Mineral potential of Cameroon
2.5 million tons of marble, Limestone about 600,000 tons of reserves, large deposits of Pozzolana in volcanic areas of the Southwest, West and Northwest, sand and gravel river. Not only are there industrial quantities of sand as a building material and servicing, but there is also pure sand for glass. Beaugas-Orain Djoyum
The environmental impacts of river sand mining
Lekomo et al. (2021) performed a physio-chemical analysis on water samples taken from the Toutsang river in West-Cameroon and found that sand mining practices increased the levels of total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, magnesium and iron above WHO …
Geotechnical assessment of sand for civil engineering in western Cameroon
Legislation on sand mining in Cameroon should be informed by geoscience. Abstract. Sand used as aggregates for construction and other civil engineering works come from two types of artisanal mining in the western part of Cameroon. Sand is sourced from the river or open pit quarries suggesting their alluvial and elluvial origin. The suitability ...
Treacherous pits and lakes left in the wake of …
In a 2022 report on semi-mechanized mining in Cameroon, the Cameroonian organization the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) found that mining contributes to the destruction of forest ...
Industrial sand mining on the Tiko estuary of Cameroon and …
Being a low lying region, Tiko estuary is drained by numerous water bodies, with river Mungo being the most outstanding. This has enabled the deposition of sand that serves …
Gravel and River sand mining activities in Maroua (Far …
DOI: 10.26832/24566632.2024.0901018 Corpus ID: 268696822; Gravel and River sand mining activities in Maroua (Far-North Region, Cameroon): Environmental and Socioeconomic aspects
(PDF) Assessing impacts of sand mining on water …
This paper focuses on assessing and development of water purification system for addressing water quality effects associated with sand mining in Toutsang locality, West-Cameroon.
Article: Industrial sand mining on the Tiko estuary of Cameroon …
International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Data Mining; 2019 Vol.6 No.2; Title: Industrial sand mining on the Tiko estuary of Cameroon and its impacts on riparian community Authors: Etah Enow Moses. Addresses: Department of Geography, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon, West Africa. …
Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Quality Assessment of …
The Mungo River and its tributaries represent the major sources of water supply for agriculture and drinking purposes for the Douala city and the south western agricultural region of Cameroon. In this study, the surface water hydrochemistry was investigated at 12 locations to determine the hydrochemical and heavy metals characteristics and to ...
Geotechnical assessment of sand for civil engineering in western Cameroon
Sand used as aggregates for construction and other civil engineering works come from two types of artisanal mining in the western part of Cameroon. Sand is sourced from the river or open pit quarries suggesting their alluvial and elluvial origin. The suitability of sand used for civil engineering works in Western Cameroon was assessed.
Kagonbé, B.P., Nafissa, B., Djeutchou, C., Hamdja, A.N., …
Kagonb, B.P., Nafissa, B., Djeutchou, C., Hamdja, A.N., Djoda, P., Loab, A.P., et al. (2024) Gravel and River Sand Mining Activities in Maroua (Far-North Region ...
Gravel and River sand mining activities in Maroua (Far …
Gravel and River sand mining activities in Maroua (Far-North Region, Cameroon): Environmental and Socioeconomic aspects. ... However, in Cameroon, gravel and sand is obtained from crush-ing natural rocks and from riverbed, respectively. Rapid urbani-zation is a significant driver of demand for these materials,
Assessing impacts of sand mining on water quality in …
Purposive sampling techniques were adopted in selecting 2 sites upstream of the River and 2 sites downstream of the River where sand mining takes place. A total of four (4) samples were collected from four (4) locations from the River Toutsang. ... In-channel Sand Extraction in River Mungo, Cameroon: Nature Effects and Concerns. Artificial ...
Geotechnical assessment of sand for civil engineering in western Cameroon
Sand used as aggregates for construction and other civil engineering works come from two types of artisanal mining in the western part of Cameroon. Sand is sourced from the river or open pit ...
