110· While sand mining supports urbanization by providing essential aggregate materials for urban real estate and construction sectors, it however undermines environmental sustainability especially in coastal regions. In spite of this, very sparse research has explained the socio-environmental dimensions of sand mining in Nigerian coastal communities.
2017825· The increase in the demand for sand and gravel for construction and other purposes such as flood control has placed immense pressure on the environment where sand and gravel resources occur. This study was carried out to determine the environmental effects of sand and gravel mining in Luku, North central Nigeria, using field observations and laboratory …
201686· Thus, this study was carried out to assess the effect of sand mining activities on physicochemical properties and metal concentrations of surface water of the Warri River, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
This work studied the socio-economic impacts of sand and gravel mining activities in Nsugbe, Anambra State Nigeria. The work is hinged on the concept of sustainable development.
This study was carried out to determine the environmental effects of sand and gravel mining in Luku, North central Nigeria, using field observations and laboratory analysis of soil samples.
River sand mining is a flourishing multi-billion-dollar business because sand and gravel constitute the second highest raw material used on earth after water (UN Comtrade, 2014)
121· However, the over-extraction and mining practices are often unregulated - at times illegal - coming with large environmental and societal consequences. Here we conduct a scoping review to outline the complex relationship between the drivers and effects of sand mining in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The paper is on the Environmental Effects of Sand and Gravel Mining on Land and Soil in Luku, Minna, Niger State, North Central Nigeria.
110· While sand mining supports urbanization by providing essential aggregate materials for urban real estate and construction sectors, it however undermines environmental sustainability especially in coastal regions. In spite of this, very sparse research has explained the socio-environmental dimensions of sand mining in Nigerian coastal communities.
Industrial sand and gravel are produced, processed and used in construction industries all over the world. The leading nations in mining and processing sand and gravel are United States of America, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, India, Spain, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
The increase in the demand for sand and gravel for construction and other purposes such as flood control has placed immense pressure on the environment where sand and gravel resources occur. This study was carried out to determine the environmental effects of sand and gravel mining in Luku, North central Nigeria, using field observations and laboratory analysis of soil …
The increase in the demand for sand and gravel for construction and other purposes such as flood control has placed immense pressure on the …
61· Sand is the most used solid resource on earth, including to construct buildings and roads but also for glass, natural gas fracking, silicon chips, and even cosmetics (Beiser, ). As the mass of anthropogenic material is expected to surpass that of the natural biomass, this study primarily focuses on sand used in concrete production, where sand and gravel …
But the business of sand mining dwarfs these realities because of the insatiable need for the building component which includes aggregates. Where sand may be rare, however, aggregates are plenteous. Abuja as a rocky terrain furnishes abundant ground for the production of aggregates. Rock blasting is common here by all categories of operators.
Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies 1308 stream dumping come to mining collect sites with sand in Nigeria. Gravel pits are in some places used as pollutants into of streams tipper and and gravel. trucks affects people’s health in Maine this Thus, contaminates carrying waste to dump as they State the [5]. flow Mwangi of drinking pits [6]
2020414· Here it is. In fact, here are detailed Mining Quarry Business Plan for Sand Gravel Clay business proposal for start-ups. So, if your question is, …
111· This chapter of the book deals with the review of existing literature and theoretical foundations relevant to sand mining activities. The chapter discusses literatures on socio-environmental impacts, hydrological and geomorphic effects of sand mining and contributions of sand mining to development.
Introduction Soil is a cheap natural resource made up of gravel, sand, clay, loam which constitutes the different types. Pit sand, river sand and gravel are components of soil which take years to be formed but extracted in a matter of days. Sand and gravel are underground geological resources formed from eroding mountain rocks carried by streams and rivers. According to …
The increase in the demand for sand and gravel for construction and other purposes such as flood control has placed immense pressure on the environment where sand and gravel resources …
Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies 1308 stream dumping come to mining collect sites with sand in Nigeria. Gravel pits are in some places used as pollutants into of streams tipper and and gravel. trucks affects people’s health in Maine this Thus, contaminates carrying waste to dump as they State the [5]. flow Mwangi of drinking pits [6]
The paper examined sand and gravel mining activities both on land and the rivers as a business venture in Minna emirate council of Niger state, Nigeria. It identified various stakeholders in this business as: the landlords of the quarries, the local government authorities and the miners among others. It further looked at what each stakeholder stands to gain or lose in the business
Abstract The paper examined sand and gravel mining activities both on land and the rivers as a business venture in Minna emirate council of Niger state, Nigeria. It identified various stakeholders
201686· Thus, this study was carried out to assess the effect of sand mining activities on physicochemical properties and metal concentrations of …
Abstract: This work studied the socio-economic impacts of sand and gravel mining activities in Nsugbe, Anambra State Nigeria. The work is hinged on the concept of sustainable development. Questionnaire was randomly administered to generate the data used. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data while the one tailed Z-test was used to test the two hypotheses …
Abstract The increase in the demand for sand and gravel for construction and other purposes such as flood control has placed immense pressure on the environment where sand and gravel resources occur. This study was carried out to determine the environmental effects of sand and gravel mining in Luku, North central Nigeria, using field observations and laboratory analysis of …