The northwest region had the second largest group of artisanal miners in 2020. Two hundred and thirty-six (18.54%) operated in the country's northwest region in 2020. Most of these miners across the northwest extracted mostly gold and iron ore. The northeast region had 184 miners operating at the various limestone and barite fields.

5 Materials Science and Engineering Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife 220001, Nigeria; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +234-80-3849-0365 Abstract: The exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) whose …

The strategies suggested for fostering the sustainability of ASM of barites include: enhanced policy and legislation formulation and implementation, strengthening …

Association of Miners and Processors of Barites (AMAPOB) should be encouraged to establish economic ventures specifically for value-added offering as side linkages to the barite mining. Barite-buying centers …

The exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) whose operations are characterized by poor productivity. As a result, the quantity and quality of barites produced do not satisfy the nation's oil sector demands and other industries that require the mineral. This situation leads to massive importation of …

This study reviews the existing policies and government interventions on ASM of Nigerian barite; evaluates the operations of ASM through a survey of mines in Nasarawa state, Nigeria; identifies ...

Efforts include that of Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Nigerian Local Content Monitoring Board, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Federal …

The epileptic power supply in the country is among the major challenges affecting the large scale mining of barite. 6.2. Safety and security. Risks are involved in the mining of barite and other valuable minerals. Explosion in the mining sites have been recorded in Nigeria. Barite is mined in the country majorly by artisanal and small scale …

There is little or no news of established large scale commercial production of Nigerian barite. Nigeria's Chicason Group has an oil and gas business and owns a mining subsidiary, RIMCO, which …

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Association of Miners and Processors of Barites (AMAPOB) should be encouraged to establish economic ventures specifically for value-added offering as side linkages to the barite mining. Barite-buying centers could be established by the association to enhance proper marketing of barite, and address ASM sector taxation and revenue collection.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, Friday, gave hope to Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Miners, ASGMs, for higher productivity and performance in the gold sub-sector.

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Barite mining in Nigeria is mostly carried out by artisanal miners and this affects the production output, exposure to uncontrolled risk, erosion, pollution and environmental degradation. There are many illegal barite miners in the barite rich states in Nigeria and as a result of this, barite mining is done informally at production levels that ...

With the use of data from various ministries, departments and agencies involved in the records of operations within the Nigerian solid minerals sector, the nature …

iassess the value chain of barite mining and processing in Nasarawa state, Nigeria iiidentify challenges of the sector; iiiidentify socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ASM; ivassess the effectiveness of government policies and regulations; and v suggest sustainable strategies toward improving the productivity and sustainability of the ...

President of the Association of Miners and Processors of Barite, AMAPOB, Mr. Stephen Alao has disclosed that Nigeria loses over N5 billion foreign exchange annually to the importation of barite by ...

Nigeria's Mining regulatory framework: To further attract investment, generate revenues and develop the local mining industry, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun legal, regulatory, institutional, and fiscal reforms for the mining sector. Key initiatives in this regard include the establishment and recent automation of a cadastral

The oil giants' excuses for seeking to import barite into Nigeria, was simply that the quality of the Nigerian-made barite was a far cry from international standard. The Association of Miners and Processors of Barite on the other hand, recently decried how Nigeria looses over N6.2 billion annually to incessant granting of waivers for the ...

Barite is barium sulfate with the chemical formula of BaSO4. Unlike barite witherite (BaCO3) it is not chemically inert, it can dissolve in water and, when dissolved, can cause an environmental hazard. Barite forms in many geologic environments with both metallic and nonmetallic minerals. Minerals associated with the ore are a main concern when …

Fostering the Sustainability of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) of Barite in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Itohan Otoijamun, Moses ... Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife 220001, Nigeria Azikiwe Peter Onwualu: Materials Science and Engineering Department, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja 900107, Nigeria Sustainability, 2021 ...

May 11, 2023 Olamilekan Adegbite, the minister of mines and steel development, has said that Nigeria will no longer spend over $300 million every year to import processed barite …

Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Ministry is ready to partner with the Barite Miners Association and Processors in the mining of Barite to deepen productivity and promote meaningful and measurable development to the economy. ... Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has assured the Quarry Owners Association of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory ...

Nigeria: FG to Develop Barite Mining. 18 October 2007. ... Association of Miners and Processors of Barites noted that the association is aware of a World Bank Fund in the Ministry dedicated to ...

Downloadable! The exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) whose operations are characterized by poor productivity. As a result, the quantity and quality of barites produced do not satisfy the nation's oil sector demands and other industries that require the mineral. This situation leads to massive …

The foremen, managers, and owners of mining sites, mineral processors within the mining industries, and academia, as stakeholders, were interviewed verbally to identify major inhibitors to …

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Mining (ASM) of Barite in Nasarawa State, Nigeria Itohan Otoijamun 1,2,*, Moses Kigozi 1,3, Sikiru Ottan Abdulraman 4, Adelana Rasak Adetunji 5 and Azikiwe Peter Onwualu 1 ... within the sector (such as Miners Association of Nigeria, Association of Miner and Processors of Barite, AMAPOB). Implementation of these strategies will lead to ...

In 2017, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) reported that three of the 26 minerals exported accounted for 73.81% of total exports. The commodities are zinc ores and …

productivity and sustainability of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) of barite in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to: i. assess the value chain of barite mining and processing in Nasarawa state, Nigeria ii. identify challenges of the sector; iii. identify socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ASM; iv.