Rentier ES, Cammeraat LH. The environmental Impact of river sand mining …
The environmental Impact of river sand mining. Science of the Total Environment 2022; 838(1):155877. has been cited by the following article: Article. ... This study assessed the disease burden among the population of Akonolinga, on the banks of River Nyong in Cameroon. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to ten medical facilities ...
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FOCUS ON CAMEROON. Extensive mineral sands with 5 granted (1,268 km2) licenses, 2 additional licenses in application covering a further 992 km2. ... which owns a number of, principally gold, mining licenses in Quebec and Ontario. …
Sand Mining in India and its Evaluation using Swot Analysis
This present chapter examined the impact of river sand mining and its ecological footprint at odor river, Amaokpala, Anambra State, Nigeria. A mixed method approach was adopted in the case study ...
Gravel and River sand mining activities in Maroua (Far …
Sand and gravel mining are amongst the main factors that induces significant impacts on environment, as a result of growing need for building materials and as a source of income for …
Coal Mining Overburden to Sand | CFlo
02 August 2024. The blatant misuse and indiscriminate mining of river sand has led to some drastic environmental impacts which we have seen over the last few years with embankment erosion and flooding of cities like it happened in New Delhi in 2023.
Perceptions on the environmental impacts of illegal river sand mining
Illegal river sand mining in regions like the Limpopo Province poses severe threats to ecosystems and communities. Nevertheless, the community's perspectives concerning these effects have not been determined. Thus, the aim of the investigation was to assess community perceptions regarding the environmental consequences linked to river sand ...
River Sand Characterization for Its Use in Concrete: A …
the abundance of sand mining sites offered by the North Kivu, Democratic ... river sand is readily available and widely used as a construction material [14]. In Cameroon, for example, river sand is estimated to account for over 80% of the total sand used in concrete production [13]. Globally, the use of river sand in concrete production varies ...
AN ASSESSMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF …
River sand mining is causing a lot of environmental problems which need to be addressed and some general strategies can be formed to mitigate the impacts but in other areas specific …
Green Cameroon on Sand – a valuable natural …
One example here was sand mining along the Yamuna River creating a use conflict with agriculture, since the sand was being mined in fields then rendered useless for food production. On the other hand, as Paul A. Lamin reported …
River Sand Characterization for Its Use in Concrete A Revue
In Cameroon and the DRC, river sand is also the primary source of sand used in construction, with an estimated usage rate of over 80%. ... Ong, D.E. and Doh, J. (2022) A Sustainable Solution to Excessive River Sand Mining by Utilizing By-Products in Concrete Manufacturing: A State-of-the-Art Review. Cleaner Materials, 6, Article ID: 100140 ...
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Cameroon's muscle-bound miners: Photos show the …
Cameroon's muscle-bound miners: Photos show the incredible sculpted physique of workers who dive 20ft to collect tonnes of sand from the river bed. Muscular tribesmen in Cameroon regularly risk ...
Article: Industrial sand mining on the Tiko estuary of …
Being a low lying region, Tiko estuary is drained by numerous water bodies, with river Mungo being the most outstanding. This has enabled the deposition of sand that serves …
(PDF) Socioeconomic impacts of sand harvesting along the Sanaga River
In the Centre Region of Cameroon, people prefer Sanaga sand, no matter the distance and the cost, because of its quality and affordable rates creating competition with other exploited types of sand. ... (2017). Social-environmental effects of River sand mining:case study of Ephemeral River Kivou in Kitui Country, Kenya. IOSR Journal of ...
Sand mining in the Mekong Delta: Extent and compounded …
Intensive sand mining along the Mekong River around Phnom Penh and from Phnom Penh to the Vietnamese border was one of the reasons behind falling water levels and a decrease in the areal extent of the Tonle Sap Lake (Bravard et al., 2013; Chua et al., 2022; Hackney et al., 2021).