Nigeria Geological Survey Agency – NGSA
Limestone bed intercalated with shale (red dashed lines)exposure at Yandev quarry, Middle Benue Trough. Nigeria now produces 28 MM TPA and has a total installed production capacity of 45 Mmtpa. Within the last 10 years, government policy has driven Nigeria to become self sufficient in cement production and now aims to be a net exporter.
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(PDF) Field geology of Akamkpa for the 2017/2018
Except in localities associated with construction and quarry sites, there is evidence of rock weathering. ... Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. A Global ... Benue Trough ...
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The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW …
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Geology and mineral resources of Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria
The deposits of the Benue trough appear to contain the most economically viable mineral resources including limestone in Nigeria. Nearly all the limestone deposits in the trough are used for industrial purposes such as cement. The Calabar Flank is one the main carbonate province in Nigerian Benue trough.
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Limestone Deposits In Nigeria, Its Uses, And Locations
Limestone Deposits In Nigeria, Its Uses, And Locations. Limestone deposit in Nigeria is majorly deposited in Cross River and Ebonyi states but can still be found in a commercial deposits in Abia, Akwa Ibom, …
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Appraisal of groundwater to risk contamination near an …
Appraisal of groundwater to risk contamination near an abandoned limestone quarry pit in Nkalagu, Nigeria, using enrichment factor and statistical approaches Vol.:(01245678)1 3 …
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The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Benue Basin is an elongate NE-SW oriented sedimentary rift that extends inland for approximately 800 km from the Nigerian coastline. …
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Map of Nigeria Showing Natural Resources – Nigerian Finder
The state also produces mineral resources like limestone and quarry. In 2016, Edo state generated N19.1 billion in 2016 making it the 4th richest among the oil producing state and the 6th richest state in the country. Coal. Coal is one of Nigeria's main natural resources as well as the country's oldest commercial fuel.
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Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and Marble in …
Limestone and marble are carbonate rocks, dominated by the mineral calcite (CaCO3). Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, …
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Appraisal of groundwater to risk contamination near an
In the sedimentary basin of southern Nigeria, the southern Benue Trough hosts a variety of ore deposits, such as sulphide ore, lead, or limestone, among others (Fatoye & Gideon, 2013; Eyankware et al., 2018; Ike et al., 2021; Eyankware et al., 202b), with history of quarrying/mining dated over 60 decades as reported by Nnabo . The …
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(PDF) Assessment of Radionuclides in Selected Granite Quarry …
A total of fifty eight (58) samples in which nine (9) minerals and forty nine (49) soil samples were collected from five mining sites of Clay, Kaolin, Limestone and Baryte in Benue State, North ...
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Sustaining Cement Production For National Development
The shallow water sediments of the albian around Mfammosing contain largest and purest deposit in Nigeria. It is about 50m thick at the quarry site. Over 170 million tonnes of limestone exist in Nkalagu area in Ebonyi State while over 35 million tonnes have been proved in Ewekoro. More than 80 deposits of clay have been reported …
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Geological map of Gboko area showing Gboko limestone outcrop …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded to ...
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(PDF) NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION IN NIGERIA
Barite Deposits in the Benue trough . Nigeria. Journal ... Activities on Local Vegetation Cover . in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A Ph.D Thesis . submitted to the Centre for ... Limestone Quarry and the ...
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(PDF) Preliminary investigation of the ambient radiation levels of
The assessment of radionuclides in selected granite quarry sites in Ohimini and GwerEast Local Government Areas of Benue State was carried out using a 76x76mm NaI (TI) detector crystal optically ...
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b. Limestone quarry site at Nkalagu | Download Scientific Diagram
Limestone quarry site at Nkalagu from publication: Impact of Past Mining Activities on Water Resources Around Active and Abandoned Mines and Quarries in Ebonyi State, …
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Evaluations of Turonian Limestone Formation Exposed at NIGERCEM-Quarry
A geochemical study of Nkalagu limestone of the Lower Benue Trough as exposed at Nigeria Cement Company (NIGERCEM) was carried out. The study aims at the determination of major oxides and trace elements of the limestone exposed in the quarry using X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer (XRF) and Atomic Absorption …
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Middle Cretaceous Sequence Stratigraphy at the Ashaka Cement Quarry …
Introduction The Ashaka Cement Quarry is located within the N-S aligned Gongola Basin of the Upper Benue Trough northeastern Nigeria. The area is geologically bounded to the south by the "Wuyo-Kaltungo High" which is the median zone of the Upper Benue Trough and also the area separating the Gongola Basin from the Yola Arm.
