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,
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The limestone unit is of a smaller area and circumscribed by the sandstone. Fossils identified in the limestone include mostly pelecypods, gastropods and ammoids. The limestone unit is a probable member of Eze-Aku shale. ... Benue State, Nigeria Madu and Ozibo 080 Evidence of igneous activity in the area is the emplacement of extrusive and ...
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States where limestone is found in Nigeria. We have mentioned some of the states where limestone is found, now let's get into more details about these locations: Gombe State – limestone is found in Ashaka; Benue State – the popular mineral is found in Igumale, Tokura, Yandev, Adiga, and Ogbologuta areas
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situation exists in all the limestone and marble quarries in differing proportions at Ewekoro, Nkalagu, Ashaka, ... discovery of limestone traces in Mbayion, Gboko Local Government Area, Benue State of Nigeria in 1960, a cement plant was established within the region which commenced operation in 1980. Subsequently, in 2004 with Dangote
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Yandev limestone quarry site with the cement factory under construction in the back ground. Mineral Survey of the Benue Valley 123 the same period was …
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Keywords: limestone, soda ash, industrial specifications, milk of lime and Portland cement 1. Introduction The object of this study is to do a preliminary investigation and reporting on the industrial qualities of the Wadatta limestone in Benue State, Nigeria. At present the popular Benue State cement company is the only source of locally ...
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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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Benue State was created on February 3, 1976 by the then regime of General Murtala Mohammed, out of the old Benue-Plateau State. The capital is Makurdi. The state derives its name from River Benue, the second largest in the country and the most prominent geographical feature in the state.
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International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch Vol. 3, No. 03; 2018 ISSN: 2456-8643 ASSESSMENT OF CEMENT DUST EMISSION ON SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS FOR AGRICULTURE IN GBOKO, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA 1 AJON, A.T.1 and CHAGBE, K.2 Department of Crop Production …
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Limestone and marble occur throughout Nigeria in both Basement rocks and in the Sedimentary Basins. (Figure 1). The Cement Plants in t he country are located near quarries of suitable limestone or ...
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Limestone and marble are carbonate rocks, dominated by the mineral calcite (CaCO 3). Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, near Calabar, is the largest and the purest deposit in Nigeria. It is about 50 metres thick at the quarry site.
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Other cement factories in Nigeria are located at Ashaka (Gombe State), Yandev (Benue State), Nkalagu (Ebonyi State), Shagamu (Ogun State), Ewekoro (Ogun State), Sokoto (Sokoto State), Calabar (Cross River State) and Ibeshe (Ogun State). Limestone deposits in different parts of Nigeria are in excess of 2 billion metric tonnes.
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It lies completely within Benue State, Nigeria and it is accessible by major roads, several minor roads and foot paths. Some portions of the area were practically inaccessible, being largely under the swamp-forming influence of the Benue River. ... A photograph of shale beds rhythmically alternating with the limestone beds at Benue cement ...
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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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enhancing the developmental economy of Nigeria. 2. 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. The Gboko li-mestone (Figure 1) actually exposed at Yandev quarry is a component of …
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Cretaceous formations in Calabar Flank and Oban Massif of Cross River State; Benue state Nigeria (Akpeke, 2008) and Obudu-Benue areas Southeastern Nigeria (Obioha, 2014). ... feldspar (plagioclase and orthoclase), silica sand and limestone used for the manufacture of tiles, and other decorative materials, salt (halite- an evaporite mineral …
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Limestone occurs only in the sedimentary basins in Nigeria. It occurs mainly in the Benue Trough (Lower, Middle and Upper), Sokoto, Dahomey and Borno (Chad) Basins. …
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limestone quarry pit at Nkalagu area, southern Benue T rough, Nigeria M. O. Eyankware 1 · V . S. Nnajieze 1 · C. G. Aleke 1 Received: 16 July 2017 / Accepted: 3 January 2018 / Published online ...
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The Gboko limestone (Figure 1) actually exposed at Yandev quarry is a component of the sedimentary fill of the Benue trough. The limestone is Cretacious in age and is regarded …
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Report of Limestone Milling in Nigeria, 2013) [8]. The land which is presently being used for mining activities in ... Yandev in Gboko Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria, is nestled within longitudes 9º 10' 00"E and 9º ... Plc quarry. The geology of the study area shows a prevalence of Cretaceous continental and marine sediments ...
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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. The Gboko limestone actually exposed at Yandev quarry is a component of the sedimentary fill of the Benue trough. The limestone is Cretacious in …
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2. 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 …
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GEOLOGY OF AREAS AROUND AKPAGHER IN SOUTHERN BENUE TROUGH, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA. ... Nkalagu formation type section is located at the Nkalagu limestone quarry of Nigeria, where it is well exposed in two quarry faces. These mineral (limestone) is been exploited for the production of cement. What determines the suitability of a …
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There are 23 local governments in Benue State and the largest is Kwande while the capital of the state is Makurdi. ... and was recreated in 1991. This Idoma-speaking community is rich in mineral resources such as gypsum, limestone, and salt. ... The Tiv people mostly occupy the area as the largest ethnic group in Benue state and the 6th …
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1Department of Geology and Geography, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria. 2Department of Earth Sciences, Kogi State University ... the south, the Lower, Middle and Upper Benue Trough, the Chad (Bornu) Basin in the NE, the Bida Basin, and ... quarries, mining pits and stream valleys at four localities in the ...
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The study area is a limestone quarry of the cement plant in Ashaka, Gongola Basin in Gombe State and belongs to the Kanawa Member of Pindiga Formation, located within the "Dumbulwa Bage High" of Zaborski et al., (1997). Regionally, the geology of the study area falls within the Benue Trough which is linear stretch of
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Sedimentation in the Lower Benue Trough commenced with the marine Albian Asu River Group, although some pyroclastics of Aptian – Early Albian ages have been sparingly reported (Ojoh, 1992).The Asu River Group in the Lower Benue Trough comprises the shales, limestones and sandstone lenses of the Abakaliki Formation in …
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Baryte occurrences in Nigeria are spread across the Cretaceous Benue Trough which comprises of carbonaceous shales, limestone, siltstones, sandstones as well as in the northeastern, northwestern ...
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Benue state is one of the 36 states in Nigeria derives its name from the River Benue which was created on 3 February 1976, It was one of the seven new states created by the military administration headed by late General Murtala Mohammed, which increased the number of states in the federation from twelve to nineteen. It is located in …
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