There is concern that work scenarios on the tantalite mining sites in Oke Ogun Oyo State Nigeria may cause occupational radiation exposure of workers due to enhanced concentrations of naturally
a Geological map of Nigeria showing the location of the study area Obaje 2009 b Topographic map of Kaiama modified after Alimi et al 2019 showing the 2D ER Profiles
At Okene Kogi State only 250 million tons of low grade iron ore 35%Fe cf 65%Fe in Guinea & Brazil have been proven at Itakpe and Ajabonoko deposits whereas only 500 million tons are
Twelve samples of tantalite ore [ Fe Mn Ta2O6] were obtained from the mining sites 500mg of the pulverized samples were pelletized for their elemental analysis using proton Induced X‑ray
Nigeria is often described as a country endowed with abundant mineral resources including the occurrence of over 40 different solid minerals at approximately 450 locations
Zamfara State is among the 36 states in Nigeria and is situated in Northwestern Nigeria It was created from part of Sokoto State on 1 October 1996 Zamfara is bounded by Sokoto State to the North Niger and Kaduna States to the South Kebbi State to the West and Katsina State to the East It is popularly called Farming is our Pride
The research investigates the work index of Anka Manganese ore at the Anka deposit in Zamfara state Nigeria The reference ore Quartz was sourced from the studied ore overburden in the mine
The beneficiation methods for some tantalite ores from selected deposits in Nigeria have been assessed through mineralogical and compositional analyses of the ores Tantalite ores obtained from eight different well known locations of the mineral in the country were analyzed with 109Cd excitation source Energy Dispersive X ray
Request PDF On Jan 10 2013 A Innocent published Evaluation of Naturally Occurring Radionuclide Materials in Soil Samples Collected From Some Mining Sites in Zamfara State Nigeria Find
Nigeria include heavy grazing of pastures activities of herdsmen smallholder farming and rural settlement Therefore it is crucial to estimate the diversity of plants affected by tantalite mining ac tivities Hence this study was designed to evaluate the floristic diversity in tantalite mining sites of the Nasarawa state Nigeria
The metallic minerals produced are mainly lead zinc manganese gold tin and columbite tantalite which are exported and forming about of total exports This paper examines the types of ore deposits in Nigeria Ores of iron tin niobium tantalum deposits and precious metals in the Nigerian basement complex are predominantly associated
Ore deposits are sources of raw materials for industries This paper examines the types of ore deposits in Nigeria Ores of iron tin niobium tantalum deposits and precious metals in the Nigerian basement complex are predominantly associated
This study investigates the lithochemistry of tantalite mineral from granitic pegmatite deposits in the Okpella area Northern Edo State Nigeria Tantalite a valuable mineral containing tantalum
Occurrence Of Columbite In Nigeria Columbite occurs in Plateau state Jos Nigeria mainly in the placers deposits of cassiterite usually found only a few of 10km from the granitic parent rocks It occurs as an accessory mineral in the northern parts of the country in smaller quantities but the richest deposits occur on the Plateau
The Gidan Jaja iron ore deposit is located in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State It is about 50km from Kauran Namoda Rail line and 100km from Katsina Airport The deposit is bounded by Latitudes 120 45 and 130 00N and longitudes 60 45 and 70 00 E and its preliminary estimated deposit is over 50 million tonnes [11]
Iron ore deposits found in abundance in Nigeria West Africa with up to 3 billion tonnes are in Nigerian states like Kaduna Enugu Kogi Niger Kwara Bauchi and Zamfara Iron ore is an essential rock mineral which formation came as a result of combined chemical reactions of oxygen and iron in marine and Iron ore mineral deposit in Nigeria
chemical leaching of a Nigerian tantalite ore The dissolution kinetics of the ore is also evaluated No reported works vis vis leaching a Nigerian tantalite ore with nitric acid is available This work is inscribed within the programme being undertaken on the dissolution kinetics of tantalum in different aqueous media [8] EXPERIMENTAL
Introduction Tantalite and other solid mineral deposits in Oke Ogun occupy a very large landscape and the possibilities of further exploration in new landscape and abandoning unproductive sites
The Arabian Nubian Shield ANS is an accretionary orogen at the northern part present day coordinates of the East African Orogen EAO Fig which formed in Tonian 1000 850 Ma and Cryogenian 850 650 Ma times accompanying terrane accretion around the Mozambique Ocean Stern 1994 2002 Taking in consideration that prior to Red Sea Gulf of
deposits of tantalite exist across the world namely in Germany Sweden Norway USSR Nigeria and Namibia FMSMSD 2007 Corresponding author E mail lahassan897 This paper studies the elemental compositions of tantalite deposit of Mai Kabanji area of Zamfara State Nigeria by Energy Dispersive X Ray Fluoresce EDXRF
1 Introduction The occurrence of rare metals in Nigeria is broadly divided into two episodes of mineralization tin niobium mineralization associated with Mesozoic anorogenic Younger Granites of central northern Nigeria and older ∼550 Ma Ta Nb Sn Li Be mineralization in the pegmatites associated with the Pan African Orogeny Kinnaird 1984