— Enugu urban, the Coal City is the current capital of Enugu State. It is situated approximately between latitude 06° 30 N and longitude 07° 30 E (Geo-information, 2012).With a land mass of about 72.8 km 2, the area is bound as follows: in the North by Igbo-Etiti and Isi-Uzo Local Government Areas, in the West by Udi Local Government …
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— Over time, other mines sprang up in the region which became the modern day Enugu State. Coal production hit an all-time high of 790,030 metric tonnes before it faced a steady decline due to reasons discussed below, which resulted in many of the mines being abandoned. ... to ship coal out of Enugu to Europe. Coal mining quickly spurred the ...
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— Cassava samples from an old coal mining area of Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria were analyzed using gamma ray spectroscopic method. The mean activity concentrations for the radionuclides 40K, 226Ra ...
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— Coal mines abandoned after civil war Coal Camp, Enugu State. When it was discovered, Nigerian coal was exported to neighbouring Ghana, United Kingdom, Egypt, and South Africa. But the production was crippled during the Nigerian civil war leading to many of the coal mines abandoned.
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— Coal mining in the Enugu area of Nigeria has generated a lot of mine waste that has been dumped in landfills and surface dumps chosen for convenience and proximity to the waste source rather than …
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— ENUGU—In 1909, coal was discovered in Enugu State, Nigeria. The Ogbete drift mine opened six years later. ... South-East Voice findings showed that mining of coal in Enugu started in 1916 at the ...
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— Enugu state in south-east Nigeria still sits on some of the richest coal deposits in the country, almost two decades since the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) ended mining operations in the state.
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Furthermore, we investigated the impact of coal mining activities on the pattern of settlement of the local people and the possible benefits of coal mining to Akwuke and Iva communities in Enugu State, Nigeria. Coal …
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— Fondly referred to as the "Coal City," Enugu holds a special place in the country's development, playing a significant role in the coal mining industry that once flourished here. With a population of over 722,664 residents, Enugu is the largest city in southeastern Nigeria and serves as the capital of Enugu State.
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— Hydrogeological studies of the Enugu coal mining area were carried out which included hydrogeochemical analyses of water samples. These analyses revealed high …
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— Coal mining - Underground, Surface, & Drilling: The various methods of mining a coal seam can be classified under two headings, surface mining and underground mining. Surface and underground coal mining are broad activities that incorporate numerous variations in equipment and methods, and the choice of which method to use in …
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Coal can be mined by both the open cast mining method and the underground mining method. Nigeria's most exploited coal mines are located at Enugu where NCC operated two underground coal mines and …
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— Coal occur in more than six states of the country, these include, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Enugu and Nasarawa (Abalaka and Aga, 2016) that are well known for food production potentials which could ...
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— 1.1. Environmental impacts associated with coal mining methods. Coal mining can be done by two methods, open-pit and underground, where each one has a list of environmental impacts. First, open-pit mining involves digging for coal near the ground surface. Open-pit mining destroys trees, plants, soil, forests, and wildlife habitats.
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— The Coal City, Enugu internationally ranked today as the 553rd developed city of the world came into being in 1909 as a result of the discovery and mining of coal in Udi hill. The city, therefore, sprang up from Ngwo town in Udi land, a poor community that has remained marginalized to date in the urban development process of the city (Uchegbu ...
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— Coal mining can be done by two methods, open-pit and underground, where each one has a list of environmental impacts. First, open-pit mining involves digging for …
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In this investigation, petrographic and organic geochemical characteristics of the Cretaceous Enugu coals (Anambra basin) were performed. Determination of coal quality …
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— Coal mining in the Enugu area of Nigeria has generated a lot of mine waste that has been dumped in landfills and surface dumps chosen for convenience and proximity to the waste source rather than ...
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— Years of coal mining in some communities in Enugu State and attendant negligence of those mining sites are now leading to dangerous environmental degradation that threatens those communities. In this report, Ben Aroh, who visited ... Udi and Ezeagu local government areas of Enugu State where the mines are located, captures the fears …
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The State is nicknamed the "Coal City'' owes its geopolitical significance to the discovery of coal in 1909 by a team of British geologists. It is also the highest melon seed producing state in the country. Enugu State Snapshot. Total land area: 7,534 Km 2; Local Government Areas: 17 LGAs: Aninri, Awgu, Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu ...
