gold mine industry in ilesha nigeria

CHARACTERISATION OF GOLD-ASSOCIATED BASE METALS IN ITAGUNMODI, ILESHA

The analysis of the discovered base metal elements in Itagunmodi, Southwest, Ife-Ilesha schist belts, Nigeria, with a case study of Amuta, was carried out to ascertain the likelihood of these ...

Chemical and Mineralogical Studies of Gold-bearing Rock in …

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. [5] Adekola F. A., Mesubi M. A., Bello A. A., and Bale R. B, (1999) "Extraction of gold from Igun gold ore deposit in Atakumosa area, Osun state, Nigeria'', Journal of ...

Summary of Toxic Elements in Soil within and …

The study therefore evaluates extent of artisanal gold mining pollution on the environment and public health in communities within Ilesha Osun Nigeria. The study was field and laboratory based.

Nigerian Mining Corporation

The NMC is a Federal Government Public Statutory Corporation established by Decree number 39, as contained in Gazette No 54, Vol. 59 of 1972, and amended by Decree 34 of 1976 (now NMC Act, Cap. 317, 1990). The NMC as provided by the Decree was to play a dominant role and to act as a catalyst in the development of the mining industry in …

GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS

This study was carried out in Igun-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria to determine the likely hotspots of water contamination for future treatment trials. Water quality analyses were based on physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters of surface and ground water collected from the study community. A total of thirty-eight water samples were collected …

Segilola Gold Project, Osun, Lagos, Nigeria

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 …

Gold Mining in Nigeria – Mining Nigeria

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 …

Gold deposit in Osun state worth $5bn, says geologist

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...

Assessment of gold mineralisation in Osu–Amuta

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 lithologies, …

Geochemical Characterization of Gold and …

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 ...

Geology and geochemistry of Iperindo primary gold deposit, Ilesha …

The deposit lies in amphibolite-facies biotite granite-gneisses of Proterozoic age, 4 km east of a major crustal break known as the Ifewara-Zungeru fault. Gold mineralisation is contained in a zone of quartz-carbonate (mainly calcite) veins and hydrothermally altered gneisses with associated small-scale intrusions along a steeply …

CHARACTERISATION OF GOLD-ASSOCIATED BASE …

Characterisation of Gold-Associated Base Metals in Itagunmodi, Ilesha Schist Belts, Nigeria, to Ascertain Their Ore Body Formation Trends. Earth Sciences Pakistan, 6(1): 36-42. ISSN: 2521-2893 (Print)

A REVIEW OF GOLD EXPLORATION IN THE NIGERIAN SCHIST …

Iperindo The Iperindo old gold mine is in the Ife-Ilesha schist belt of Southwestern Nigeria. The Iperindo mineralisation comprises a series of auriferous quartz-carbonate veins localised by a subsidiary fault within the biotite-gneiss and mica schist presently defined sub-parallel old workings extending overall for about 9km in a NNE direction.

Application of electrical resistivity tomography for …

Iperindo in Ilesha schist belt, southwestern Nigeria. Geophysical investigation methods have been successfully used in solving ground water, mining, civil engineering and environmental problems ...

GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: …

Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Tel: - +234 (0) 80 66365964 Science Publications 289 AJES GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER QUALITY ... Gold Mining, Heavy Metal Pollution, Igun-Ijesa, Surface and Groundwater, Water Quality, …

Gold mineralization in Nigeria

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 …

Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Pollution and …

Gold mining operations started in Ilesha area, southwest, Nigeria in early 1950s and since mid 1990s there has been continued illegal mining by artisanal miners in Itagunmodi, Ibodi, Igun, Araromi, Osu and other areas. 80% to 90% of small-scale mining is commonly illegal and artisanal in nature involving about 10 to 20 million people

Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining …

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

'Brought down by gold': Communities and nature suffer …

by Gabriel Ogunjobi on 3 March 2023. Commercial-scale gold miners are wreaking havoc in southwestern Nigeria's Atorin-Ijesha region. Local officials largely condone these often illegal activities, while the federal authorities have been slow to crack down. See more

Segilola Resources Operating Limited

SROL is a company, domiciled in Nigeria, that operates the Segilola Gold Project, located in Osun State Nigeria. SROL is a subsidiary of Thor Explorations Ltd. (Thor), a West African focused gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV:THX) Read Details. SROL LRP Documentary. Watch on.

How gold mining can enhance Nigeria's economy

According to the Nigeria Mining Growth Roadmap, Nigeria's gold reserve is estimated at 200 million metric tonnes. Trading Economics placed Nigeria as the sixth largest country with gold deposits ...

Major Mines & Projects | Segilola Mine

Mine Life. 2028. October 5, 2021 - Thor Explorations Ltd. is pleased to announce commercial production has been achieved at its wholly owned Segilola Gold Mine located in Osun State, Nigeria. The process plant is now consistently operating in-line with its design throughput capacity of 715,000 tonnes per annum.

Osun hosts Nigeria's largest gold mining company …

The Segilola Gold Mine, which is expected to start producing Gold soon, is sited at Odo-Ijesha and Iperindo. The venture is a pioneering project in the Nigerian mining sector. The...

Health risk associated with some toxic elements in surface …

Results of geochemical analyses of surface water in Ilesha gold mine sites, Southwest Nigeria which are used as drinking water by the residents are summarized in Table 1. The concentration of Fe ranged from 16 μg/l to 22,309 μg/l with an average concentration of 2745.69 μg/l. 62.5% of surface water samples were higher than the …

Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Pollution and …

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. Eighteen top soil samples were collected and analysed for PTEs using ICPMS. The pollution level in soils were assessed using pollution load index (PLI) and potential …

Full article: Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil

Makinde, W. O., Oluyemi, E. A., & Olabanji, I. O. (2013). Assessing the impacts of gold mining assessing the impacts of gold mining operations on river sediments and water samples from ilesa west local government area ILESA West Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. E3S Web of Conferences EDP Sciences, 1, …

Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining Area, Nigeria

The discovery of extensive gold deposits has raised concerns about potential heavy metal contamination in waterways and adjacent soils, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria where environmental regulations may not be stringent enough. A research study was conducted to assess the levels of heavy metals in surface …

Physiochemical analyses and molecular characterization of …

Consequently, this study aims to identify microorganisms that are present in the Ilesha gold mining site in Nigeria. Methods. Study area. This study was carried out on a gold mining site located in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria. Ilesa is one of the major cities in Osun State having a geographical coordinate of 7.6103° N (Latitude) and 4.7096° E ...