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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Intrinsic Parametric Approach to Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study of Ijero Mining Site, Ijero-Ekiti. August 2021 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-790326/v1
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This paper investigated the current status of soils from three mine sites (Awo, Itagunmodi and Ijero-Ekiti) in Southwestern Nigeria. Composite soil samples were collected at 0 to 15 cm depth, air-dried and analysed for physical, chemical …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Assessment of the Effects of Mining Activities on Soil Quality around Ijero, Ekiti State Nigeria. Mining activities adversely affect the physicochemical and qualities of sub-surface of the earth crust through unfavourable pH, alteration of soil nutrients and …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Assessment of the Effects of Mining Activities on Soil Quality around Ijero, Ekiti State Nigeria. Mining activities adversely affect the physicochemical and qualities of sub-surface of the earth …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract: Nigeria pegmatites are concentrated in a 400km NE-SW trending belt of which Ijero pegmatite is inclusive. Ijero pegmatite is wholly crystalline igneous rock located in about 50km NW of Ado-Ekiti with coordinates 7°49' N and 5°5'E and is mineralized.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The 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.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Location of Studied Area: Ijero pegmatite occurs within the schist belt which lies within the Precambrian Basement Complex rocks of South Western Nigeria (Fig. 1). Ijero is located in about 120km NW of Ado-Ekiti the capital of Ekiti State and lies between 7°48'N to 7°51'N and 5°00E to 5°091 (Fig. 1) on (1:100,000 Ekitisheet 244).
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract: Nigeria pegmatites are concentrated in a 400km NE-SW trending belt of which Ijero pegmatite is inclusive. Ijero pegmatite is wholly crystalline igneous rock located in about 50km …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This study focused on assessment of possible impacts of artisanal and small scale mining activities on groundwater in Ijero-Ekiti. Thirty groundwater samples (2 from the mining pits, 5 in …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The study area Ijero-Ekiti falls within the Ilesha-Ekiti Schist belt, originating from the long year of the Pan-Africa orogenic events and various cataclysmic tectonic activities in history. Ijero-Ekiti is situated within latitude 7 degree 45N and 7 Degree 55N.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Ijero-Ekiti and environ has been considered a mineralized area in Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria. Records indicated ... state of mining in Ijero area is being carried out by Artisanal, Small scale and Illegal miners whose operations are executed in haphazard manner without supporting infrastructure. Many of the Miners have low level of ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073hydrochemical 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 …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The 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.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Assessment of impacts of artisanal and small scale mining activities on ground water quality of Ijero-Ekiti, south western, Nigeria. AO Talabi, LO Afolagboye, OO Akinola, AO Ataramu. Int. J. Innov. Res. Sci. Eng. ... Journal of Geology and Mining Research 13 (1), 11-20, 2021. 2:
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract: Ten samples of pegmatite were collected from different locations in Ijero Ekiti.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In conclusion, it was inferred that the various minerals outlined above were in reasonable quantity within the Ijero area. With the above discoveries, therefore, we strongly recommend a detailed scientific investigation to be carried out such that will lead to a comprehensive mining of the area.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Traverse 1 (UTM coordinates: 728387E, 865759N and 728787E, 865759N) was located at a mining site in Ijero Ekiti. Meanwhile, traverse 2 (UTM coordinates: 726802E, 856007N and 727202E, 856007N) was situated in Aramoko Ekiti along Ijero – Aramoko road (Fig. 8). The double dipole electrode configuration was employed in this study because it can ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073hydrochemical 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 …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Key words: Pegmatite Industrial minerals Ijero Ekiti state extract samples of Ago-Iwoyepegmatites have values that are significantly lower than the averages for the rare metal pegmatites of Ijero-Aramoko-Ara.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Ijero-Ekiti mine sites and the control sites. The textural class at Ijero-Ekiti was sandy loam while that at Awo and Itagunmodi was loamy sand. Low soil pH values were observed in the three mine sites: pH 3.5 at Ijero-Ekiti, pH 5.1 at Awo and pH 5.3 and Itagunmodi. Generally, significant
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