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Mining is the extraction or removal of minerals and metals from the earth. The Nigerian Coal Corporation is a parastatal corporation that was formed in 1950 and held a monopoly on the mining, processing, and sales of coal, lignite, and coke products until 1999.
Nigeria's coal industry suffered a blow in the 1950s when oil was discovered. Up until this point, the Nigerian Railway Corporation was the largest consumer of coal in the country. However, after the discovery of oil, the Railway Corporation began to replace its coal-burning trains with diesel-powered engines. An additional negative impact came ...
The 1949 Enugu Colliery Massacre, also known as The Iva Valley Shooting, took place on 18 November 1949, when a British Superintendent of Police, F.S. Philip, commanding a number of British and Nigerian Police Officers ordered the shooting of unarmed protesting coal mine workers of the Iva Valley Coal Mine who were on strike. [1] [2] [3]
Nigeria hopes to dig itself out of an economic hole with plans to have 50 mines operational by 2023. [Nigerian mining minister Olamilekan Adegbite, saying:] "People are beginning to come to us ...
The Nigerian Coal corporation established in 1950 is the agency in charge of coal mining activities in Nigeria. [38] In the past, coal was the major source of energy for the country as it was used to power electricity plants. It was also used for locomotives that made use of coal. [39] [40] Nigeria has a coal reserve of 379,194,640 tons. [41]
Nicknamed the Coal City, [1] Enugu's economy in the early 20th century depended on coal mining in the Udi plateau; this industry was the pushing force towards the city's growth. [130] The Nigerian Coal Corporation has been based in Enugu since its creation in 1950 where it controlled coal mining. [131]
In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...
This is a list of countries by coal production ranking countries with coal production larger than 5 million tonnes as of 2023. Coal production (million tonnes) Country