Mining Site In Ijero Ekiti. The main objective of this study therefore is to determine the radioactivity levels of 226 ra 232 th and 40 k in soil and sediment around an abandoned gold mining site located at itagunmodi village in ilesa and tin tantalite and kaolin mining sites in ijeroekiti both in southwest nigeria and to assess the radiological health hazards

DOI: 10.15407/MINING12.01.001 Corpus ID: 134776616. Assessment of environmental impact of gemstone mining in Ijero-Ekiti, Nigeria @article{Afeni2018AssessmentOE, title={Assessment of environmental impact of gemstone mining in Ijero-Ekiti, Nigeria}, author={T. Afeni and F. Ibitolu}, journal={Mining of Mineral Deposits}, year={2018}, volume={12}, pages={1-11} }

The study was carried out in Ijero-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study to assess the practice of occupational health safety among artisanal miners. The study population included all the artisanal miners that were involved in mining in Ijero

S - N direction showing the result of VES conducted within Kusa Mining Hill in Ijero-Ekiti. The geo-electric section (Figure 8) shows the variations of resistivity and thickness of geo-electric layers below VES 4, 5, 7 and 8 in that order

Jul 15, 2021 A facilitator at the forum, Betty Ekanem, said it was regrettable that there was gender inequality that needed to be bridged in the mining sector. The Ajero of Ijero-Ekiti, Joseph Adewole, said the activities of illegal miners around his community degraded the environment and constituted a security hazard to the people

The study was conducted at a gemstone mining site in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-15 cm top soil and 0-30 cm subsoil. A line transect of 20 cm was drawn and soil sample was collected, all samples were kept in a clean container and labeled accordingly before been transported to the laboratory

Nov 04, 2021 Search moreFeature Type Latitude Longitude Distance Bearing; Iroko: Populated place: 7 49' 51 N: 5 6' 4 E: 1.6km (1.0 miles) Ijero-Ekiti: Seat of a

IJERO EKITI. They dig , they die. For many years Ijero in Ekiti State has been invaded by illegal miners who are foreigners and natives while the town is on the bridge to cave in, taiwoabiodun.com investigates. see video here. Unperturbed as he exhibited unusual confidence while strolling about the huge excavation site for the proverbial goldmine

ADO EKITI — THE People of the ancient town of Ijero Ekiti have raised an alarm over illegal mining in the area, calling on the law enforcement agencies to redouble their efforts by putting a

Ijero Ekiti And Its Environs Southwestern Nigeria. 1Akintola A.I, 2Bankole S.I, 1Ikhane P.R And 1Salami O.O 1Department Of Earth Sciences , Olabisi Onabanjo University Nigeria. 2Geosciences Department University Of Lagos , Akoka Lagos Nigeria. AR T I C L E I N F O AB S T R AC T Article history: Received 25 April 2014

Ecological impact of mining on soils of Southwestern Nigeria 181 Table 1. Physical and chemical characteristics and heavy metal concentrations of soils of Awo, Itagunmodi and Ijero-Ekiti mines and respective control sites. Means followed by different letters in the same row are significantly different (p 0.05) according to the Duncan’s

Jul 01, 2021 Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has reiterated the vision of the Federal Government to reposition the mineral and mining sector to contribute optimally to the country’s revenue base and create job opportunities for the citizens. Dr Fayemi stated this in a goodwill message he delivered at the Ministry of

II. GEOLOGY OF IJERO-EKITI Ijero-Ekiti located on latitude 7 48' 54.50'' N and longitude 5 04' 1.78'' E is a town in Ekiti State, South-western Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Ijero Local Government which is situated in the north-western part of Ekiti State with a population of 221,406 according to the

Physical and chemical characteristics and heavy metal concentrations of soils of Awo, Itagunmodi and Ijero-Ekiti mines and respective control sites. Means followed by different letters in the same row are significantly different (p 0.05) according to the Duncan’s Multiple Range Test Properties Awo Itagunmodi Ijero-Ekiti ANOVA mine control

The activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K in the soils of mining and living areas of Ijero Ekiti were determined using hyper pure germanium gamma

Mining in Ekiti State. ... Seven out of the eight cement factories in Nigeria are sited close to limestone deposits, … but around Ijero in Ekiti state, gigantic crystals are up to 1.2m

Feb 05, 2012 Ijero-Ekiti Ijero Cassiterite, Tin Ore Tin Plating, tin can Production, Alloys Culisoprintins and dying Ijero-Ekiti Ijero Columbite Special Steels, Electronic tube,filaments in rocket and air craft manufacture Orin-Ekiti Ido/Osi Bauxite (Alluminium Ore) Alluminium Production Ijero-Ekiti Ijero Foundry Sand Foundry, Ceramic manufacture of glass

Jul 26, 2021 Always follow the ijero ekiti offers a variety of tech orin ekiti mining site is the printout of the right point of other types of. Jamb utme while we are offered at least four passports in malaysia an. Mtbf ratings can change in ijero courses offered an interdisciplinary public health technology akure, neco to learn under the average kinetic

IJERO EKITI. They dig , they die. For many years Ijero in Ekiti State has been invaded by illegal miners who are foreigners and natives while the town is on the bridge to cave in, taiwoabiodun.com investigates. see video here. Unperturbed as he exhibited unusual confidence while strolling about the huge excavation site for the proverbial goldmine

Ijero-Ekiti is located at 42km Northwest of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital and about 350km NE of Lagos. The area lies between longitudes 5 o00 1E and 5 o07 1E, and latitudes 7o46 1N and 7 o53 1N. The Ijero-Ekiti area is underlain by the basement complex

available as “waste” after mining of other minerals and can also be mined at low cost. However, continual mining is not sustainable. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effects of partial replacement of Ijero-Ekiti calcined clay with ground waste glass to produce geopolymer binders. Effects of GWWG on the

hydrochemical implications of mining activities on the quality of the groundwater resources in Kusa Mining Hill, Ijero Ekiti in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Water samples were taken from five mining pits within the mining site. Physicochemical parameters examined were pH, electrical conductivity, total

Ijero-Ekiti and environ has been considered a mineralized area in Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria. Records indicated that the area has diverse mineral deposits including metallic (cassiterite, tantalite, columbite), industrial (kaoline and marble), ceramic (clay and feldspar), speciality metal (lepidolite) and gem stone (aquamarine, smoky quartz and tourmaline), [4]

OF GEMSTONE MINING IN IJERO-EKITI, NIGERIA T.B. Afeni1*, F. Ibitolu2 1Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure, Nigeria 2City College of New York, New York, United States

Offices. To convert the vast quantum of solid mineral deposit in Ekiti into economic wealth and riches. Encourage the participation of investors from Nigeria and overseas in mining activities in Ekiti state, through government enabled incentives. The government is chiefly disposed to the idea of encouraging investors in solid minerals not only explore and exploit, but to establish

Purpose. To examine the environmental impacts of gemstone mining activities on the people of Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti. State, Nigeria. Methods. Soil and water test were carried out on

Sep 27, 2015 Taiwo Abiodun, who recently visited Ijero-Ekiti, writes on the illegal mining of the mineral resources and the danger it poses to the community. Ijero is

Abstract: The activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K in the soils of mining and living areas of Ijero Ekiti were determined using hyper pure germanium gamma ray spectrometer. The mean concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K were found to be 128.05 Bqkg−1, 24.8 Bqkg−1 and 455.05 Bqkg−1, respectively, for mining areas, while

Jul 31, 2017 Ale, P., Dada, J., and Adewumi, A. (2014) Industrial minerals potentials of Ijero pegmatite in Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria. World Applied Sciences Journal, 29 (3): 415-420 . Armah, F., Luginaah, I., and Odoi, J. (2013) Artisanal small-scale mining and mercury pollution in Ghana: a critical examination of a messy minerals and gold mining policy