Zamfara Gold Mining Disaster

1 day ago from 2010 to 2016 there were more than 7000 incidences of lead poisoning resulting in 700 deaths related to gold mining activities in zamfara and kebbi alone his excellency the president approved pagmi in 2019 to address these issues and foster the integration of artisanal gold mining into the formal system

Local gold mining in the state is an agelong tradition in view of the abundance of the natural endowment in the state which is additionally blessed with other previous stones banned mining

May 01 2019 artisanal gold mining in zamfara and other states picked up at a frantic pace with renewed government interest also reflected in the nigerian minerals and mining act of 2007 small players in the international gold trade like australian mines and savannah gold were also on ground to

Apr 08 2019 eedris a former member of defunct group the remedies posted on his instagram page an image of a gold mining site and wrote the goodies in zamfara that people are being killed for

No fewer than 40 illegal gold miners were gruesomely shot dead by suspected herdsmen at bindin village in maru local government area of zamfara state according to an eyewitness who spoke to our correspondent the incident occurred on monday as dozens of unidentified gunmen arrived at the mining sites on motor bikes shooting people at close

A silent killer lead poisoning in nigeria villagers grind rocks to separate the gold causing dust with lead to settle on soil and expose people to the poison

Zamfara gold mining disaster programme on safer mining in zamfara state is in progress governments intervention over the zamfara lead poison of health disasters the goldmining state of zamfara is the site of the worlds worst leadpoisoning disaster children are most at risk because their developing bodies are sensitive to the toxic

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Oct 15 2019 according to him the abundant gold deposits in zamfara are being exploited by two categories of miners multinational mining companies largely staffed by

The gold rush in zamfara reportedly started in 2009 after a spike in the price of gold farmers who barely survived on 1 or 2 a day were suddenly making 15 or more every day

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 nigerias goldmining region of zamfara is unprecedented more than 400 children have died and thousands more have been severely poisoned by exposure to lead dust

In november 2016 42 miners were shot dead at bindin gold mine in maru local government area there have been raids and abductions at other mining sites including a recent one at the gold mines

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Apr 07 2019 nigeria has suspended mining in the restive northwestern state of zamfara a presidential aide and the police chief said on sunday amid concerns that

Apr 25 2019 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 miners

May 08 2019 the illicit money being made by powerful people in zamfara state from running black market mining for gold has been identified as a major driver for the killings

Jul 05 2012 gold mining and lead exposure in zamfara state gold mining began in the early 1900s nigeria ministry of mines and steel development 2010a financial support was provided by the united states agency for international developments office of foreign disaster assistance

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

Jul 17 2020 zamfara now epicentre of banditry gov matawalle governor bello mohammed matawalle of zamfara state has urged security agencies to concentrate more on the state in the fight against banditry as

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The zamfara state government should take up the challenge by seizing on the federal offer for licensing the envisaged creation of 110000 artisanal jobs and the 250000 others in the gold supply

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

Impact of gold mining in enugu zamfara mining disaster still a human rights debacle vanguard aug 7 2012 starting with the jos tin mines in plateau state the enugu coal mines which in present day bayelsa state and recently gold mining in zamfara state the less obvious social impacts of mining are often ignored such as get price oline

Apr 07 2019 nigeria has suspended mining in the restive northwestern state of zamfara a presidential aide and the police chief said on sunday amid concerns that

Zamfara state is an agricultural region and traditionally most villagers relied on farming to earn a living however the team learned that the area was also rich in many minerals including gold in recent years the price of gold had risen and many villagers had started mining gold to earn more money

Oct 15 2019 according to him the abundant gold deposits in zamfara are being exploited by two categories of miners multinational mining companies largely staffed by