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The mean gross alpha and beta activities in soil and sediment around selected mining sites in Ike Kabba gold Ayedayo feldspar mica Obajana limestone Itakpe iron ore and Okobo coal of Kogi State Nigeria have been studied using Protean Instrument Corporation PIC MPC 2000DP The average activities for gross alpha in soil obtained are ±/kg gold ±/kg
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Dangote To Begin Coal Mining In Kogi State Dangote Cement has disclosed its plan to start mining coal at Ankpa Kogi State in November this year The company said that due to acute gas shortage in the country following disruptio Get price Impact Assessment of Runoff from Coal Mine an old coal mine runoff on the water body Experimental The Ashokpa River is located in Okaba region of Ankpa
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The study is aimed at evaluating the effect of coal mining on the soil of Odagbo area Kogi State Nigeria Twenty eight 28 soil samples were collected each in the wet and dry seasons where
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Nigeria Mining Africa s indigenous Cement maker Dangote Cement Plc has announced its plan to begin mining coal in Ankpa Kogi State The company will now runOkobo the Kogi village where coal mining is killing the people located in Ankpa local government area of Kogi state has brought with it deaths The Nigeria mining industry Coal Lignite and Coke Mining in Nigeria The purest
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The Chairman Dangote Group of Companies Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said within the next 30 days two coal mines in the Ankpa area of Kogi State into which his company has invested $160m will become operational Dangote revealed this during his courtesy visit to the Executive Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello in Lokoja today
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SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF LEAD CONTAMINATION IN GROUNDWATER OF LOKOJA TOWN KOGI STATE Sokoto Journal of Geography and the Environment Volume 1 Issue 2 2024 Afor Odoma Maxwel I Ocheri Download Download PDF Full PDF Package Download Full PDF Package This Paper A short summary of this paper 37 Full PDFs related to this paper Read Paper Download Download PDF Download Full PDF Package
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Project Name Coal Mining at Okobo Kogi State Country Nigeria Project Number P NG FB0 001 Division ONEC 1 1 INTRODUCTION This report is a non technical summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA for the mining of coal at the Okobo Mine that will supply coal to the Zuma Coal Fired Power Plant ZCFPP in Nigeria
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It was also reported in 2024 that Zuma Energy Nigeria was planning to build a 1 200 megawatt coal fired power station in Kogi According to Zuma Energy the company has acquired three coal mining licenses in Kogi Coal from the mine will be used for the Kogi power station planned to be eight units of 150 MW
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Activities of mining and extractive companies in kogi state Abiodun Baiyewu Teru looks at the history of coal in Nigeria Company of Nigeria also converted Okaba coal mine located in present day Kogi State In this page you can find crusher jaw crusher Impact crusher CS series cone crusher vertical roller mill ball mill We company is a professional manufacture of cone Activities of mining and
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2024 5 25In Kogi State coal mining is undertaken by Dangote Cement and ETA Zuma while that Gombe State is operated by Ashaka Cement Dangote currently runs the largest coal mining operation in Nigeria in Ankpa to power the production of cement Dangote is actively mining coal in Onupi Awo Akplokuta Awo Ojuwo Awo Ate Ajobe Afeanyaka and Utala
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COAL MINE FOR ZUMA COALFIRED POWER PLANT Project Name Coal Mining at Okobo Kogi State Country Nigeria Project Number PNGFB0001 Division ONEC 1 1 INTRODUCTION This report is a nontechnical summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA for the mining of coal at the Okobo Mine that will supply coal to the Zuma CoalFired Power Plant ZCFPP in Nigeria
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Commissioner For Solid Minerals Natural Resources In Kogi Jul 18 2024 Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources Engr Abubakar Bashir Muhammed has tasked the angote Coal Mining Company on the need to put the need of the host community as top priority in their exploration activities Engr Bashir gave the charge in Awo Akpali Community in Ankpa Local Government Area where
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Apply for Coal mining engineering jobs in Kogi State • Explore new and current Job vacancies • Competitive salary • Full time Temporary and Part time Jobs • Fast Free • Top employers in Kogi State • Coal mining engineering jobs is easy to find • Start your new career right now
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The natural radioactivity levels of soil samples collected from four local government areas in Kogi State Nigeria were measured using a hyper pure germanium detector and the radiological hazard
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8 4 · For more information log on to channelstvDangote Cement To Begin Coal Mining In Kogi State COAL MINE FOR ZUMA COAL FIRED POWER PLANT 2024 6 29 · Project Area The proposed Okobo coal mining site is located between longitude N07 0 28 and latitude E07 0 43 in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State Fig1 It is located about
