Remote-sensing mapping (Landsat) of abandoned mining wastes over time by artisanal gold mining in Koma Bangou (Liptako, Niger).
Abass Saley Abdoulatif1, David Baratoux2, Lenka Baratoux3, Ernest Kouassi Ahoussi4, Alphonse Yao5, Fabrice Colin6, Kouame Jean Kan7, Bamory Kamagaté8, Ouattara Zié8 and Gouedji Gnamba Emmanuel Franck8, (1)College of Mining, Industry and Geology (EMIG), Niamey, 1349, Rue du CHU Lamordé BP 732 Niamey - Niger, Niamey, Niger, (2)French Research Insitute for Sustainable Development, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (3)IRD, Toulouse, France, (4)University Felix Houphouët-Boigny, UFR Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minérales, Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire, (5)Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Géologie (ENSG), African Center of Excellence Mines and Mining Environnements (ACE-MEM), Yamoussoukro, Côte D'ivoire, (6)French Research Institute for Sustainable Development, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France, (7)Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), University Center for Research and Application in Remote Sensing (CURAT) 22 BP. 801 Abidjan 22, Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire, (8)UFR of Geological and Mining Sciences Sciences, University of Man, BP V 20 Man, Man, Côte D'ivoire