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Geochemical Characterization of Gold and Associated …

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 ...

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

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 (Gold-quartz-carbonate)...

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Segilola Resources Operating Limited

To be Nigeria's leading gold mining and exploration business. OUR MISSION. Mining and exploring for gold in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, Bringing sustainable development and prosperity to the communities in which we operate, Delivering operational excellence and superior shareholder return. OUR CORE VALUES. Health and Safety ...

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ENL GOLD PROJCT

Located in the heart of Ilesha, Osun State, the ENL GOLD PROJECT is a beacon of mining excellence. With Seven Cadestrals and licenses spanning across Seven distinct locations, we …

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Ilesha | Nigeria, Map, & Facts | Britannica

Ilesha, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria.It lies in the Yoruba Hills and at the intersection of roads from Ile-Ife, Oshogbo, and Akure.The town is one of the oldest settlements in Yorubaland—according to tradition, it was founded by an owa ("king") who was one of the 16 sons of the deity Oduduwa. Ilesha was an important military centre in the campaigns against Ibadan, …

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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

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Gold mineralization in Nigeria

Southwest Nigeria's Ilesha schist belt is home to the Old Gold Mine at Iperindo. The Iperindo mineralization is currently characterised by parallel old working that extends 900 metres or so in an N-E direction, and it consists of a succession comprises carbonate-quartz veins that are auriferous confined by a secondary fault within mica schist ...

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Assessment of gold mineralisation in Osu–Amuta–Itagunmodi areas

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, extent and …

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Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining …

waste materials containing metal-rich sulfides from mining activities have been improperly stored or abandoned [ 2, 13 ]. In Osun State, Nigeria, Ilesha and its surrounding areas, including Epe, Igun, and Ijana, are major centers for gold mining due to abundant deposits. However, illegal mining operations have surged, potentially resulting in the

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Gold Mine Industry In Ilesha Nigeria

Today, gold is a high ranked valuable resources in Nigeria, and due to its social-economic effect on nations' development, the importance of gold mining industry is becoming increasingly appreciated in Nigeria.

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

Ajayi took Mongabay on a tour, steering his motorcycle along a narrow, unpaved path around the outskirts of his farm. Just two years ago, this was a thriving plantation. Today, the land is scarred with deep pits filled with stagnant, brown water. The miners have diverted a nearby stream onto his land to use for proces…See more on news.mongabay

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Land degradation in gold mining communities of …

thriving gold mining industry once existed, the environment is devoid of development in almost all ramifications. In recent times, the State Government provided some social amenities to many gold mine communities; among them are water bore holes, dispensaries, primary and secondary schools. However, the major source of drinking water still

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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, 410–420.

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ENL GOLD PROJCT

Located in the heart of Ilesha, Osun State, the ENL GOLD PROJECT is a beacon of mining excellence. With Seven Cadestrals and licenses spanning across Seven distinct locations, we are committed to responsible mining practices and sustainable development. Our project is a testament to our dedication to quality, innovation, and community engagement.

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GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; CASE STUDY OF GOLD MINERALIZATION IN ILESHA

Elueze and Olade (1985) carried out a geochemical exploration for gold in Ilesha northwest of Nigeria Elueze and concluded that Arsenic, which is widely used as a pathfinder for gold in other ...

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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.

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Harnessing the vast mineral resources in Osun State for …

(Ilesha) has proven reserves of 1million ounces of with grade between 1 - 23.6g/ton, worth between $1 -5 billion; 13% derivation, is ~N200 billion over the lifespan of gold mining Commercial gold mining locations in Osun State include: Iperindo (Segilola Gold Project) (Thor Explorations); Ijebu-Ife (Banlow Mines Limited); Ifewara

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GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: …

Contamination of surface and groundwater in gold mining communities is a serious environmental problem in many countries, Nigeria inclusive (Aslibekian and Moles, 2003).

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AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes

Local industries manufacture nails and carpets, and the town has a brewery; there are also a recording company and a publishing firm, and the Supreme Oil industry at Ilesha. Several prominent quartzite ridges lie east of Ilesha, and gold mining is an important activity in the area, i.e The Iperindo Gold field.

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

The Open Agriculture Journal ISSN: 1874-3315 1 DOI: 10.2174/01216240123111021, 2024, 18, e216 RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils near Ilesha Gold Mining Area, Nigeria 1,* 2 2 Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Adedeji Oloruntoba, Babatunde Sunday Ewulo, Timothy 1 1 Ogunbode and Titilayo Sangoyomi 1 ...

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Segilola delivers on first mover advantage in Nigeria

"Nigeria needs a great success story to help build its mining industry and our commitment to establishing the country's first large-scale gold mine will do just that," Lawson enthuses. The company aims to employ about 400 local Nigerians once operational, which will have a much bigger impact on direct employment opportunities downstream.

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Gold & the goddess: How mining polluted Nigeria's sacred …

How mining polluted Nigeria's sacred Osun river. Ilesha, Nigeria - In his early twenties, Simeon Abolarinwa did the grown-up thing of making a curriculum vitae for the first time. At the bottom ...

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

A similar report of soil acidity was documented around a mining and smelting industry in Spain and Alloway . Cadmium ... Co, Chromium - Cr, Copper - Cu, Nickel - Ni, Lead - Pb, Zinc - Zn) at 30 sites in the Ilesha gold mine area, Osun State, Nigeria (Epe, Igun, Ijana). Soil samples were compared to controls and environmental guidelines. Soil ...

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(PDF) Assessing the impacts of gold mining …

Gold mining operations started in the Ilesa-West Local Government Area of Osun state Nigeria in early 1950s. Though official mining operation stopped in mid 1990s, illegal mining is still...

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Segilola Resources Operating Limited

SROL It is the most advanced gold project in Nigeria and will be the first industrial gold mine production in the country It is the most advanced gold project in Nigeria and will be the first industrial gold mine production in the countryIt is the most advanced gold project in Nigeria and will be the first industrial gold mine production in the country, Segilola Resources Operating …

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(PDF) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING …

This paper identified 37 mining sites in ten gold mining communities of Ijesaland, Nigeria; examined the forms, levels and extent of land degradation resulted from mining activities; analyzed ...

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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.

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in a Gold Mining …

The pH values observed in this study were closer to the published literature values of 5.91 (mining sites) and 6.85 (control sites) determined in the soils of the Ilesha gold mining site in Osun ...

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Waste Minimization in Segilola Gold Mine Project, Osun …

GEOLOGY OF SEGILOLA MINING GOLD PROJECT This study targets Segilola Gold Mine Project that is located on Latitude 7.573oN and Longitude 4.678oE and situated approximately 120 km north-east of Lagos, bordering around Iperindo and Ilesha in Osun State of Nigeria. 2 It covers a land area of 16km (3,954 acres).

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil Samples from a Gold Mining …

A total of thirty soil samples were collected randomly from Igun, Ijana-Gada and Igbadae gold mining sites in the Ilesha area, Osun State. ... gold mining area in Osun State, Nigeria using prot on ...