Daily Nigerian
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, said it had reclaimed 37 abandoned mine sites from 2008 to date.
Vivian Okono, the Director, Mines and Environmental Compliance Department, MMSD, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.
Mrs Okono said that the abandoned mine sites were reclaimed due to the hazard they posed to the communities, adding that six more sites would be reclaimed in 2022.
She said that five sites were reclaimed in 2020 and six in 2021.
“Six sites will be reclaimed this year, the beneficiary states are, Osun, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Plateau and Nasarawa states,” she said.
She said that before the 2007 Mineral and Mining Act was enacted, mining activities were being conducted indiscriminately, mine pits were abandoned and they posed high risks to the communities.
