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...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4932
The purpose of this study is to determine the hydrological characteristics and the morphometric parameters of the Sokouraba watershed (BV) where the climatic hazards make the water resource increasingly insufficient. This watershed has never been the subject of morphometric and h...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i373973
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i95002
This study compares the functional and dimensional characteristics of the two drinking water treatment systems at Niamey's Goudel I and Goudel II plants. The results of this study show that the Goudel factory produced 36,089,492 m3 in 2018, corresponding to an annual production y...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i34362
The aim of this study is the analysis and resizing of irrigation pumps used in heap leaching at the Mines de l'Aır company. This company is located in the Arlit department in the Agadez region of Niger. This work essentially consisted of checking the current pumps, integrating th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2024/v12i1216
The aims of this study is to identify the behavior of the sealing grout in the Izegouandane and Tarât aquifers, which are the main water supply sources in the northern region of Niger, in order to prevent contamination and reduce the impact of uranium mining activities on the gro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121562
Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Souley Harouna, Sanda Chékaraou Mahamane Moustapha, Abdourazakou Maman Hassan, Ali Hamani Amadou & Bintou Mandata Zabre·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2022
The SOMAÏR open-pit uranium mine, commonly known as « Société des Mines de l’Aïr Aïr » (Arlit, Northern Niger), has been using the topographic method for several years to monitor and estimate mine production. However, the method has limitations and constraints in the implementati...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i484039
This study focused to study the blasting operations and to evaluate their impacts on Groundwater at the ROXGOLD SANU underground mine in Burkina Faso. ROXGOLD SANU is a mining and exploration company, under Burkinabe law and the State is a non-contributing shareholder up to 10%....
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121486
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i95019
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...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5944
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2025/v13i4259
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...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i84589
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2024/v12i3229
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...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2024/v28i2821