The Miners Association of Nigeria MAN is a National Industry Association whose diverse membership Over 4000 includes entities and individuals that are directly involved in mineral resources exploration and exploitation in Nigeria MAN membership comprises of exploration quarry and mining compani It also encompasses services and Consultancy firms that relate to mining sector...

To help formalise organise and promote small scale solid minerals mining for the development of the Nigerian mining industry the Small Scale and Artisanal Miners Association SSAMA has been formed While inaugurating the SSAMA in Abuja recently its Chairman the Magajin Garin Kano Nasiru Wada said the association would collaborate engage and effectively relate with...

Jun 19 2020 0183 32 The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Arc Olamilekan Adegbite Friday gave hope to Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Miners ASGMs for higher productivity and performance in...

Feb 04 2021 0183 32 FG Secures Land For Artisanal Mining In Cross River The Federal Government has secured five hectares of land in Cross River for the establishment of artisanal and small-scale mining in Click here to read more How Nigeria Other African Countries Can...

Formalization and legalization of artisanal and small-scale mining in Nigeria Download Formalization and legalization of artisanal and small-scale mining in Nigeria English Learn about our work Get involved Sign up for updates Governance Leadership Executive Director...

Feb 03 2021 0183 32 Ogah further stated that the ministry was focusing on artisanal and small-scale mining activities as they constitute over 90 percent of the mining industry in Nigeria He said the development of the clusters was based on geographical proximity and would promote efficiency increased specialisation in minerals exploitation and marketing to...

Feb 04 2021 0183 32 The Federal Government says the artisanal and small scale mining-lead processing plant sited in Ebonyi State would commence operations in June...

Mar 18 2015 0183 32 Lisa Goldman talks about artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Nigeria...

Nwajiuba 2000 Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining is a means of livelihood adopted primarily in rural areas Veiga 2003 Minerals are extracted in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining by people working with simple tools and equipment Bradshaw et al 1997 This is sometimes called informal sector which is outside the legal and...

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining is a means of livelihood adopted primarily in rural areas Veiga 2003 Minerals are extracted in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining by people working with simple tools and equipment Bradshaw et al 1997 This is sometimes called informal sector which is outside the legal and regulatory framework Azubike 2011...

profiling of artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Africa and the implementation of baseline surveys It is based on a review of a total of 23 baseline studies on 15 African countries carried out between 1987 and 2002 including one regional report covering artisanal and small-scale mining in six SADC countri...

The Department of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining of the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has said that over 500 000 Nigerians were directly involved in Small Scale Mining...

Jul 26 2020 0183 32 Following the move by the federal government to standardise artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the North as well as Osun State observers in the Niger Delta are pleading with the federal...

Feb 02 2021 0183 32 By Chukwuemeka Opara Egu-Ogwu Ebonyi Feb 2 2021 The Federal Government has said that the artisanal and small scale mining-lead processing plant...

Oct 27 2020 0183 32 His words We have a history of working in artisanal and small-scale gold mining sectors globally and we are also implementing national action plans and other mining projects in...

Artisanal and small-scale mining ASM is an informal or formal operation using a simplified form of exploring extracting processing and marketing of minerals...

The Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Senator Larry Mavima has expressed concern over the increase in the number mine-related deaths involving artisanal miners and small scale...

Program for improvements to the profiling of artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Africa and the implementation of baseline surveys...

Nigeria 2020 v Abbreviations ASG Artisanal and Small-scale Gold ASGM Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining BEmONC Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care CSO Civil Society Organization EPHS Essential Package of Health Services FMEnv Federal Ministry of Environment FMLE Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment FMOH Federal Ministry of Health...

Oct 14 2020 0183 32 Illegal mining is an issue in Nigeria the foreigners hide under the artisanal miners to operate mining illegally they give artisanal miners equipment and little money to mine for them...

Dec 31 2020 0183 32 One of the events that shaped 2020 in the solid mineral sector is the renewed call for the amendment of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 the Petroleum Act and related laws guiding...

An ongoing health crisis across a large area of Northern Nigeria has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of cases of lead poisoning from artisanal small-scale gold mining Occupational Knowledge International OK International and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiéres MSF have formed a partnership to conduct a pilot...

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Nigeria Recommendations to Address Mercury and Lead Exposure Executive Summary In 2010 a major lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State Nigeria made international headlin Traced to artisanal and small-scale gold mining ASGM operations the...

Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining ASGM is an exploration by individuals or a group of persons with little or no technical skills This undertaking has become a frequent phenomenon in Nigeria In Osun State rural communities residents and over 5 000 artisanal gold miners are ignorant of the death lurking around as a result of exposure to...

artisanal coal mining in nigeria 151 Tage Erview of the nigerian mining sector ov mineral endowment coal Umen bit limestone artisanal and small scale mining department the total contribution of the mining sector iE coal mining metal ores and quarrying and other minerals to the gdp is...

Aug 06 2018 0183 32 Alhaji Abubakar Bwari the Minister of State Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says more than two million people in Nigeria depend on illegal mining for their livelihood...

Analysis - Africa s artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has development potential At their peak in 2017 these mines in Niger employed as many as 600 000 people and created opportunities...

Mar 26 2019 0183 32 Fund artisanal and small-scale mining The introduction of the fund is seen as one of the efforts by the government of Nigeria to diversify foreign exchange revenue base beyond oil...

Artisanal and small-scale mining ASM provides jobs to 13 million people in 80 countries worldwide numbers that resemble those of large-scale mining Whilst the latter is often undertaken by big companies requires a substantial labour force and operations continue until sites ares completely excavated ASM on the other hand is carried out by small groups who travel around to identify sites...