Better ASGM Practices in Zamfara (2011-2012) The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) was invited by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to conduct an emergency assessment and recommendations on the implementation of a safer mining practices within artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities of Zamfara State, …

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

This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Anka, a typical ASGM town in Zamfara State, Northwestern Nigeria, dominated by ...

The Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria is in a deplorable state characterised by the use of inadequate mining and processing methods and manual tools by the local ...

The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASSM) industry is of great importance to the Ghanaian economy. It provides employment for the teeming youth directly and indirectly and produces gold for the ...

scale mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Int. J. Environ. Health Res. 0:1–16; ... especially with the widespread artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), as well as formal and large ...

The exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) whose operations are characterized by poor productivity.

To cite: Olanrewaju Clement A. Evaluation of Occupational Therapy Practices for Artisanal Gold Mining in Bagega Community, Zamfara State, Nigeria. J Hum Environ Health Promot. 2018; 4(1): 1-6. Olanrewaju Clement A. Also, the recent outbreak of lead poisoning from AGM in Zamfara State was described as the worst outbreak in the modern history [8].

have turned to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) ... Nigeria: mass lead poisoning from mining activities, Zamfara State – Update 1. P ublished . November 11, 2011.

The 2019 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report showcases data contributions made to Delve and demonstrates the potential for a deeper sector analysis when stakeholders share data. As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what is identified as the …

Within the country, Zamfara state has been recognized among the top artisanal mining centers, producing massive solid mineral resources for decades, despite farming being the primary source of ...

A survey of 70 villages in Zamfara State found that 77% had some ore processing activities and these were more likely to have children with lead poisoning and …

The 2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector focuses on the intersection of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and . It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender inequalities in ASM.

One of the most common and rapidly growing forms of ASM is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM ... et al. Unknown risk: co-exposure to lead and other heavy metals among children living in small-scale mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Int J Environ Health Res. 2014; 24 (4): 304–319. DOI: …

Introduction Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has long been practiced in Nigeria. Mining often involves both occupational and community health and safety hazards that not only affect miners, but also their families and communities. In Zamfara, Nigeria where the gold bearing deposits contain unusually problematic concentrations of lead …

The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender .

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important livelihood activity in many low- and middle-income countries. It is widely acknowledged that there are a myriad of health risk and ...

In 2010, a major lead poisoning outbreak in Zamfara State, Nigeria made international headlines. ... Traced to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations, the …

Widespread artisanal, alongside small-scale mining operations are currently increasing in intensity in Nigeria. ... PWN, Warsaw, Vol. 2, 1999. Lead and Mercury Contamination Associated with Artisanal Gold …

This paper evaluates the roles of stakeholders in the management of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Anka, a typical ASGM town in Zamfara State, North-western Nigeria, dominated by sporadic and mostly unlicenced ASGM activities.

Unknown risk: co-exposure to lead and other heavy metals among children living in small-scale mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Int J Environ Health Res 24 304 319, doi: 10.1080/09603123.2013.835028 [Google Scholar]

CASM Communities and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining initiative ILO International Labour Organization ... providers, and concludes with a summary of the state of knowledge on this topic and gaps to be filled. LINKAGES WITH THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY

Background: From 2010 through 2013, integrated health and environmental responses addressed an unprecedented epidemic lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. Artisanal gold mining caused widespread contamination resulting in the deaths of > 400 children.

Methods. Three free-range indigenous pullet chickens (A, B and C) were presented during a field investigation in July 2010 in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, where illegal small-scale gold mining activities caused the death of …

World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Acknowledgments and key contributors: The 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report is a collaboration between the World Bank's Extractives Global Programmatic Support Multi-Donor Trust Fund and Pact.

PAGMI is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining development programme, launched in 2019 to foster the formalisation and integration of artisanal, or illegal, gold mining …

World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Acknowledgments and key contributors: The …

Mining activities have long been recognized as a major source of environmental contamination associated with heavy metals. In this study, ten (10) trace metals namely As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn were analysed from water (stream, river and borehole) and soil (surface and sub-soil) samples collected from around the artisanal …

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is an important part of the Nigerian mining sector which has the potential to raise internally generated revenue and enhance our foreign exchange earnings, create employment, reduce poverty and encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) if well managed. ... The case of Zamfara …

The 2019 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report showcases data contributions made to Delve and demonstrates the potential for a deeper sector analysis when stakeholders share data.2 As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what ...