Mining- is the removal of mineral from where they are found
Minerals are precious stones or metal or gas dug from the ground or taken from the surface of the earth
Minerals found in Easter Africa
Kenya- Soda ash
Uganda- Copper
Tanzania- Diamond
Sudan- Zinc
South Sudan- Gold
Somalia- Uranium
Djibouti- Limestone
Burundi - Tin
Eritrea- Gold
Extractions of selected minerals in Eastern Africa
Soda Ash mining in Kenya
The trona is mined from the surface with a machine known as dredger
the dredger floats on the lake where it troops the trona
Soda ash occurs naturally in rocks called Trona.
Trona is found in Magadi in Kajiado County in Kenya.
A floating machine called a dredger is used to mine Trona from the lake. This method of mining is called dredging.
Trona is crushed and mixed with water forming a solution called slurry.
It is then pumped to the nearby factory where the impurities are separated.
Soda ash is obtained and packed in various sizes.
The materials now known as soda Ash is crushed into various sizes and packed.
GOLD MINING IN TANZANIA
Gold is found underneath the earth crust
In Tanzania some gold is found in both open surface which is easy to extract and underground mines; to mine the gold underground, miners dig shaft into the ground along the veins.
Using picks and small explosives
They remove the gold ore from the surrounding
Gold is mined in Bulyanhulu in Shinyanga region of North Western Tanzania.
The rocks containing gold are called reefs.
Gold in Tanzania is mined through a method called shaft.
The miners use excavators to remove the upper part of the mines.
They dig shafts into the ground along the veins, sometimes they use small explosives to remove the gold bearing rocks (reefs)
Limestone Mining in Uganda
Limestone is mined in Itima and Tororo in Uganda.
Limestone is mined through quarrying and opencast.
The miners use Bulldozers.
The limestone is packed in lorries and taken to the cement factories nearby.
Effect of mining on the Environment in Eastern Africa
Causes air pollution
Causing water pollution
Open mines log water that harbors pests that causes diseases like malaria and water borne diseases
Wastage of agricultural land
Destroy the landscape and beauty of the land
Conservation of areas affected by mining Activities in Eastern Africa
Solution to problem associated with mining
Planting trees and grass to restore wasted land
Closing up the mines using environmental friendly measures
Controlling soil, water and air pollution that comes from mine
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