LANDUSE/LAND COVER CHANGE DETECTION OF KATERIGI ARTISANAL GOLD MINE IN NIGER STATE NIGERIA
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Mining activities in Niger State has attracted people from all over the Nigeria in search of gold and other solid minerals. The issue of insecurity and economic hardship has triggered the exploitation living behind serious human and environmental impact. The land use and cover classification was conducted using recent technology of GIS software (Arcgis). this was done in other to trace the change detection that have occurred over the years in the mines the result were found out that the artisanal mining have brought rapid urbanization and high health impact of due the mining process. The magnitude of change of forest area in 30 years between 1990 to 2020 shows that forest decreased further by -30.82Sq. km representing a change (18.01%) of the total change for the period in the Mining zones.
| Pages | 26-29 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Volume | 1 |