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Geology and petrography of the rocks around Gulani Area, …
The limestone interbeds are both crystalline and fossiliferous types. ... (1986). The petrological study of Biu basalts, Borno State, Nigeria. Annals of Borno, III:215 – 226. Islam MR, Baba S (1990). ... Structural setting and U-Pb dating of uranium mineralization from the northestern part of Nigeria (Upper Benue Region). J. Afr. Earth …
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The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
Geology of Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria The Benue Basin is an elongate NE-SW oriented sedimentary rift that extends inland for approximately 800 km from the Nigerian coastline.
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Nigeria Operations – Welcome to Dangote Cement Plc
Obajana, in Kogi State, is our flagship plant and the largest of our three factories in Nigeria at 16.25Mta capacity across five lines. ... Obajana has limestone reserves of 647 million tonnes, expected to last for about 45 years. The plant is supported by a fleet of 2,370 trucks. ... Our 4.0Mta plant at Gboko in Benue State, is our oldest ...
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Preliminary investigations on the beneficiation of the Wadatta
At present the popular Benue State cement company is the only source of locally produced cement in the region. It employs both local and imported raw Figure 1: map of Benue State, Nigeria material in the production of lion brand Benue cement. There is need to explore Portland cement. The limestone in Yandev additional limestone deposits to ...
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Uses of limestone in Nigeria
Despite the fact that there is plenty of limestone in Nigeria, it cannot be found everywhere. Here is the list of states and locations where you can find limestone deposits: Abia State — Arochukwu, Ohafia; Bauchi State — Deba-Habe, Kanawa, Pindiga; Benue State — Tokura, Adiga, Ogbologuta, Igumale, Yandev
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Appraisal of groundwater to risk contamination near an …
limestone quarry pit in Nkalagu, Nigeria, using enrichment factor ... sedimentary basin of southern Nigeria, the southern Benue ... throughout multiple mines and quarries in Ebonyi State, Nigeria ...
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Jobs in Edo, Nigeria
Edo (Land of honor and integrity) is a state in Nigeria with Benin City as capital, the population of the entire state is approximately 4 million. The state produces crude oil and other mineral resources like limestone and quarry which puts it in a position to create employment opportunities for citizens.
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Physico-Chemical Investigation Of Groundwater Quality In …
communities in Benue state, Nigeria, the results shows that 35% of the water analysed have high iron content according to World Health Organisation standard (WHO), the high iron content is as a result of the geology, rock-water interaction and agricultural activities in the study area. Aremu et al. (2011),
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Geochemical assessment of toxic metals stocking in top
limestone quarry in Gombe State. Samples of topsoil from the area of a limestone quarry in Gombe (North-eastern Nigeria) were collected to analyse levels of hazardous substances such as of Hg, Fe, Zn,
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Microfacies and Biostratigraphy of the Limestone- Shale
Nigeria, necessitates a detailed biostratigraphy studies of limestone-shale sequences of Gboko Formation; Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria. A total of 26 representative samples were collected and ...
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(PDF) Drill Core exploration for estimation of Limestone resources …
The geological history of the Nigeria Benue zone, characterized by heavy rainfall and short dry seasons. ... Cross River A diamond impregnated bit attached to a 12 ft core recovery State Government. ... African Geology, University of of the mid-Cretaceous sequence at the Nkalagu Limestone Quarry, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp. 251-266. eastern Nigeria ...
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Welcome to Dangote Cement Plc – We are an Integrated Cement …
Dangote Cement is focusing on an 'export to import' strategy in West and Central Africa. Nigeria has a relative abundance of quality limestone especially in key southern regions near to demand centers and export facilities. Absence of limestone in much of West Africa and Central, especially coastal states, has led some of those countries to ...
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