In Zamfara State, gold mining began in the early 1900s (Nigeria Ministry of Mines and Steel Development 2010a), but our prior investigation in two affected villages showed that most families did not begin gold ore processing until – (Dooyema et al. ).

Zamfara’s Gold Veins Focus Of Unabated Violence. Six years ago, Abatcha Bukar, a peasant farmer in Bama LGA, was arbi trarily detained by the Nigerian Army on suspicions of being part of Boko Haram. He has since neither been tried nor released.

Sep 01, · Indeed, there is gold in Zamfara and there’s allurvial gold, qwartz, granite, chromite, galena, silver, lead, zinc, gem stone, tin, silica sand, tantalite and many more. The crude oil Nigeria discovered in the 1960s was officially proclaimed by the Federal Government.

Oct 12, · A screenshot of the claim that Zamfara gold belongs to Zamfara. But how true is the claim that gold deposits in Zamfara State actually belong to the state and not the Federal Government? Verification. The Nigeria Minerals and Mining Act, 2007, vests the ownership of all minerals, including gold, in the Federal Government.

Zamfara is not mining gold and by law they can never mine gold, what they are doing is buying mined gold from government approved gold miners to store as reserve as economic invesment, something that these lazy governors and even common Nogerians can do if they so desire.

It’s illegal for Zamfara to manage gold deposits, says Okowa. November 13, 1 Comment “We cannot apply laws in our nation to the point that it becomes discriminatory because if people are allowed to process for their solid minerals, they

01.01.  · 1. Background. For the past 100 years, the key element in the processing of gold ore has been the cyanidation process.Over the years, steady improvements have occurred in equipment design; milling has evolved from stamp mills, through tube mills and ball mills to the large semiautogenous grinding (SAG) and fully autogenous grinding (FAG) circuits in modern gold

The gold reserve in Zamfara state is under the exclusive list and is still owned by the Federal Government. Governor Bello Mohammed has never claimed ownership of the reserve or its exploit. The Federal Government is currently undergoing the process of licencing of companies empowered by the Federal Government to mine the gold on its behalf.

Oct 09, · It will rather purchase the gold from the Federal Government registered mining companies in the state. Surely, all Nigerians are aware that the Federal Government is in the process of re-registering qualified companies allowed to mine mineral resources in the state on its behalf, just as it is obtained in the oil sector which Mr Silas mentioned.

Oct 10, · The Special Adviser to Governor Bello Matawalle on Media, Alhaji Zailani Baffa, has denied claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria is trading in gold with Zamfara State Government.

The Zamfara state Governor who disclosed this after presenting some gold bars and other precious stones mined in his State to President Muhammadu Buhari, said his administration decided to embrace the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative to stop the criminal act being championed by illegal miners in the state.

Second, Zamfara is a conservative Muslim community, and women by and large don’t leave the home compounds, says von Lindern, who notes that he saw as many as 15 mothers with small children living together in the compounds. More than 70 percent of households process gold ore inside the compounds, exposing the families to lead dust.

Nigeria’s proven surveys have discovered large quantities of gold in Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Osun, Kwara, and the FCT. The minister says Nigeria’s proven gold reserves could rise to over 200 million ounces and Nigeria plans to begin processing of local minerals next year.

The gold bar was presented for sale to the CBN. Mr. President, our people are beginning to wonder who owns this gold that is being sold to the CBN. They don't sell oil in any of the Niger Delta states. I am wondering why a Governor of a state should be selling a gold bar from Zamfara to the CBN. There are two problems with that.

13.10.  · The gold reserve in Zamfara state is under the exclusive list and is still owned by the Federal Government. Governor Bello Mohammed has never claimed ownership of the reserve or its exploit. The

10.02.  · Instead for this fool to use zamfara control of their gold as precedence towards pushing for full resource control of the oil in his state, the goat is upholding the satanic Marxist rcontrol of state mineral resources by the fulani govt.

And, the latest addition on the burner is the Zamfara State gold deal. The gold matter is unsettling the youths of the Niger Delta, Nigeria's oil and gas region. They gave the Buhari administration an ultimatum to bring the proceeds of the deal on the table and share among the states as usually done with oil resources.

Oct 16, · As the region basked in the euphoria of the oil discovery comes another silver lining from Zamfara through its rich gold deposits which has hitherto fuelled bandit activities in that state. The bandits, as it was widely reported, were taking advantage of the situation by acquiring gold at cheap rate and use same to acquire arms and ammunitions

12.02.  · South-South Governors Meet Monday over Zamfara Gold Okowa: We cannot apply laws in such a manner that it becomes discriminatory; you cannot mine solid minerals somewhere in Zamfara and you won’t allow Niger Delta manage their oil

Zamfara state is a state rich in mineral deposits such as gold, copper, manganese and it is also agriculturally fertile but it's been ravaged by insecurity, banditry, kidnapping and killings as a result of inaction from the government and greed to accumulate more even at the expense of human lives.

Nigeria allowing Zamfara control its gold while Niger-Delta oil is for Mr Okowa said that there was an ongoing process to ensure that what got to the communities became statutory and

Okowa described Zamfara’s control of its Gold as unlawful. Okowa: “South- south Governors, before now, have been talking about the need for restructuring and need for resource control. Obviously we are on that because we feel there is the need to restructure not only the country, but the management of resources.

lead poisoning in Zamfara is a result of artisanal gold mining: small scale mining done with rudimentary tools. Miners crush and grind ore to extract gold, and in the process release dust that is

Nov 28, · “The gold displayed by Zamfara State Government is called dore bars (semi-processed gold). CBN buys gold that is processed to 99.99% purity, which is LBMA standard, tradable all over the world.

Nov 12, · FG Controls Niger Delta Oil, But Allows Zamfara To Manage Its Gold – Governor Okowa Okowa said that the Zamfara Government’s decision to control the gold mining in the state is an “illegality” that cannot be allowed to stand.

He added, “It will rather purchase the gold from the mining companies registered by the Federal Government in the state. “All Nigerians are aware that the Federal Government is in the process

Indeed the gold deposits in Zamfara State and the tantalite deposits in Kogi State have all been mined illegally. It is usually done by a ‘cartel’ that just shows up in these communities and begins to cart away the minerals in collaboration with ignorant and vulnerable community members.

Tha alleged purchase of N5 billion gold from Zamfara state may have provoked deeper arguments on the operational limits of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Besides raising the propriety of the action in a federal system of government, some analysts see it as the apex bank going beyond its operational mandate or delving into []

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 gold rush in Zamfara reportedly started in , after a spike in the price of gold. Farmers who barely survived on $1 or $2 a day were suddenly making $15 or more every day. This attracted

Mohammed Munirat Nasir, Gusau The Zamfara State Government says buying gold from artisanal miners is to curb the wave of