In contrast, the mining sector in Nigeria, is virtually "non-existent", and only contributes about 0.5% to the country's GDP (0.01% from metals), and accounting for about 0.02% of mineral exports ...
DetailsThe study of effect of dust emission from exploitation and processing of limestone in some parts of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria, covering 0 internationalpolicybrief Save to Library Save
DetailsThe annual Benue Trade Fair showcases its agricultural produce and solid minerals. Benue is also Nigeria's largest producer of oranges and mangoes and has large cattle ranching activities. Industrial activities include food processing, brewing, and mining of limestone, gypsum, kaolin, and lead-zinc.
DetailsAbstract. The radioactivity of rocks from Dangote Cement excavation site in Gboko, Benue State were monitored and measured using the radiation meter inspector 06250 and dose meter 6150AD 2/4/6. The meters measure the dose rate, exposure rate and the activity. The meters were held 1 meter above the surface of the soil at the excavation site.
DetailsJun 7 2019. Nkalagu is a town in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is notable for having a large deposit of limestone which provided the raw material for the large cement plant of the Nigerian Cement Company (Nigercem). Nkalagu is the headquarters of Ishielu West Development Centre and has five major villages: Ishiagu ...
DetailsThe Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded to massive limestone beds interspersed with laminated grey shale having foraminifera as the dominant fossil.
DetailsFrom gold, lead, and zinc to coal, limestone, and salt, Benue State contains substantial deposits of minerals that could catalyse transformative economic growth for the state …
DetailsThe mining of galena and sphalerite for their metal content has been possible owing to the high cost of transport and low metal prices. The Nigerian lead-zinc-barytes field extends for about 560km in a narrow belt from Ishiagu in the Lower Benue Trough through Azara in the Middle Benue Trough to Gidan Dari in the Upper Benue Trough. Many
DetailsBarytes, is a mineral consisting of barium sulphate. It is generally white or colourless, and is the main source of barium. Barytes occurs in a large number of depositional environments, and is ...
Details8 Benue State . Clay, Coal, Barite, Gypsium, Iron-Ore, Lead, Zinc, Limestone, Marble & Salt. Benue is located in the middle belt of the country; it is an important historical and cultural zone in the country. Its people were originally warriors, and they played an important part in maintaining the cultural diversity of Nigeria.
DetailsKwara State and Benue State and it has twenty one (21) Lo cal . ... principally limestone. Sandstone, a sedimentary rock, is composed mainly of quartz. ... mining a nd quarrying are easily ...
DetailsThe radioactivity of rocks from Dangote Cement excavation site in Gboko, Benue State were monitored and measured using the radiation meter inspector 06250 and dose meter 6150AD 2/4/6.
DetailsKeywords: limestone, soda ash, industrial specifications, milk of lime and Portland cement 1. Introduction The object of this study is to do a preliminary investigation and reporting on the industrial qualities of the Wadatta limestone in Benue State, Nigeria. At present the popular Benue State cement company is the only source of locally ...
DetailsMarble is a metamorphosed limestone. Limestone and marble are carbonate rocks, dominated by the mineral calcite (CaCO3). Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, near Calabar, is the largest and the purest deposit in Nigeria.
Detailsrecent environmental impact studies of limestone mining in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, has also revealed a decline in kola nut output from the plantations within a few kilometers radius of the mine (Adekoya, 2003; Tolulope, 2004; ... Government Area of Benue State, which is located in the Northern part of the State. It is situated between ...
DetailsWhereas there is Limestone in Mbatyav and Igumale in industrial quantity, only Limestone deposits in Mbanyion in Gboko is being harnessed by Dangote Cement Company at the …
DetailsThe Azara barite deposits formed parts of Middle Benue Trough which is located in an elongated rift (or faulted-bounded) mega structural depression trending NE-SW to a length of over 1000 km and a ...
DetailsBenue, state, east-central Nigeria.A wooded savanna region, it is bounded on the south by Cross River, Ebonyi, and Enugu states, on the west by Kogi state, on the north by Nassawara state, and on the northeast by Taraba state. The Benue River defines the western half of Benue's northern boundary; to the southeast it has a common border of …
DetailsThe Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is …
DetailsResidents of Tse-Kucha community in the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State have protested against Dangote Cement Company over alleged neglect following the limestone dust ravaging the ...
DetailsEkiti State. 2Department of Geology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. ABSTRACT: The epigenetic lead-zinc-barite fluorite deposits of the Benue Trough are localized in N-S trending fractures developed within the lower Cretaceous Albian shales, limestone and arkosic sandstones. The mineralogy of the sulfide deposits consists …
DetailsLimestone deposit in Nigeria is majorly deposited in Cross River and Ebonyi states but can still be found in a commercial deposits in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, …
DetailsThis research is on the impact of limestone mining and cement production on soils in Yandev, Gboko Benue State, Nigeria. The core cutter method was used to sample the soil physical parameters. Student’s t-test was used to compare the bulk density, porosity and moisture content of the control and impacted sites and the extent …
DetailsThe traditional ruler thereafter directed youths in the community to stop work at the mining site. He was allegedly reported to the Benue State Police Command for questioning after which top …
DetailsThe Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Ni-geria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded ...
Details*Corresponding author: onwedaniel1979@gmail, Tel.: +234 803 572 4421 ABSTRACT Ebonyi State is underlain at depth by the Precambrian Basement Complex and by Cretaceous sedimentary units which include the Abakaliki Formation, Nkalagu Limestone, Amasiri Sandstone and Afikpo Sandstone and spans through Southern Benue Trough …
DetailsLimestone deposit in Nigeria is majorly deposited in Cross River and Ebonyi states but can still be found in a commercial deposits in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ogun, Ondo, and Sokoto, making Nigeria the most richly deposited West African country when it comes to Limestone.. This is one of the mineral …
DetailsBenue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia announced the suspension while inaugurating the State Chapter of the 'Initial 60 Mining Marshals', consisting of personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to curb illegal mining of solid mineral resources across the State. Governor Alia was represented at the …
DetailsBenue might not be the state with the highest number of mineral resources in Nigeria, but the state has abundant mineral resources that have not been fully tapped and can be used to develop the state. Some of the minerals found in Benue State, both mined and untapped, include Baryte, Limestone, Gypsum, Natural gas, Lead, zinc, …
Detailscontent, which are soil physical characteristics that affect plant growth, in the mining sites in Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: to see if they affect these physical properties of the soil. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY ENVIRONMENT Yandev in Gboko Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria, is nestled within longitudes 9º 10' 00"E and 9º
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DetailsThe assessment of the radiation hazard indices of solid minerals and sand in mining sites of Benue State, Nigeria was carried out using well calibrated radalert-50 and 100 meters and a Global Positioning System (Garmin 765). The sites investigated are Lessle (Barite), Gboko (Limestone), Owukpa (Coal) and Akuana (Salt) deposits fields.
DetailsFive major mining sites in Benue state were identified. These are mining sites from which the raw minerals, Limestone, Kaolin, Clay and Baryte are obtained in the state. At each site two (2) samples of the type of mineral mined were collected. Also about 10 soil samples were collected at different locations around the mining area.
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