Abstract
Most of the granite mining activities that took place at Amata village, Ishiagu were within parcels of land belonging to a particular kindred called Umuelema. Individual and private company miners at various times operated there after reaching agreements with the members of the Umuelema family. Conversely, Eluogwu land was communally owned by the entire Amata village. Crush Stones Industries Ltd happened to be the only company that had carried out mining operations on this communal land. Conditions for granting permission to the company to operate there were clearly set out in the land-owner/Tenant lease agreements. The company made use of paid labourers and some modern mining equipment in the course of its mining operations. The company ultimately benefited from the enterprise, while the land owners apparently lost out with very little remuneration from the company for their resources tapped and pollutions suffered. Keywords: GRANITE MINING, NIGERIA DOI: 10.7176/HRL/53-04 Publication date: April 30 th 2021
Highlights
Amata village is located at the Western part of Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state
It shares a common boarder with Lokpa-Ukwu in the present Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State
Throughout the Colonial era and few years of port Colonial period before the Nigeria civil war ensued, practically nothing was known about the area let alone people and companies scouting for the resources of the land
Summary
Amata village is located at the Western part of Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. By 1993, the company, Crush Stones Industries, explored the area and settled at the Eluogwu land which was owned by the entire village community of Amata. In 1993, Crush Stones Industries landed at Amata village Ishiagu to consult with the elders of the community Prior to this time there had been foreign companies that had established at parts of ishiagu community for granite mining purposes. These were the Monier Construction company M.C.C and Crushed Rock Industries at Amokwe rocky hills. The nature and character of the relationship had to be clearly defined and spelt out in the land lease agreement between the land owners and the Crush Stones Industries[7]
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