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believe that 1,100 tin and columbite mines, abandoned after the mining boom of the 1960s,now pose serious health risks to as many as 2 million people living in the area. Radioactive mine tailings were reported to be a danger to local people living around mining fields in Jos, Barikin-Ladi, Bukur,
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in 1909 at the Udi Ridge in Enugu. It was found by Albert Kitson, a
British mine engineer. Coal geology is a mixture of sedimentary rock and ancient vegetation that has been changed by heat and microbial activity over a considerable period of time. The Ogbete Mine had opened and begun regularly
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1245:Niger Delta
1230:Jos Plateau
1117:before 1500
1027:Kanem-Bornu
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337:Jos Plateau
38:Jos Plateau
2294:Categories
2248:(Portugal)
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2126:Seychelles
2091:Mozambique
2076:Mauritania
2061:Madagascar
2016:The Gambia
1951:Cape Verde
1785:Literature
1563:Corruption
1528:Censorship
1471:(currency)
1449:Corruption
1215:Ecoregions
899:2023-02-17
854:2008-04-12
833:2008-04-12
795:2023-02-06
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553:2008-04-12
519:References
469:Kano State
423:parastatal
403:Kogi State
389:(ASCL) in
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329:tourmaline
325:aquamarine
245:Osun state
121:parastatal
85:expatriate
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1477:Petroleum
1396:President
1320:Elections
1235:Mountains
1183:Geography
1152:Civil War
1122:1500-1800
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484:Gemstones
479:Gemstones
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2006:Ethiopia
2001:Eswatini
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1655:Refugees
1650:Protests
1635:Polygamy
1578:Diaspora
1523:Abortion
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1267:Wildlife
1107:Timeline
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940:(1910).
804:cite web
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391:Ajaokuta
383:iron ore
364:iron ore
358:Iron ore
313:precious
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241:Iperindo
170:and the
95:Obasanjo
65:iron ore
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2253:Mayotte
2244:Madeira
2239:(Spain)
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2106:Nigeria
2096:Namibia
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2051:Liberia
2046:Lesotho
1996:Eritrea
1966:Comoros
1941:Burundi
1916:Algeria
1839:Outline
1815:Smoking
1770:Cuisine
1747:Culture
1665:Slavery
1640:Poverty
1511:Society
1492:Tourism
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1310:Cabinet
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1200:Borders
1057:Katsina
1006:Empires
991:History
979:Nigeria
471:by the
427:uranium
413:Uranium
348:Bitumen
343:Bitumen
297:niobium
268:Lithium
229:Gurmana
183:Chinese
125:lignite
49:Nigeria
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2176:Zambia
2171:Uganda
2111:Rwanda
2066:Malawi
2026:Guinea
1921:Angola
1860:Portal
1809:Sharia
1760:Cinema
1755:Anthem
1625:Health
1598:MASSOB
1469:Naira
1464:Mining
1459:Energy
1372:Senate
1250:Rivers
1205:Cities
1084:Sokoto
1062:Zazzau
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467:, and
435:France
407:Guinea
399:Aladja
368:Itakpe
327:, and
305:coltan
239:, and
221:Malele
160:diesel
127:, and
75:, and
2231:Ceuta
2151:Sudan
2101:Niger
2056:Libya
2041:Kenya
2021:Ghana
2011:Gabon
1986:Egypt
1926:Benin
1846:Index
1795:Music
1790:Media
1685:Youth
1680:Women
1603:MOSOP
1568:Crime
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1255:Niger
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1072:Biram
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