Enugu (Nigeria): Worker Protest and Urban Identity, 1915–1929 ... the mines were in a region with a long history of slave raids, population shifts, colonization, and ensuing changes in ... British coal used to bunker ships along the coast. The manager hired more workers, added a shift, and prepared to increase production. ...
Water, sediment, and mine spoil samples were collected within the vicinity of the Okpara coal mine in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria, and analyzed for trace elements using ICP-MS to assess the level of environmental contamination by these elements. The results obtained show that the mine spoils and sediments are relatively enriched in Fe, …
The Coal City, Enugu internationally ranked today as the 553rd developed city of the world came into being in 1909 as a result of the discovery and mining of coal in Udi hill. The city, therefore, sprang up from Ngwo town in Udi land, a poor community that has remained marginalized to date in the urban development process of the city (Uchegbu ...
Location: Enugu State, Nigeria; Coordinates: 6.4139, 7.4574 (approximate) Mine Status: Mothballed; Start Year: Production Capacity: 0.01 million tonnes per annum …
One of the old coal mines. ENUGU—In 1909, coal was discovered in Enugu State, Nigeria. The Ogbete drift mine opened six years later. The Ogbete mine's …
Coal occurs in commercial quantity in Enugu state. The extraction and the use of coal in Nigeria started in 1916. Most of the coal in Enugu State is bituminous. Enugu coal is found on thin the spheres of Anambra basin. Coal generally in Enugu is mined through the open cast methods and the underground mining methods.
The Enugu Coal District covers 270,000 hectares of the coal basin. It has supported the largest amount of commercial mining in the past. In addition to two underground mines, there are a total of 36 drill holes drilled in the area. Previous studies have estimated the demonstrated coal resource to be 49 million tons averaging 2.2 …
The cries of the murdered souls that haunt Iva Valley have earned the Enugu coal mines the reputation of being haunted for more than 60 years. 21 miners, who were fathers, husbands, sons, and breadwinners, lost their lives in a hail of bullets nearly 70 years ago as they protested their difficult working conditions and were shot by the …
On the 18th November 1949, 21 striking miners and a bystander were shot dead at a British government-owned coal mine at Enugu, Nigeria; 51 were injured. The …
i. Mining activities Onyeama Coal Mine is part of a slighter larger study area enclosed within the latitudes 6 0 29 I and 6 0 34 I N and longitudes 7 0 30 I E (see Figures 1 and 2) but the mine itself is part of the Enugu Coal Field and of the catchment area of the Ekulu River. The mine is located about 6.5km northwest of Enugu Metropolis in
Additionally, the company will be required to pay a tax of N100,000 for every truckload of coal that is removed from a mining site situated in Awhum, within the Udi Local Government Area of the state.
Coal mining in the Enugu area of Nigeria has generated a lot of mine waste that has been dumped in landfills and surface dumps chosen for convenience and proximity to the waste source rather than environmental, geologic or engineering considerations. Environmental degradation and groundwater contamination has resulted. Structural …
Onoh's home is in Amuzam and Colliery, both at Ngwo in Enugu North Local Government Area, Southeast Nigeria, where the defunct Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) had mined coal. Coal mining in Enugu started in 1916, eight years after coal was discovered and long before Nigeria made a discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity …
The site of the first coal mine in Enugu. Opened in 1915 before it was replaced in 1917 by Iva Valley mine. The old tunnels for conveying the coals outside the hill is still present. ... The relics of the coal mines and the beautiful tunnels of the Iva Valley are underneath the hill, hence serving a triple purpose: Mountaineering, picnic, and ...
When this coal mining outpost was given town status in 1917 – one of the few Nigerian cities founded in the colonial era – there was little reason to think history would come calling.
Enugu state in south-east Nigeria still sits on some of the richest coal deposits in the country, almost two decades since the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) ended mining operations in the state.
the enugu coal mine str. Jan 02, 2019 Coal production started in Nigeria in 1902 and it was the main energy source for the country until 1960. The Nations enquiries show that coal is in about 19 states. Expert put the coal deposit at about 2.8 billion metric tons. A study by Behre Dolbear Company (USA) Inc shows that the Anambra Coal Basin is ...
Enugu: A Brief History. Founded in 1909 by a team of geological explorers led by Sir Albert Kitson, Enugu was just like one of those "evil forests", or at best, a farmland used by surrounding villages. It was the discovery of coal on top of Udi escarpment that attracted residents to the area. Enugu or Enu-ugwu, which consists of two Igbo ...
This coal availability is predominant in several mine sites and this coal are located in Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Delta, Anambra, Bauchi, Adamawa, Ondo and Edo States of Nigeria. The Coal is mostly sub-bituminous with large out put, and quite deep in the ground. In Nigerian coal is mainly used for the generation of electricity that the country needs.
Coal mining in Enugu accelerated development of two great cities, a rail infrastructure and Nigeria's quest for independence. Coal mining began in Enugu in 1909 when a British mining engineer, Albert Kitson, found the mineral in commercial quantities. The site was at Iva Valley, on the foot of Udi Hills in present day Enugu State.
Coal business sustained the city's economy for more than three decades. The government of Enugu State therefore had no difficulty in adopting the slogan "Coal City State" for Enugu while its capital, Enugu City, became simply known as Coal City. A lush tropical vegetation covers the landscape and harbous many coal reserves. 3.
Coal mining in Enugu started in 1916, and the first attempt to mine coal in the Udi Hills yielded 7,000 tons. The coal was used locally to power trains, furnaces in the tin mines, …
The Ogbete market, Enugu was born and developed speedily for the city's commercial enterprises. The market became the major centre of exchange. Much of the needs of the coal mining population were met in this market (Amaucheazi, 1980). Enugu, the Coal City as the headquarters of Eastern region, was the hot bed of Igbo politics …
Enugu, a vibrant city nestled in the heart of Nigeria, is a treasure trove of history, culture, and natural beauty. Fondly referred to as the "Coal City," Enugu holds a special place in the country's development, playing a significant role in the coal mining industry that once flourished here. With a population of over 722,664 residents ...
The sun is blistering hot inside Iva Valley, a suburb in Enugu state, where Onyeama, Ribadu, and Iva, three of the coal mines which contributed to the rapid …
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Ben Aroh, in this investigative report, explores how farmlands and cash crops of Ezuruike, an agrarian suburb of Ezimo-Agu in Udenu Local …
Abiodun Baiyewu-Teru looks at the history of coal in Nigeria. Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in 1909 at the Udi Ridge in Enugu by a British mines engineer, Albert Kitson. Kitson had been prospecting for silver. By 1914, the year of Nigeria's amalgamation, the first consignment of coal made its way to the United Kingdom from the newly ...
Coal occur in more than six states of the country, these include, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Enugu and Nasarawa (Abalaka and Aga, 2016) that are well known for food production potentials which could ...
This study determined the views of respondents in Akwuke and Iva mine communities concerning the impact of coal mining activities on animal and plant …
Coal mining in Enugu district, Nigeria. Last update: . Coal mines at sites in Onyeama, Iva Valley, Ogbete, and Okpara, now abandoned, still cause environmental, …
· The coal deposit in Enugu area is mainly of sub-bituminous grade, black to brownish black in colour and is estimated at over 80 million tonnes (Kogbe 1974). The coal outcrops along the Enugu escarpment, road cut, mine sites and gullies. The coal bearing formations in the Anambra Basin are the Mamu Formation and the Nsukka Formation for-
