In this study conducted in an old coal mining area in Enugu State, Nigeria, cassava samples from the area were analyzed using gamma ray spectroscopy. The results revealed significant mean activity ...

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 formation and …

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 every truckload of coal evacuated from a mining site at Awhum in Udi Local Government Area of the state.

Coal mining in Enugu district, Nigeria. Coal mines at sites in Onyeama, Iva Valley, Ogbete, and Okpara, now abandoned, still cause environmental, public health injustices as locals …

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THE Enugu Coal Camp was a place every one wanted to be. Not anymore. It was a place where economic and social lives boomed in Enugu, the capital of the then Eastern Region. The camp was ...

The sun is blistering hot inside Iva Valley, a suburb in Enugu state, where Onyeama, Ribadu, and Iva, three of the coal mines which contributed to the rapid development of …

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Economically, Enugu State is based around trading, manufacturing mainly plastic manufacturing(but recently, China opened a factory called Dongfeng) and services along with agriculture, mainly of yams, rice, cocoyam, oil palm, and cassava. A key minor industry was mining, especially of coal in the Udi Hills around the city of Enugu.

Coal occurs in commercial quantity in Enugu state. The extraction and the use of coal in Nigeria started in 1916. Most of the coal in Enugu State is bituminous. Enugu coal is found on thin the spheres of Anambra basin. Coal generally in Enugu is mined through the open cast methods and the underground mining methods.

Abstra ct – Heavy-metal concentration levels in water, coal wastes, soil and. background soil were determined with a view to assessing the degree of. contamination and environmental impact due ...

Nigeria established the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) in 1950 to bring coal mining operations under one umbrella. Naturally, Enugu became the headquarters of the corporation.

5.Ugwueme and Udi Hills. Udi hills is the site of the first coal mine in Enugu, opened in 1915 but later replaced with the Iva Valley Mine in 1917. Under the Udi Hills are the coal mines, there also are tunnels for tourists to explore. Ugwueme and Udi hills are about one hundred metres above sea level and is the perfect site for picnics.

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 …

Onyeama Coal Mine was an underground coal mine in Enugu State, Nigeria. According to a 2021 study published in the science journal Nature, the mine site is now abandoned. …

Coal occurs within the Cretaceous Mamu Formation at the base of the Enugu Escarpment. Exploration. Mapping and drilling 3 core holes carried out with established depth to coal seam at 563m. Underground development undertaken with mine subsequently abandoned. Coal is bituminous; Resource Estimation. Over 128 million tonnes- inferred Data Available

A coal mining firm, Milhouse Energy Services Ltd, operating in Awhum, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State will pay N1bn into the State Environmental …

The Okpara coal mine area, which is delimited by longitudes 06o 22' E to 06o 24' E and latitudes 07o26' N to 07o 29' N (Fig. 1), is situated in Akwuke in present- day Enugu West, formally Enugu South, Local Government Area of southeastern Nigeria. It is located about 6.5km from Enugu – Port Harcourt express way.

By abandoning coal production, the several kilometres of underground tunnels and mines, littering Enugu-underground and the surrounding communities, have also been abandoned.

ABSTRACT:- It is very necessary to undertake baseline study of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the coal mining activity on the future development and management of the natural environment and resources of Enugu metropolis. Geologically, the Enugu coal mine area is underlain by the Enugu Shale (Campanian), Mamu Formation (Lower ...

Abiodun Baiyewu-Teru looks at the history of coal in Nigeria. Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in 1909 at the Udi Ridge in Enugu by a British mines engineer, Albert Kitson. Kitson had been prospecting for silver. By 1914, the year of Nigeria's amalgamation, the first consignment of coal made its way to the United Kingdom from …

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 ...

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 …

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 …

On the 18th November 1949, 21 striking miners and a bystander were shot dead at a British government-owned coal mine at Enugu, Nigeria; 51 were injured. Addeddate 20:38:08

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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 …

Water, sediment, and mine spoil samples were collected within the vicinity of the Okpara coal mine in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria, and analyzed for trace elements using ICP-MS to assess the level of environmental contamination by these elements. The results obtained show that the mine spoils and sediments are relatively enriched in Fe, with mean values …

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Onoh's home is situated between Amuzam and Colliery, both at Ngwo in Enugu North Local Government Area, Southeast Nigeria, where the defunct Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) had mined coal. Coal mining in Enugu started in 1916, eight years after coal was discovered, and long before Nigeria made a discovery of crude oil in …

It's been 70 years the massacre but the the vivid sculpture depicting the tragedy stands prominently near the new market in Enugu city. On the 18th November 1949, 21 striking miners and a bystander were shot dead at a British government-owned coal mine at Enugu, Nigeria; 51 were injured. The Iva Valley mines were said to have …

Enugu is often referred to as "The Coal City" due to its rich history and abundance of coal resources. A Historic City. Enugu is a city with a deep historical significance in Nigeria, known for its role in the country's coal mining industry. Nigeria's Coal Capital. Enugu was the capital of Nigeria's coal industry in the early 20th ...

The Enugu State Government has directed a coal mining firm, Milhouse Energy Services Limited, located in the state to pay N1billion into the Enugu State Environmental Remediation Trust Fund. The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Prof. Sam Ugwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu.

The agglomerating and rheological properties of the coals revealed that only Shankodi-Jangwa coal has some coking properties with a crucible number of 3.0, temperature range of 107°C, maximum ...

Once seething like a beehive, the now abandoned Onyeama Coal Mine in southeastern Nigerian city of Enugu has become a shadow of itself. The coal mine is one of Nigeria's …