The study aimed at assessing the impact of Barytes mining on agriculture and food security in Azara, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Eight Barytes mining sites were selected, two sites each...
ادامه مطلبBarite mining pits are abandoned prematurely and inexhaustibly resulting from poor exploitation techniques due to lack of adequate profiling of the deposits that impacts negatively on sustainable development of …
ادامه مطلبThis study seeks to ascertain the extent of baryte mining pollution on water quality in Azara-Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state of Nigeria. To achieve this goal, two …
ادامه مطلبDownload Citation | On Jan 1, 2018, Ishaya S and others published Effects of Baryte Mining on Water Quality in Azara-Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa …
ادامه مطلبExploration and mining activities in Nigeria as extensively studied by Akwa, et,al 2007 p.24 show that Nasarawa state is one of the leading mineral producing states in the country hence, it is appropriately called the "Home of Solid Minerals". The solid minerals are found virtually in all the local government areas of the state.
ادامه مطلبThe dataset for this article contains the measured activity concentration of radionuclides and gamma-radiation dose rate obtained from the radiometric survey in Ota, Ado-Odo Local Government Area ...
ادامه مطلبAzara area is located to the east of Lafia the Capital of Nasarawa State with a distance of about 108km apart. It is located between longitude 9 o 00` to 9 o 25`E and Latitude 8 o 15` to 8 o 35`N ...
ادامه مطلبThe exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) whose operations are characterized by poor productivity. As a result, the quantity and quality of barites produced do not satisfy the nation's oil sector demands and other industries that require the mineral. This situation leads to massive …
ادامه مطلبHowever, between 1975 and 1980, the Nigerian Mining Corporation carried out exploratory work on barite deposits in Azara, Nasarawa State in North-Central Nigeria. It had an estimated reserve of about 730,000 tonnes of barite [13]. In 2004, the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development [14] reported only two states with barite ...
ادامه مطلب(a) Samples of Baryte deposits obtained from Azara in Nasarawa State; (b) One of the active Baryte mine sites at Azara Full size image A study of the best known deposit of barytes at Azara in the …
ادامه مطلبThis study seeks to ascertain the extent of barite mining pollution on water quality in Azara-Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state of Nigeria. To achieve this goal, two surface water and fourteen underground water samples were obtained in the study area. Nitric acid (0.2%) was added to water samples to preserve them for laboratory tests.
ادامه مطلبThe State is structured into 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keffi, Kokona, Lafia, Nassarawa Eggon, Nassarawa, Obi, Toto and Wamba. GEOGRAPHY Nasarawa State lies between latitude 7ᵒ and 9ᵒ North and longitude 7ᵒ and 1ᵒ East, and is accessible through Benue State to the South and Kogi State to the West.
ادامه مطلبNasarawa state is located in the North central region of Nigeria and has thirteen (13) local government areas. It lies within the coordinates of 8° 32' - 8° 53' N and 7° 72' - 8° 18' E, and covers a land area of 27,117 square kilometers (Table 1). Nasarawa State shared
ادامه مطلبAbstract. This study seeks to ascertain the extent of barite mining pollution on water quality in Azara-Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state of Nigeria. To achieve this …
ادامه مطلبThis study seeks to ascertain the extent of barite mining pollution on water quality in Azara-Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state of Nigeria. To achieve this goal, two surface water and fourteen underground water samples were obtained in the study area. Nitric acid (0.2%) was added to water samples to preserve them for …
ادامه مطلبThe study was conducted in Agwantashi, Jangwa, Azara and Shankodi communities in Obi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria. Nasarawa State is in the Ezeaku 63 southern Guinea savanna agro-ecological zone of Nigeria and characterized by abundant solid mineral reserves of coal, baryte,
ادامه مطلبThe Policy Thrust of the Education Sector in the State are outlined as follows: The Nasarawa State Government recognized the critical role of education in social and economic development and ultimately in reducing poverty. The overriding priority is to ensure that citizens receive nine (9) years of good quality Universal Basic Education.
ادامه مطلبThis study focuses on assessment of the performance of community banks on the transformation of the rural economy from where they are located. 10 of the 13 functioning community banks in Nasarawa State, Nigeria were randomly selected with at least three each from the three Senatorial districts to enable us view their functional involvement in ...
ادامه مطلبThe federal government's Solid Minerals Development Fund recently visited Governor Abdullahi Sule to seek for partnership, with a view to industrialise mining in Nasarawa State, writes...
ادامه مطلبNigeria's salt import is soaring amid huge deposits in Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Abia, Taraba and Nasarawa states. Despite the abundance of sources of salt in the country, Nigeria spends huge ...
ادامه مطلب13 local government areas of the state. Some of these minerals include Cassiterite, Granite, Barite, Salt, Lime, Zinc, Lead, Clay, Silica, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Amethyst, etc. In 2016, Nasarawa State produced a total of 73,360,157 tons of solid minerals [1]. Largely, most mineral resources of Nasarawa state are worked by artisanal miners.
ادامه مطلبThe data for this research contains the in-situ measured activity concentration of radionuclides and gamma-radiation dose rate obtained from the radiometric survey in …
ادامه مطلبThe dataset for this article contains the measured activity concentration of radionuclides and gamma-radiation dose rate obtained from the radiometric survey in Ota, Ado-Odo Local Government Area ...
ادامه مطلبThe federal government's Solid Minerals Development Fund recently visited Governor Abdullahi Sule to seek for partnership, with a view to industrialise mining in Nasarawa State, writes Igbawase ...
ادامه مطلبAbstract and Figures. The Azara barite deposits formed parts of Middle Benue Trough which is located in an elongated rift (or faulted-bounded) mega structural depression trending NE-SW to a length ...
ادامه مطلبKeffi. Keffi is a town in Nasarawa State. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. According to the 2006 census, Keffi has a population of about 92,664 people. The postal code of the area is 961. Keffi town was founded around 1802 by a Fulani warrior leader called Abdu Zanga who then took up the title of emir.
ادامه مطلبVeins of barytes up to 1.8m wide and more than a kilometer long are associated with lead-zinc lodes in many parts of Nasarawa State. The principal known occurrences are at Azara, Aloshi, Akiri, Wuse and Keana. Reserves of about 100,000 tonnes of good quality barytes have been discovered in Azara by the Nigerian Mining …
ادامه مطلبAmong the minerals is copper ore which is found in Azara and Akiri area of Nasarawa State besides States such as Bauchi, Zamfara, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory. The need to harness these mineral resources for wealth creation and poverty reduction in tandem with the FGN's policy made NGSA to embark on geophysical survey …
ادامه مطلبNasarawa State is endowed with abundant mineral resources like no other State in the Federation. The three major geological components that make up the geology of Nigeria, …
ادامه مطلبTitle. Geology and Mineral Resources of Nasarawa State: An Investor's Guide. Volume 2, Issue 1 of Nasara Scientifique. Contributors. Nuhu George Obaje, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nassarawa State (Nigeria). Ministry for Commerce and Industry. Publisher.
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