Nigeria mining crisis – Artifex.News https://artifex.news Stay Connected. Stay Informed. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://artifex.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Artifex-Round-32x32.png Nigeria mining crisis – Artifex.News https://artifex.news 32 32 Watch: Inside Nigeria’s backyard mining boom driven by poverty https://artifex.news/article70750154-ece/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0000 https://artifex.news/article70750154-ece/

Families in central Nigeria are digging deep mining shafts in their own backyards in search of minerals such as tin and columbite. This video looks at why backyard mining is spreading in Jos, the dangers involved, and how poverty is pushing families to dig for survival beneath their own homes.



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