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In the sparsely populated community coal is more a curse than a blessing The five year presence of Eta Zuma mining company in the community located in Ankpa local government area of Kogi state has brought with it deaths diseases pains and sleeplessness The town s water supply has been contaminated by mining Babies and little children
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Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria bordered to the east by the states of Ekiti and Kwara to the north by the Federal Capital Territory to the northeast by Nasarawa State to the northwest by Niger State to the southwest by the states of Edo and Ondo to the southeast by the states of Anambra and Enugu and to the west by Benue State as being the only state in
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Coal mining to be managed by Zuma Energy group company using an internationally experienced mining contractor ensuring no fuel shortage for the plant Robust project economics PROJECT OVERVIEW 1 Project location Itobe Kogi State 2 Project Company Zuma Energy Coal Power Company ZECPC 3 First Phase of 300MW 4
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Nigeria Okobo where coal mining is killing the people Nigeria Okobo where coal mining is killing the people Published by MAC on 2024 01 10 Source The Cable 2024 01 10 located in the Ankpa area of Kogi state has brought with it deaths disease pain and sleeplessness the Kogi village where coal mining is killing the people In Okobo life revolves around endless machine grunts a
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Illegal Mining by Dangote And Its Massive Destruction of Jul 13 2024· Dangote Group has been carrying out illegal mining activities in Ankpa and its environs in Kogi state without regards to extant laws guiding such activities milking their God given resources with impunity pollutes their water encroach their land damage their roads and cause erosion to the communities without
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The actual coal mining site is at Odagbo on the outskirts of Okaba Okaba district lies some 16km NE of Ankpa town headquarters of Ankpa Local Government Area Kogi State Figure 1 The study area is located between latitudes 70201 70431N of the Equator and longitudes 70221 70521E of the Prime Meridian The area is within the tropical hinterland Annual rainfall totals range between 100
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Kogi Iron and its Agbaja project held by the company s 100% owned Nigerian subsidiary KCM Mining have an interesting background Burston discovered the project seven years back after being invited to visit Kogi State to assess a small iron ore deposit for feed stock for a proposed steel works facility which comprised a traditional blast furnace and needed iron ore to feed it
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Agbaja Iron Ore Mining In Kogi State Strzelnica The agbaja project is located on the agbaja plateau in kogi state nigeria approximately 200 kilometres from the capital city plateau hosts an extensive shallow flat lying channel iron deposit cid and kogi iron has determined a probable ore reserve of 205 million tonnes at a grade of iron fe estimated in accordance with the
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Mr Yakubu confirmed the absence of a mines environmental compliance officer in Kogi state The Health Implication The activities of coal mining in Okobo community have resulted in the weighty metals dissolving into the water in the community making the water become acidic and highly toxic This makes the water unsafe for domestic use either
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Speaking the Executive Director of SERDEC Mr Tijani Abdulkareem lamented that coal mining in Kogi State had led to extensive environmental degradation in the commumities and called for urgent environmental audit of coal mining sites in the state Newspapers in English Newspapers from Nigeria PressReader Work with us Blog Help center Download on the App Store Get it on App
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Incept has identified a high value thermal coal production in the Kogi State of Nigeria Africa which has been acquired with a resource estimate of 32 million tonnes of thermal coal with growth poten Turnkey Project EPC Scheme
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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Arc Olamilekan Adegbite weekend tasked mining firm Mostra Enerji and host communities in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State on strict
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Oct 16 2020The Cost of Coal The Social Economic and Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining in Nigeria Ankpa Local Government Area LGA Kogi State Nigeria is part of a host of extractive local government areas in Nigeria who suffer from the Resource Curse
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Jul 20 2024 Coal mining in Kogi State had led to extensive environmental degradation including the contamination of community airspace water and soil leading to health insecurity and livelihood challenges for local communities
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The House has therefore resolved to embark on a fact finding mission to coal mines in Enugu Kogi Delta Nasarawa and Gombe states This is contained in the resolutions passed by the House at the
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