On going research work with The aim is to assess the level at which coal mining has impacted on the Maiganga environment and community livelihood of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe state, Akko ...
On going research work with The aim is to assess the level at which coal mining has impacted on the Maiganga environment and community livelihood of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe state, Akko ...
Coal mining has a significant impact on people lively hood and the environment, the ... hence unfit for use because of the interference of the coal deposit in the area. ... A Global Concern, 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill Companies pp. 515-517. 6. Daily News Paper, Maiganga community shuts coal mining company, By Adamu Saleh, Gombe Publish Date: Jul ...
The study area covers Maiganga Coal deposit, located at Maiganga village in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe state. The Maiganga coal mine is located at 8 km off Gombe-Yola road immediately after Kumo town (Figure 1). The present study area is located within the Gombe Formation, precisely at Maiganga coal mine, near Kumo in Akko LGA.
Also, human activities such as Mining and milling of uranium, phosphate processing, oil exploration, building materials (Cement industry), coal-fired power station can trigger the Naturally ...
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 the Gombe sandstone. Result of the petrography analysis of the study area demonstrates high silica content and the …
Simulation of Flash Pyrolysis of Maiganga Coal Using Modified Straight First Order Reaction Model. Maiganga coal is a coal deposit discovered some years back in …
6 Citations. Explore all metrics. Abstract. Background. Maiganga coalfield is a newly discovered coal deposit in the north-eastern Nigeria that is currently receiving …
A 2-D electrical resistivity imaging of some parts of Tai in Akko Local Government area of Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria was carried out. Tai is located 28 km from Pindiga and lies between ...
The ongoing exploration activities at the Maiganga coal mine uncover some missing gaps in the stratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous Gombe Formation. Therefore, there is a need to further investigate this sequence, including the organic facies variations and distributions of the coals, mudstones and sandy-shaly sediments in the Gombe …
Maiganga community lies between latitude 10°02 ′ –10°05 ′ and longitude 11°06 ′ –11°08 ′ in Akko local government area of Gombe in North-eastern Nigeria (Fig. 1).It is a thermally immature lignite to sub-bituminous coal deposit hosted within the Maastrichtian Gombe formation of Northern Benue Trough in north-eastern Nigeria (Kolo …
Ore deposits are often associated with arsenic, lead, mercury and other toxic metals. These toxic metals often find their ... Implication of Mining to Health in Maiganga Coal Mine, Gombe State ...
The purpose of this research work is to delineate the strike direction of a coal deposit at Tai area of Gombe, Northeastern Nigeria using a 2-D electrical resistivity method. ABEM Terrameter SAS 1000 was used for the data acquisition. Wenner-Schlumberger array protocol was employed because of its large median depth of investigation and slightly …
Location: Akko, Gombe State, Nigeria; Coordinates: 9.9900722, 11.153142 (Exact) Status: Operating; Mine Production: Total Resource: 4.5 million tonnes (2016) …
Coal mining commenced in Nigeria in 1916 at Enugu in a drift mine. But total dependence on oil and oil-derived foreign exchange in planning the nation's economy resulted in the relegation of coal to the background. ... Okaba whole mine and the subbituminous series of the Gombe coal deposits. 6.2 Gasification Coal-based vapor fuels are ...
The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining industry in the area to mine an estimated proven cold reserve of 4.5 million tons.
Published 1 February 2017. Environmental Science, Geology. IOSR Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics. There has been varying conclusions on the rank of coal at Maiganga over the years. This paper examined the Maiganga coal with the aim of establishing its actual rank. Proximate analysis was undertaken on some samples from …
The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining industry in the area to mine an estimated proven cold reserve of 4.5 million tons. Coal mining has a significant impact on people lively hood and the environment, the environmental shock ranges from environmental degradation to destruction of wildlife …
Impact of Coal Mining on the environment in Mainganga community of Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria1 Maina Benjamin, Kachalla Aliyuda and Comfort C. Amin Dawa Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Gombe State University Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract The discovery of coal in Maiganga …
Atlas of Coal Geology. A. Papp J. Hower D. Peters. Geology, Environmental Science. 1998. This volume of the "Atlas of Coal Geology" provides 393 images on various subject matters related to coal deposits and coal resource utilization. The supporting text provides an introductory overview…. Expand.
