In the Nigerian state of Zamfara, a gold boom has led to a medical disaster with more than 400 children dead from lead poisoning and thousands sickened. Jane Cohen of Human Rights Watch tells host Bruce Gellerman why so many children were exposed.

Irked by the alleged double standard displayed by the Federal Government in the Zamfara gold mining saga, individuals and interest groups in the Niger Delta are, among other things, calling for an ...

The trenches dug for these mining activities are abandoned after the mining is over. They therefore become death traps and easy entry points for devastating gully erosions. As was in the case of the communities in Zamfara State, many of these mines are contaminated with impurities. In this case, gold ash was intermingled with deposits of lead.

Introduction. The proliferation in recent time of unregulated artisanal gold mining activities in Zamfara State, Nigeria has fuelled instability and lead poisoning crisis across gold mining communities primarily in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas thereby placing a significant burden on the already fragile economy and heath care system in the state [].

The government's ban of artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State and across the region, and the deployment of soldiers to enforce the ban since April 2019, have yielded few results.

Nigeria: mass lead poisoning from mining activities, Zamfara State - Update 1. 11 November 2011 - The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum and Maru. While the full scale of the problem is still not fully …

Considering the Zamfara gold misadventure as a breach of the 1999 Constitution, as amended and other extant laws, a lawyer, Mr. Joseph Onu Silas, had petitioned the CBN, seeking cancelation of the ...

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. Socioeconomic, logistic, and security challenges required remediation and medical protocols within the context of local resources ...

Zamfara, go for gold. Sesan. Published. 24 April 2019. A revelation that N353 billion worth of gold smuggled out of the country was sold in the international market is another wake-up call for ...

The Advocate (Episode 23)Uche digs up an issue that some would clearly like buried: "Zamfara; Gold mining and undeclared proceeds".-----...

Gold mining in Zamfara state has became a source of income not only to some persons in the state but thousands of people from neighbouring states like Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and Kaduna. However, findings reveal that gold mining activities kicked-started properly in the state between 2008 and 2010 by some local miners.

Zamfara Gold Mining Disaster. Zamfara gold mining oct 2013, artisanal and small-scale mining asm, is carried out by an estimated number of 15 million miners, provides an approximate 100 million people with a living, and accounts for about 15 of the worldwide primary goldold mining in zamfara state and its effectshe gold-mining state of zamfara ...

Home » Sweet Crude » Zamfara mining disaster: Still a human rights debacle. Posted in Sweet Crude ... and recently, gold mining in Zamfara State, host …

A retired General is in trouble over his alleged refusal to comply with the total ban on gold mining imposed on Zamfara State by the Federal Government in a bid to stem banditry and other violent ...

Background: During May–June 2010, a childhood lead poisoning outbreak related to gold ore processing was confirmed in two villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria. During June–September of that year, villages with suspected or confirmed childhood lead poisoning continued to be identified in Zamfara State.Objectives: We investigated the extent of childhood lead poisoning [≥ 1 child with a blood ...