In Luku area of North Central Nigeria, sand and gravel mining has been going on at a large scale. Results of field work shows that destruction of landscape, deforestation, water pollution, loss …
environment. Lawal (2011) stated that sand mining in Nigeria is an activity that is rapidly becoming an ecological problem as demand for gravel and sand increases. If speedy …
RIVER STATE, NIGERIA F.A. DAMACHI1, A.T. OGAH2, ALKALI MOH’D3 approximate volume of sand and gravel extracted considering sizes of pits, sand mining offers both direct and …
The sand/gravel mining activities in the emirate began to as sume an enormous dimension at the tail end of the last millennium when the civilian administration at the national level threw open …
Download scientific diagram | Collapse of river bank due to sand and gravel mining in Luku from publication: Environmental Effects of Sand and Gravel Mining on Land and Soil in Luku, Minna, Niger
20191013· Excessive sand mining leads to depletion of resources on both riverbeds and open lands. There is need for stringent laws in the country which when enforced will go a long …
A., “Environmental Effects of Sand and Gravel Mining on Land and Soil in Luku, Minna, Niger State, North Central Nigeria.” Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics, vol. 2, no. 2 (2014): 42 …
Federal University of Tech; Minna, Nigeria Tel: 234-803-453-1271 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract The paper examined sand and …
121· An example from sand mining activities in rural Nigeria shows that the policies in place for sand extraction activities are either Essien B.I., Idris F.N., Umar A.N., and Ahmed …
20201217· In Nigeria, sands and aggregates are the most common and easily withdrawn natural resources even above the extraction rates of crude oil.
4 Globally, between 47 and 59 billion tonnes of material is mined every year (Steinberger et al., 2010), of which sand and gravel account for both the largest share (from 68% to 85%) and the …
121· An example from sand mining activities in rural Nigeria shows that the policies in place for sand extraction activities are either Essien B.I., Idris F.N., Umar A.N., and Ahmed …
Results revealed that sand fractions dominated the soil separates in all the profiles with mean values of 51.06%, 71.19% and 66.53% in soils of Gubi, Alkaleri and Birshi respectively and
Result of the field observations shows that destruction of landscape, reduction of farm and grazing land, collapsing river banks, deforestation and water pollution are the environmental effects …
110· Sand and gravel mining is a source of revenue for the government in form of mining lease, Firstly, there is paucity of research on the socio-environmental aspects of …
Download scientific diagram | Collapse of river bank due to sand and gravel mining in Luku from publication: Environmental Effects of Sand and Gravel Mining on Land and Soil in Luku, …
The result of the first analysis showed that there is a significant social impact associated with sand and gravel mining in Nsugbe, while the second analysis revealed that there is a significant …
2024919· Sand and gravel mining is an extensive human activity that is vital to supplying the world''s need for infrastructure development as well as construction. This review compiles …
In Luku area of North Central Nigeria, sand and gravel mining has been going on at a large scale. Results of field work shows that destruction of landscape, deforestation, water pollution, loss …
Michigan rely on mining of pit sand and gravel for road and cement aggregates. He further wrote that many prime sources (glacial deposits)of sand and gravel Lawal (2011) discussed sand …
In Luku area of North Central Nigeria, sand and gravel mining has been going on at a large scale. Results of field work shows that destruction of landscape, deforestation, water pollution, loss …
110· Sand mining is a global activity that has attracted wide attention due partly to its invaluable positive contributions to development and partly to its negative socio-environmental …
1223· Sand mining activity is one of the serious environmental problems, as the rivers are widely exploited for river bed materials like sand resulting in land and river bed …
2024820· Investments in mining areas, sand exports, and the sand and gravel mining sector all contribute to the Page 7/39 economy''s growth and create job opportunities (Filho et …
Federal University of Tech; Minna, Nigeria Tel: 234-803-453-1271 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract The paper examined sand and …
201411· Environmental Effects of Sand and Gravel Mining on Land and Soil in Luku, Minna, Niger State, North Central Nigeria. Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics, 2014, Vol. …
1123· In Nigeria, mining of sand occurs both on small and large-scale. Case Studies of Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining and Gravel . Extraction for Urban …
RIVER STATE, NIGERIA F.A. DAMACHI1, A.T. OGAH2, ALKALI MOH’D3 approximate volume of sand and gravel extracted considering sizes of pits, sand mining offers both direct and …
2012617· This study examined the effects of sand mining activities of rural people on agricultural land in Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select …