Physics. Coal. Demineralization and Characterization of Coal Deposit Found in Maiganga, Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria. Authors: Kiman …
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 the Gombe sandstone. Result of the petrography analysis of the study area demonstrates high silica content and the presence of some …
Study of Maiganga Coal Mining in Gombe State E. D. Oruonye 1*, M. Iliya 2 and Y. M. Ahmed 1 ... Many studies have been carried out on coal mining activities in Maiganga
High ash and moisture contents of the coal samples as indicated by the proximate analysis posit some implications for the environment and health. The findings of this study indicate that two wells drilled to serve the Maiganga community are of poor quality, hence unfit for use because of the interference of the coal deposit in the area.
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 the Gombe sandstone. Result of the
The deal, which was originally signed on 18 October 2023, saw Whitehaven Coal paying a cash consideration of US$2.0 billion upon completion, alongside a preliminary …
The aim of this study is to evaluate the environmental and health risk of the Maiganga coal mining, use, and disposal. 2. Geomorphology and Physiograpghy of the Study Area. …
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This finding demonstrated that mining the Maiganga ... most of the coal deposits found in Gombe State, especially that of Maiganga (Rawat and Yadav, 2020). The evaluation of coal resources for
PROXIMATE AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF COAL DEPOSITS AT MAIGANGA IN AKKO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA. by . 1. Y. M.Usman and . 2. O. N. Maitera. 1. Department of. ... 20 Samples of coal were gathered from Maiganga coal mine, at four seams (Layers) buried deep inside the soil. Five samples each were …
The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining industry in the area to mine an estimated proven cold reserve of 4.5 million tons. Coal mining has a significant ...
Impact of Coal Mining on the environment in Mainganga community of Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria 1. Benjamin Maina. The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining …
There has been varying conclusions on the rank of coal at Maiganga over the years. This paper examined the Maiganga coal with the aim of establishing its actual rank. Proximate analysis was undertaken on some samples from Maiganga coal mine. The analysis determined the percentage moisture content, volatile matter, fixed carbon, ash content, …
Chemical studies have been carried out on coal samples from Maiganga coal mine, Gombe formation, Upper Benue Trough of Nigeria with a view to determine theirchemical characteristics and possible utilization as coking coal or otherwise. ... Chemistry of Maiganga Coal Deposit, Upper Benue Trough, North Eastern Nigeria. …
Oba/Lafia coal deposits in the Benue Trough of Nigeria. ... The investigated source rock interval of the Maastrichtian Gombe Formation is located at the Maiganga coal mine, near Gombe, Gongola ...
Coal mining has a significant impact on people lively hood and the environment, the. The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has attracted the location of coal mining industry in the area to mine an estimated proven cold reserve of 4.5 million tons. Coal mining has a significant impact on people lively hood and the environment, the
Coal production started in Nigeria in 1902 and it was the main energy source for the country until 1960. The Nation's enquiries show that coal is in about 19 states. Expert put the coal deposit at about 2.8 billion metric tons. A study by Behre Dolbear & Company (USA) Inc shows that the Anambra Coal Basin is of seven coal mining …
Maiganga Coal Mine has an estimated proven Coal reserve of 4.5 million tons at the site (Maina, Kachalla, and Comfort, 2016). This study is helpful to reveal the causes of health challenges caused by mining and providing clues, especially reclamation and resettlement to sustain man and preserve his environment.
conference: presented at a two-day strategic round table stakeholders sensitization workshop on coal, industrial mineral and metallic minerals held on the 26th – 27th february, 2020 in gombe ...
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