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Maman Hassan Abdourazakou

Publications (13)

Assessment of Soil Pollution Caused by Wastewater from the Truck Gauging Process: A Case Study from the Bureau of Mines and Geology (BUMIGEB), Burkina Faso

Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Chaibou Yacouba Abdoul Rachid, Souley Harouna, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Coulibaly Rashid Hamed Ibrahim, Souley Garba Mahamane Chapiou & Karimou Laouali Idi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2025

This study focuses on evaluating soil and water management strategies in the truck gauging process at the Bureau of Mines and Geology of Burkina Faso (BUMIGEB). The site environment is facing pollution issues related to gauging activities, with significant accumulation of hydroca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i84589

Impact Assessment of Endogenous Land Restoration Techniques in the Sahel Using a Counterfactual Model: Case of the Urban Commune of Tagazar, Tillabéri, Southwest of Niger

YACOUBA MANOU Abdoulaye, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Souley Harouna, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Souley Garba Mahamane Chapiou & Karimou Laouali Idi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

This study evaluates the impact of endogenous land restoration techniques, particularly on certain fundamental soil properties, namely bulk density, volumetric moisture, and texture. The urban commune of Tagazar in Niger, which served as the experimental field for the study, is l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i95019

Niobium Extraction from Columbite-tantalite Ore Processing: Gravimetric and Magnetic Methods

Chaibou Yacouba Abdoul Rachid, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Souley Harouna, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou & OUEDRAOGO H Gilles Boudouin · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2025

The mining of niobium, a strategic metal utilized in the production of high-performance alloys, remains underdeveloped in certain geological contexts despite its potential. In this study, columbite-tantalite ore was utilized as a raw material to investigate methodologies for the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5944

Environmental Pollution Caused by Laboratory Gold Processing: A Study of Soil and Water Contamination by Heavy Metals

Chaibou Yacouba Abdoul Rachid, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Souley Harouna, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou & Pitroipa Gnambkiéta Pavel Brunel · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2025

Waste generated during gold ore processing often contains toxic substances such as heavy metals like lead and chemicals (cyanide, acids). If not properly controlled, these components can contaminate/pollute soil and ecosystems. The objective of this study is to assess the degree...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajopacs/2025/v13i4259

Study and Sizing of Centrifugal Pumps: The Case of SOMAÏR's 2013 Pumps, North Niger

Ousman Mahamadou, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Souley Harouna & Illou Issoufa Souleymane · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2024

The present study concerns the design and sizing of centrifugal pumps, the case of the 2013 pumps used at the Société des Mines de l'AÏR. The Société des Mines de l'Aïr (Somaïr), characterized by extensive modernization and industrialization, has increasingly new needs. The study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajopacs/2024/v12i3229

Physical and Chemical Characterization of Groundwater in the Alluvial Aquifer of Dallol Bosso in the Filingue Department, Tillaberi Region: A Case Study of Certain Villages in the Rural Communities of Tondikandia and Imanan

CHAIBOU OUSMANE MAMANE Imrana, ABDOUL BARI IDI Awali, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, MOUSSA BOUDA Maman Lawan, MOUSSA Adamou, YACOUBA MANOU Abdoulaye & MANZOLA Abdou Salam · Chemical Science International Journal · 2025

The alluvial aquifer of the dallol bosso constitutes an essential resource for the supply of drinking water to the rural populations of the Tillabéri region. This study chooses to evaluate the physicochemical parameters of groundwater in the villages of the communes of Tondikandi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CSJI/2025/v34i5990

Investigation into the Environmental and Social Impacts of Semi-Mechanized Gold Mining at Amzegar Site, Rural Commune of Tabelot, Agadez Region, Niger

Chaibou Yacouba Abdoul Rachid, Souley Harouna, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou & Illya Garba Abdoul Magidou · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

This study aims to assess the environmental and social impacts of semi-mechanized gold mining at the Amzegar site, with a view to contributing to the mitigation of risks associated with these activities. The methodological approach is based on field visits, surveys and interviews...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i95002

Physico-chemical Potability Assessment of Groundwater in Selected Localities of the Agadez Region: A Case Study of the Urban Commune of Agadez and the Rural Communes of Dabaga, Gougaram, and Ingall

Souley Harouna, CHAIBOU OUSMANE MAMANE Imrana, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, DANDIBI BACHIR Moussa, ELH SALEY MALAM JALALOU Sabiou & MANZOLA Abdou Salam · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2025

Groundwater represents the main source of drinking water supply for the populations in the Agadez region, primarily through wells and boreholes. This study aims to evaluate the physico-chemical quality of groundwater in four communes of the region: the urban commune of Agadez and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4932

Physico-chemical Characterisation of Flotation Iron Tailings for Potential Industrial Valorisation

Mahamane Chapiou Souley Garba, Erol Kaya, Ibrahim Wagani, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou & Neno Abdoulaye · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2026

The mining company makes efforts to reduce the storage of huge amounts of waste, such as tailings, through reprocessing or using these unwanted materials as a marketable product. Nevertheless, the evaluation of these tailings is crucial for environmental sustainability and econom...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2026/v27i2990

Study of the Operating Cost of the Electric Pump for Mine Dewatering: Case of the SOMAÏR Uranium Mine

Ousman Mahamadou, Haladou Atto Abdoulkader, Boureima Seibou, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Souley Harouna, Illou Issoufa Souleymane & Idrissa Hamadou Marou · Physical Science International Journal · 2024

This study focuses on the operating cost of the electric pump used to extract water from the Artois mine owned by Société des Mines de l'AÏR. Exploitation of the SOMAÏR Artois mine uranium deposit is to be increased from the 20 m level to the 80, 100 or 120 m level; in the curren...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2024/v28i2821

Technico-economic Study of the Electrical Part of Drinking Water Supply System in the Village of Garin Maigari, Niger Center

Ousman Mahamadou, Haladou Atto Abdoulkader, Boureima Seibou, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou, Harouna Souley, Illou Issoufa Souleymane & Abou Salha Ahamadou · Physical Science International Journal · 2024

This study covers the technical and economic aspects of the electrical part of a drinking water supply system in the village of GARIN MAIGARI. This village is located in the Maradi region of Niger. The Mini AEP to be installed in the village has been sized in order to carry out t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2024/v28i1819

Characterization of Physicochemical Parameters of Groundwater Water from Continental Terminal 3 of the Tillabéri Region in Niger: Case of Certain Villages in the Rural Communes of Dantchandou, Hamdallaye and Simiri

CHAIBOU OUSMANE MAMANE Imrana, ABDOUL BARI IDI Awali, MOUSSA BOUDA Maman Lawan, MOUSSA Adamou, Maman Hassan Abdourazakou & MANZOLA Abdou Salam · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2025

Water is an essential element for life and for the real and sustainable socio-economic development of a country. But the insufficiency of water for human consumption can direct the authorities towards sustaining water. This present work aims to analyze the physicochemical paramet...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i5393

Parameters Controlling the Uranium Mineralization in the Ingall Sector, Tim Mersoï Basin (Northern Niger)

Moussa Dan Dibi Bachir, Sanda Chékaraou Mahamane Moustapha, SANI Abdoulwahid, Moussa Konate, Yacouba Ahmed, Mallam Mamane Hallarou & Maman Hassan Abdourazakou · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2023

This study focuses on highlighting and controlling of uranium mineralization in the Ingall area (Northern Niger). The study sector is an integral part of the Tim Mersoï basin located to the northern part of the Iullemenden syneclise. Located on the western edge of the Aïr Massif,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i104094