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Dec 31, 2019Coal mining plays a critical role in the economy of South Africa though posing detrimental environmental effects on aquatic life and the terrestrial environments with one of the major
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Nov 16, 2022Migwi said the devastating impacts of fossil fuels had led 350.Org to launch a 'Coal-Free Nigeria campaign' with the aim of having a just transition to renewable energy. The activist noted that Nigeria holds large coal deposits from the East to the Northern parts of the country, estimated to be at least 2bn metric tons.
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Nov 26, 2015The 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
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Sep 05, 2017Another ill effect of coal mining is its impact on the water resources which perhaps is the most important aspect as far as the existence of the villagers is concerned. Villagers in the affected villages claimed that coal-related waste and coal sludge are often injected in the nearby water bodies which makes the water unfit for domestic use.
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Coal occurrence, exploitation, Processing, and utilization have strong impact both on human health and the environment. This results from its composition and environment of occurrence. Maiganga Coal occurs in
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The Ekulu river basin is wholly located within the built up areas of Enugu and the result is that a range of human and economic activities produce contaminants that daily pollute the river as the river serve as a receptacle for the discharge of these waste effluents. Trace Metal Uptake by Food Cultivars in Coal Mining Environment of Enugu
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Sep 01, 2017People living far away from coal, had no actual experience of coal mining's impacts, and were thus only able to reveal the way in which they thought mining might impact various wellbeing factors if coal mining were ever to start near their place of residence. 3. Results3.1. Satisfaction with wellbeing factors
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Apr 24, 2019Between 1979, when employment in coal mining peaked, and 2000, the industry lost nearly 75% of its jobs. As output stabilized after 2000, so did employment. This began to change in 2012. Between the end of 2011 and April 2016 (when industrial production hit its historical low), employment and industrial plummeted by 43% and 46%, respectively.
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article{osti_5228710, title = {Environmental effects of contour coal strip mining. Hydrologic impact summary report. Appendix III}, author = {Tschantz, B A and Frederick, B J and Minear, R A and Dickens, P S}, abstractNote = {The results from this study demonstrate the great potential for steep back-to-approximate-contour slopes to generate large quantities of heavy and
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Sep 05, 2022Habitat destruction is another major environmental impact of coal mining. Coal mines can destroy forests, wetlands, and other habitats. In addition, coal plants can damage or destroy natural habitats.
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Mar 15, 2022Nigeria is already battling with high inflationary pressure and food supply chain disruptions, the surge in commodity prices further puts a strain on the local market, since Nigeria largely depends on importation to meet local demands. The price of rice has risen to over N34,000 per 50kg bag, sachet water already selling for N20.
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Nov 15, 2022Despite the trend of a transition to ldquo;cleanrdquo; energy, the coal industry still plays a significant role in the global economy. The constant need for raw materials and energy for production leads to an environmental crisismdash;an increase in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, especially in the mining regions. The purpose of this
WhatsApp:+8617329420102the world studies the environmental effects created by the riverbed mining activit y 10, 11,12,13,14,15,7. In a ll the world, the different methods lik e (Manually and mechanically ) is used to.
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Jan 03, 2020Coal fires are caused when coal seams burn or when coal storage or waste piles burn (About Coal Mining Impacts, 2016). Coal fires can start by natural causes and forest fires but are commonly caused by mining accidents. Between 20 and 200 million tons of coal burn uncontrollably each year in China (About Coal Mining Impacts, 2016).
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Apr 25, 2017The coal industry has a significantly negative environmental impact on the land, water, and air. It is responsible for producing pollution such as ash, sludge, slurry, arsenic, mercury, uranium, and other heavy metals that
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1 "The ongoing coal mining in Nigeria has led to extensive environmental degradation, including the contamination of air, water, and soil which continues to negatively affect the health of
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Nov 18, 2019The exploration, however, has detrimental effects both on the flora and the fauna as well as the humans. This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative
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Mar 15, 2022The price of wheat rose to its highest level in the past week following the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Nigeria is a major importer of wheat products, being the third most widely consumed grain in the country. A glance at the data from the NBS shows that Nigeria imported durum wheat worth over N128.1 billion in the 9-month period of 2021
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Coal mining impact the environment adversely by causing interference with groundwater quantity and quality, impacts on river flows and consequential impact on other land- -uses, land subsidence, issues associated with
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Nov 14, 2022The largest positive contributors were gold with 9.6 per cent; diamonds with 20.4 per cent; coal 3.2 contributing per cent; and manganese ore with 10.2 per cent and contributing 0.7 of a
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1 Migwi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) that coal mining activities in Nigeria had led to
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Nov 14, 2022During the operational life of tailings dams, the impact on the environment and on the surrounding communities is monitored through programs included in the mandatory environmental certifications. Once the mining operation is completed, the closure stage during which the tailings storage facility is rehabilitated, is launched.
