The Sirba greenstone belt was Niger's main gold province. Soil geochemical data from the Sirba gold prospecting campaign carried out from 1989 to 1994 by the Japanese International Cooperation, prior to the advent of gold mining in the region were used in this work. The aim of th...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i1895
Remote sensing is an effective means of exploring for gold resources. One of Niger's main gold provinces is the Sirba greenstone belt. Gold mineralization in the Tongue Tonguey soils presents interesting anomalies. It was necessary to identify and map the associated hydrothermal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2025/v13i1237
Artisanal gold mining in Niger began in Koma Bangou following the 1984’s drought, followed by poor harvests and famine in Niger. Gold panning had been going on at Koma Bangou since 1984, with the introduction of ore leaching in 2009. The aim of this work was to assess the multi-e...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115121
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining at Koma Bangou (Niger) has been going on since the Sahelian 1984’s drought, with introduction of ore leaching in the year 2009. The use of chemicals in the ore processing results in metal enrichment and pollution at the cyanidation sites. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114558
Soils are a vital natural resource that deserves more attention and affection, because they are full of everything that living beings need to survive. Now, soil hydric erosion is a phenomenon that causes serious problems of flooding and limiting food production in semi-arid clima...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i15274
Mineral coal bottom ash (CBA) is a by-product of coal combustion in power plants. Its potential use in building materials has attracted interest due to its beneficial properties and environmental implications. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of using mineral co...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i124610
Groundwater continues to be useful as the main source of drinking water in semi-arid and arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The main goal of this work is to assess the health risks associated to the consumption of borehole water in urban and peri-urban areas of Niamey in Niger....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i14684