are now leading to dangerous environmental degradation that …
DetailsEnugu, the Coal Capital. The discovery of coal in Enugu had a kaleidoscope of effects on the town and indeed the nation. For one, it contributed to the rapid development of the town and made it a …
DetailsEziegbo and Ezeanyim, (1993), Onuoha, et al (2004), Sikakwe, et al (2015), Sikakwe, et al (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
DetailsRadiation Dose from Cassava Samples from a Coal Mining Area of Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. March 2023; DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs ... when compare d the result with that obtained by Tc h okosa et al. ...
DetailsThe first coal was discovered in Nigeria far back in the year 1909 in the southeastern part of the country, at a specific location called Udi Ridge in Enugu state. It was discovered by …
DetailsThe closed mine in Enugu was polluted with heavy metals, experiencing the problems of AMD and degraded land. Abstract. ... Caro, Weintraub, & Eurek, 2010; Al-Usmani, 2011). The exploitation stage of a solid mineral consists of the mining of the relevant mineral. Mining could be open-pit when the mineral deposit occurs at shallow …
DetailsArtisanal coal mining in Nigeria is typically carried out in the southeastern part of the country, particularly in states such as Enugu and Ebonyi (Lar, 2020). The coal deposits in this region are ...
DetailsDownload scientific diagram | Map of Nigeria showing study area in Enugu State from publication: Effects of coal mining on the water resources in the communities hosting the Iva Valley and Okpara ...
DetailsThe acid mine drainage water in the Enugu coal mining area contains high iron, high magnesium, high sulphate, high total dissolved solids (TDS) and low pH. The mine water is acidic and thus corrodes mining and plumb equipment. Table 1: Summary of Hydrochemistry of Enugu Coal Mines. (Ezeigbo and Ezeanyim 1993)
DetailsMining 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 [].The …
DetailsCoal generated lots of revenue for Nigeria between the years 1916 and 1970 when it was one of Nigeria's major revenue earners. In the south eastern part of the country, mining exploration began in present day Enugu State in 1909, with production at the mines in Onyeama, Ogbete, Iva Valley and Okpara climbing from 25, 511 tons …
DetailsA case study of Ava River in Enugu State, Nigeria ... (Schandl et al., 2016). Sand mining is the mechanical excavation of sand from the bottom of lagoons, rivers, creeks and oceans. This
DetailsPossible Solutions To The Problems Of Coal Mining In Enugu State . a. ... in mines is one of the most challenging safety issues faced by every person working in a mining environment (Kong et al ...
DetailsIn this study, geographic information system (GIS)-based methods and applications utilized for mine development were reviewed. Three types of GIS-based studies, namely studies on mine planning, …
DetailsThe Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Ogah, has disclosed the readiness of the federal government to revive the coal mines in Enugu State to …
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