The Socio-Economic Impact of Artisanal Mining (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

A study of the sub-surface (Loto) mining activities around Kuru Village- a suburb of Jos City revealed the activities of Artisanal Miners where mining is presently being carried out on an old mining lease belonging to Bisichi Jenta Ltd. This former British mining company carried out mining activities in the 1950’s with intensity in area of coverage which suggests that the company stood out amongst its peers especially with regards to the effective deployment of mechanized mining using hydraulic mining equipments including the hydraulic Jigs, mine Dredges and large haulage machineries. The mining of cassiterite along two relatively adjacent steams in the Kuru area witnessed the exploitation of tin and Columbite initially in alluvial deposits in the downstream stream and graduating into elluvial and subsequently upstream to the primary source of decomposed granite. The hydraulic mining operation then concentrated in the mining of deposits with cut-off grades of more than 0.6g/ton. The...

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