Gold artisanal zone in Nigeria. no figure
Origin: Nigeria
Region: Northwest Nigeria (Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara)
Site data
- Commodity: Gold
- Tier: Artisanal zone (no reliable production figure; separate marker)
- Status: All sites suspended 8 Apr 2025 after lead poisoning; mining continues illegally
- Operator / ownership: Informal/illegal; bandit-taxed
- Production: no figure
- Coordinates: 12.1100, 5.9300 (approx (Anka town))
Security context
- All mining sites suspended on 8 Apr 2025 after a lead-poisoning outbreak in Bungudu (another was reported in Sep 2026); illegal mining continues. Historic: 2010 lead poisoning (≥163 dead) and the Mar 2021 abduction of 100+ miners.
- Early Oct 2026: gunmen hit a military base and a mining site at Bindin (Maru LGA); ICIR counts 8 soldiers, 1 policeman and ≥23 miners killed, while Sahel Monitor attributes it to the Gwaska faction with 25 soldiers killed (C3, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/414, 9 Oct 2026).
Sources
- ICIR, Bindin attack, 9 Oct 2026 (www.icirnigeria.org)
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Relationships
- Taxed and attacked by: Northwest Nigeria bandit groups
- Fights bandits around: Nigerian Armed Forces
Media
Zoom D: Agadem block and the Niger–Benin export pipeline (Niger leg).