WhatsApp:+8617329420102Waste material from the mechanical coal processing plant contains 33% coarse grains and 67% fine grains and, separately, contained sand (28.5%), silt (22.5%), and clay (16%). The general slopes of the Janina mine waste dump have a slight inclination, not exceeding 30.
WhatsApp:+8617329420102Nov 14, 2022He noted that coal was still very much in demand both in Nigeria's local markets and in the international markets, stating that the worldwide value of coal exports expanded by an average 14.3
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Nov 16, 2022Africa Regional Activist Charity Migwi, Africa Regional Activist, 350. Org, an international environmental organization has called on the federal government to stop issuing coal mining licenses and switch to renewable energy. News Agency Migwi told the Nigerian News Agency in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate
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Nov 16, 2022"The ongoing coal mining in Nigeria has led to extensive environmental degradation, including the contamination of air, water, and soil, which continues to negatively affect the health of local communities. "This is despite the country being party to the Paris Agreement," she said.
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regulation of small-scale miners produces the largest favourable environmental impacts for all indicators but has some negative economic effects The report concludes that there is therefore no "win-win" solution but rather a trade-off between an economy-friendly policy and an environmentally-friendly one.
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to find out why coal mining in Okobo, Kogi State has continued to cause detrimental environmental and socio-economic effects despite having an approved EIA report with detailed Environmental Management Plan. The objectives of the study are to assess the Environmental impact of Okobo Coal Mining Project; assess the implementation
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Apr 01, 2016More broadly based economic growth in 1990s enabled Jordan to become less dependent on the mining sector and so there has been a steady contraction of the mining sector's contribution to GDP in this time period, but since 2003 there has been a gradual rise in mining contribution to GDP reaching to 3.7% from 2009 to 2013 as shown in Fig. 2.
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Mar 02, 2016Solid minerals contributed immensely to the economic development of Nigeria in the pre-independence years. During this period, Nigeria was known for the production of coal as an energy source for electricity, railways and also for export. Report Title: SMALL SCALE COAL MINING IN NIGERIA, THE PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT.
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Mar 15, 2022The price of wheat rose to its highest level in the past week following the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Nigeria is a major importer of wheat products, being the third most widely consumed grain in the country. A glance at the data from the NBS shows that Nigeria imported durum wheat worth over N128.1 billion in the 9-month period of
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The intent of this review paper is to demonstrate the variation of coal dust properties and their impact on the mine worker's health. We suggest that the impact of nano-sized coal mine dust on miner's health has not yet been understood well and further improvements are necessary. Keywords: Coal dust; Coal workers' pneumoconiosis; Dust control
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Oct 13, 2021Marginal fields in Nigeria have an average economic life of between 8 and 15 years and can produce between 4,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boepd) to 30,000 boepd per field. Opportunities in Mining. Nigeria offers other excellent investment opportunities for U.S. companies involved in the extractive industries including mining of solid
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Aug 29, 2022Road transport – 56.38%. Road transport sector recorded the highest growth rate in the Nigerian economy in Q2 2022 with a 56.38% growth rate, following a 24.63% contraction recorded in the previous quarter. This is the highest quarterly growth rate recorded in the sector since Q2 2021 (92.38%), a figure which was attributed to a favourable
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Apr 24, 2019Power Plants Shift to the Cheapest Energy Source. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2017 92.7% of U.S. coal consumption was for electricity generation. Just as soaring oil prices led to a surge in coal production and employment in the 1970s, a sudden and sustained drop in natural gas prices has had the
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The rapid growth of industry in Nigeria has led to the development of unregulated, large-scale industrial developments without planning permission. This has led to: toxic chemical discharge into drains and open sewers in cities such as Lagos and Kano. This poses considerable danger to public health and ecosystems.
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Aug 04, 2022Most coal miners and traders prefer to export the commodity to the international market rather than fulfilling the DMO. "The increase in coal price caused a dilemma between fulfilling domestic supply or exporting as coal mine owners and traders are more interested in exporting," Fathul stated.
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Sep 05, 2022The most visible impact of coal mining is the stripping and clearing of vegetation in areas where mines are active. This can lead to a loss of habitat for local wildlife and a decrease in biodiversity. In addition, the bare
WhatsApp:+8617329420102This paper develops a low-cost web application system for monitoring geometrical impacts of surface subsidence. caused by underground hard coal mining activities and exponential urban population growth within a major coalmine in Nigeria. Results of the yearly cumulative amount of horizontal and vertical deformation between 2016 and 2020
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