3 REQUIREMENTS FOR QUARRY LEASE Quarry means an excavation or system of excavations made for the purpose of or in connection with the obtaining of stone sand granite chalk clay flint gravel gypsum limestone marble marl quartz and other quarrying materials whether in their natural state or in solution or in suspension
Six distinct quarry sites in Kano State were used for the study Nigeria s geopolitical region of the northwest includes Kano State Longitudes 7°40 and 9°40 E and latitudes 12°40 and 10°30 N are its boundaries Fig 1 The Northern Nigeria basement complex which contains rocks from the younger granite class is where Kano is located
obtained from the various quarry sites fall below the recommended value of 3% as specified in [15] 19mm Figure 3 Values of Moisture Content of all Aggregate sizes from all Quarry Site Water Absorption The values contained in Figure 4 reveals that the water absorption value of granite samples from Ishara at % was the highest
Assessment of Radiation Hazard Indices Caused by Naturally Occurring Radionuclides in Granite Samples from Selected Quarry Site in Kano State Northwest Nigeria December 2022 Radiochemistry 64 5
This study was carried out to determine lung function and respiratory and non respiratory symptoms among men and women exposed to dust emitted from crushing of granite rocks and to compare them with control men and women not exposed to any known air pollutant The sites were the granite rock crushing industries in old Netim Akamkpa Local Government Area of
productivity per years of quarry age are approximately 8 280 tons/year and 4 054 tons/year respectively while the mean productivity per diesel use is tons/litre It is concluded that granite stone production in the study area need policies that will encourage regular replacement of granite stone productive equipment at cheaper
estimated that the granite deposit of 150 102 190 tonnes is large enough for the establishment of a quarry in the area Hence the proposed quarrying operation in the area is considered feasible and suitable Keywords Chemical properties Granite outcrops Mechanical properties Quarrying operation 1 Introduction
fraction for road pavement construction with case study of crushed stone samples from some selected quarry sites in western part of Nigeria Location of The Study Areas The quarries for the production of crushed stone aggregates in the western states of Nigeria are mostly located near the parent rock material
IMPACT OF GRANITE QUARRY ON THE ENVIRONMENT A CASE STUDY OF IYUKU COMMUNITY EDO STATE NIGERIA BY × The goal is to achieve sustainable quarry practice in the Nigeria lower Benue Trough so that future generations may benefit from the igneous intrusive and still have livable and sustainable environment This study has found that
Nigeria is richly endowed with granite stone and other related solid minerals like Marble Dolomite and Basalt etc It is found in Enugu Ebonyi Kogi Plateau Ogun Oyo Osun and Ekiti etc Hence granite is among the most available and affordable building material
PDF On Jan 30 2020 Melodi and others published ASSESSMENT OF COST EFFICIENCY OF ROCK AGGREGATES PRODUCTION IN SELECTED QUARRIES IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA Find read and cite all the
DOI / Corpus ID 129413277; Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and Nearby Residents in Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria article{Olusegun2009ImpactOG title={Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and Nearby Residents in Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria} author={Oguntoke Olusegun and
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The present paper monitored levels of suspended particulate matters in the ambient air in and around selected quarries and analyzed the prevalent health problems suffered by nearby residents and
Quarrying of sand gravel and building stones is widespread because it is less capital intensive compared to mineral extraction Furthermore there is 2 Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 2009 widespread distribution of quarry materials; particularly granite in parts of Nigeria Areola 1991
estimated that the granite deposit of 150 102 190 tonnes is large enough for the establishment of a quarry in the area Hence the proposed quarrying operation in the area is considered feasible and suitable Keywords Chemical properties Granite outcrops Mechanical properties Quarrying operation 1 Introduction
In Edo State Nigeria granite quarry is an everyday activity which is currently going on The industry in Edo State has great potentials with Other researches by Oborien nd looked at impact of granite quarry on the environment Case study of Iyuku community Edo State and Ndinwa and Ohwona 2014 has not been adopted in the study area
1 Premium Marbles and Granite is an indigenous Nigerian Manufacturing Company We are a manufacturer of Made In Nigeria Marble and Granite Tiles and Slabs We are currently among the top largest producers of dimension stones in Africa
Granite was the most produced solid mineral in Nigeria last year with around million tonnes % of the total tonnage of solid minerals produced in the country during 2017 In total Nigeria produced more than 45 million tonnes of solid minerals in 2017 according to mining and quarrying data from Nigeria s National Bureau of Statistics Limestone was the
Afrimine sells her granite within the price range of N3 300 to N5 200 for sizes of 1/2 inch 3/4 inch 3/8 inch stone dust and makes a monthly profit of N36 484 with a total volume of
Crushed granites are small chips of granite used as a base layer for paving They are rock aggregate used in building and general construction In 2008 It was estimated that the granite chipping demand in southwestern Nigeria was about million tons while the total production was about 18 million tons leaving a supply gap of million tons