Maiganga Coal Mine
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Maiganga Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Akko, Gombe, Nigeria.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Maiganga Coal Mine | Akko, Gombe, Nigeria | 9.9900722, 11.153142 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[1] | – | 2007[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Underground | Mixed | – | 80 | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | – | 4.5 | – | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Lafarge | Lafarge | France, Nigeria |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Maiganga coal mine is an operating mine in Akko, Gombe State, Nigeria.[3]
Coal mining activities at Maiganga Mine are carried out by Ashaka Cement Company Limited (AshakaCem), a cement manufacturing and marketing company, owned by the France-based construction giant, Lafarge.[3][4]
Environmental Impacts
In 2016, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting wrote an editorial highlighting the negative environmental impacts of the mine's drainage and its effects on water quality of neighboring communities.[3] To effectively mine the coal, AshakaCem has to constantly drain the water that is inside the mine; this water then finds its way to nearby villages where it often mixes with the only source of water the villagers and their livestock depend on, and sometimes floods farmlands.[3][5]
- Operator: AshakaCem[3]
- Owner: Lafarge Africa Plc.[3]
- Location: Akko, Gombe State, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 9.9900722, 11.153142 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Mine Production:
- Total Resource: 4.5 million tonnes (2016)[3]
- Mineable Reserves: 2 million tonnes (2016)[3]
- Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)[3]
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 2007[3]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240302075306/https://www.bpe.gov.ng/nigerian-coal-corporation/. Archived from the original on 02 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240304051801/https://www.icirnigeria.org/coal-the-curse-of-a-resource/. Archived from the original on 04 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Samuel Malik,"Coal: The Curse of a Resource", International Centre for Investigative Reporting, accessed February 2023.
- ↑ "Lafarge Africa Plc at a Glance", Lafarge website, accessed February 2023.
- ↑ "AshakaCem signs community development agreement with communities", Lafarge website, accessed February 2023.
