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Watch: Inside Nigerias backyard mining boom driven by poverty

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.

16 Mar 2026 6:42 pm