This study assessed the health and environmental impacts of artisanal gold mining in Ijesha-land, Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Fifty-four environmental samples were collected between 2011 and 2012 and analyzed for major, trace and rare earth elements using standard procedures. Samples were collected from surface water (rivers …
DOI: 10.2174/01216240123111021 Corpus ID: 268037532; Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining Area, Nigeria @article{Adekiya2024HeavyMP, title={Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining Area, Nigeria}, author={Aruna Olasekan Adekiya and Adedeji Peter Oloruntoba …
(Ilesha) has proven reserves of 1million ounces of with grade between 1 - 23.6g/ton, worth between $1 -5 billion; 13% derivation, is ~N200 billion over the lifespan of gold mining Commercial gold mining locations in Osun State include: Iperindo (Segilola Gold Project) (Thor Explorations); Ijebu-Ife (Banlow Mines Limited); Ifewara
Osun is host to Nigeria's only large-scale commercial gold mine, facilitated by a Canadian-listed gold developer, Thor Explorations and its local subsidiary, Segilola Resources Operating Limited.
This study applied geochemical investigation technique to evaluate the gold mineralization potential of Iperindo in Ilesha Schist Belt, southwestern Nigeria, where thriving artisanal mining of the ...
The paper presents results of research to determine the health risk of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soils of gold mining area in Ilesha, Southwestern Nigeria.
Gold mining operations started in the Ilesa-West Local Government Area of Osun state Nigeria in early 1950s. Though official mining operation stopped in mid 1990s, illegal mining is still active ...
In addition, the Iperindo gold mining site mineralization which is located in Ife-Ilesha schist belt consists of a series of auriferous quartz-carbonate veins localized by subsidiary faults that ...
A similar report of soil acidity was documented around a mining and smelting industry in Spain and Alloway . Cadmium ... Co, Chromium - Cr, Copper - Cu, Nickel - Ni, Lead - Pb, Zinc - Zn) at 30 sites in the Ilesha gold mine area, Osun State, Nigeria (Epe, Igun, Ijana). Soil samples were compared to controls and environmental …
The schist belt of Egbe-Isanlu in southwest Nigeria contains the gold-mining region of Okolom-Dogondaji. N-S and N-E- shear zones that are trending and cut …
thriving gold mining industry once existed, the environment is devoid of development in almost all ramifications. In recent times, the State Government provided some social amenities to many gold mine communities; among them are water bore holes, dispensaries, primary and secondary schools. However, the major source of drinking …
The Ife-Ilesha schist belt of the Nigerian Basement Complex is renowned for artisanal gold mining activities owing to the occurrence of gold-bearing eluvial deposits within and around the belt. However, gold mining operations in Ile-Ijesha axis are carried out haphazardly without consideration of probable health risks that might be posed to …
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gold deposit in the Ilesha schist belt. The AFM plot for the biotite granite gneiss indicated that its protolith was derived from a subduction related tectonic setting. The granite gneiss had low U/Pb and Th/Pb ratios (0.10 to 0.31 and 0.33 to ... Metallogenesis of Lode Gold Deposits in Nigeria 3. Plate 2. (A) Second generation pyrite (PYII ...
The Open Agriculture Journal ISSN: 1874-3315 DOI: 10.2174/01216240123111021, 2024, 18, e216 1 RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold
Earth Sciences Pakistan (ESP) 6(1) (2022) 36-42 Quick Response Code Access this article online Website: DOI: 10.26480/esp.01.2022.36.42
The sample of the gold ore was sourced from Iperindo at Ilesha Local Government Area of Osun state, Nigeria. The reference ores (quartz) sample was also sourced from that serves as overburden to ...
The town contains a brewery; local businesses make carpets and nails, and there is also a recording studio and a publishing company. In the eastern part of Ilesha, there are a number of notable quartzite ridges, and gold mining is a significant industry there. In addition, several colleges that train teachers are located in Ilesha.
The study area is located in Ilesha which constitutes about ten communities in southwestern part of Nigeria. It lies between longitudes 4 30′ and 4 34′ East and latitudes 7 30′ and 7 35′ North covering a total area of about 73.6 Km 2 with population of 0.21million (Fig. 1).The main rivers in the study area are Owena, Shasha, Aiye and Mukoro which …
Elueze and Olade (1985) carried out a geochemical exploration for gold in Ilesha northwest of Nigeria Elueze and concluded that Arsenic, which is widely used as a pathfinder for gold in other...
Engineering Research Journal | ISSN: 2782-8212 Vol. 1, Issue 6 (June, 2021) | Journal DOI: 10.46654/ERJ Article DOI: 10.46654/ERJ.1608 3 Today, gold is a high ranked valuable resources in Nigeria, and due to its social-economic effect
The Iperindo old gold mine in the Ife-Ilesha Schist belt of south-western Nigeria is one of the clusters of gold deposit around Ilesha. The gold mineralization consists of a series of auriferous quartz-carbonate veins hosted by a subsidiary fault within biotite gneiss and mica schist. Gold occurs in association with pyrrhotite, pyrite and …
A (2003) "Preliminary investigation on the mineralogical studies of Ilesha, (southwest Nigeria) gold ore'', Journal of mining and Geology, Vol. 1 No. 37 pp 85-90. Show more Recommended publications
The Segilola gold project in Nigeria is expected to produce an average of 80,000oz of gold through its mine life. Ore will be processed at a 625,000tpa processing plant. Diesel generators and compressed …
Ilesha schist belt belongs to one of the major schist belts in Nigeria. The geology of the schist belt has been mapped and studied in the following localities: Maru, Anka, Zuru, Kazaure, Kusheriki, Zungeru, Kushaka, Iseyin, Oyan, Iwo and Ilesha (Fig. 1).It is widely known that the aforementioned Nigerian schist belts are associated with gold …
The Iperindo gold mineralization is in the Ilesha schist belt of southwestern Nigeria which comprises a series of gold bearing (Au-quartz carbonate) veins localized by subsidiary …
He said Iperindo in Ilesha, Osun state, has a proven reserve of one million ounces "in a 1km 2 area up to a shallow 100m depth, comprising a series of gold bearing (Gold-quartz-carbonate)...
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Several prominent quartzite ridges lie east of Ilesha, and gold mining is an important activity in the area. Ilesha is the site of several teacher-training colleges. Near the Market Square are the traditional king's palace (the Afin), the central mosque, and the principal park. Pop. (2006) local government area, 210,141.
Gold is artisanally mined from eluvial deposits within Osu–Amuta–Itagunmodi areas of Ilesa Schist Belt, southwestern Nigeria. Mine site selection and mining operations are done without any understanding of mode of occurrence, compositional characteristics and extent of gold mineralisation. The present study was aimed at determining the host …
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The pH values observed in this study were closer to the published literature values of 5.91 (mining sites) and 6.85 (control sites) determined in the soils of the Ilesha gold mining site in Osun ...
characterisation of gold-associated base metals in itagunmodi, ilesha schist belts, nigeria, to ascertain their ore body formation trends July 2022 Earth Sciences Pakistan 6(1):36 - 42