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— The Jos field (Plateau State) is used as a case study for areas with existing mines and the coal mines at Enugu represent areas with closed mines. The …
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— Coal generated lots of revenue for Nigeria between the years 1916 and 1970 when it was one of Nigeria's major revenue earners. In the south eastern part of the country, mining exploration began in present day Enugu State in 1909, with production at the mines in Onyeama, Ogbete, Iva Valley and Okpara climbing from 25, 511 tons …
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coal mining differs from region to region (Turbak, et al 1979). Most of the coal mines which were actively developed in Enugu area from the early twentieth century were closed due to economic conditions or exhaustion of the ore resources and became important source of heavy metal contamination to the neighboring environment.
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Among the rich mineral deposits with which Nigeria is blessed by nature is large amount of coal deposits. Enugu, among other coal-producing states in Nigeria like Kogi, Imo, Anambra, Benue, Abia, Bauchi, Edo, Ondo, Kwara, and Delta among others ranks
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— Hydrogeological studies of the Enugu coal mining area were carried out which included hydrogeochemical analyses of water samples. These analyses revealed high sulphate and iron content in the acid mine drainage water as well as high total dissolved solids' (TDS) and low pH (acidity) values. The water issues from the Ajali Sandstone …
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— Nigerian coal is largely of the bituminous type [5]. Its current reserve deposit estimated at 2.75 billion tonnes is widely distributed in over 13 states of the federation [6]. It is however predominantly found around Enugu in the southeastern part. Presently, mining is being carried out at Enugu, Okaba and Omaraku [7].
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— DOI: 10.4314/JASEM.V9I3.17343 Corpus ID: 96999010; Heavy metals concentrations in coal and sediments from River Ekulu in Enugu Coal City of Nigeria. @article{Adaikpoh2006HeavyMC, title={Heavy metals concentrations in coal and sediments from River Ekulu in Enugu Coal City of Nigeria.}, author={Edwin Ozor Adaikpoh and …
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Coal mining in Enugu is mainly by surface mining and underground mining systems. (Duffryn 1977). In the surface mining system, mining layers of rocks or soil overlying a coal
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The coal deposit in Enugu area is mainly of sub-bituminous grade, black to brownish black in colour and is estimated atover 80 million tonnes. The outcrops of the coal was noticed …
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Mining of coal ceased since the 1990's hence reducing drastically the economic hub of the state. The return to coal exploitation and other solid minerals will enhance the economic …
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The history of Enugu State traces back to the precolonial era when the land was inhabited by various indigenous ethnic groups, with the Igbo people forming the dominant population. ... The British were particularly drawn to the region due to the discovery of coal in 1909. Coal mining operations started in 1915, transforming Enugu into a ...
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— Coal mines abandoned after civil war Coal Camp, Enugu State. When it was discovered, Nigerian coal was exported to neighbouring Ghana, United Kingdom, Egypt, and South Africa. But the production …
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— Enugu State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city, Enugu. The city acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo. ... A key minor industry was mining, especially of coal in the Udi Hills around the city of Enugu. Modern-day Enugu State has …
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Cultivars in Coal Mining Environment of Enugu State, Nigeria." American Journal of Environmental Protection, vol. 10, no. 1 (2022): 1-7. doi: 10.12691/env-10-1-1. 1. Introduction ... Materials and Methods . 2.1. Description of the Study Area Enugu state, a densely populated metropolitan City in
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— Milhouse Energy Services Ltd, a coal mining firm at Awhum, Enugu State is to pay the sum of N1billion into the Enugu State Environmental Remediation Trust Fund, while also paying a N100,000 tax on ...
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— The isolates were identified by cultural and molecular methods. Seventeen out of the sixty-one fungal isolates tested could utilize sub-bituminous coal as an energy source. ... In the Enugu coal ...
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