In June 2020, the Dukia Gold and Precious Metals Project (DGPMP) was launched. DGPMP plans to acquire Gold locally and process the Gold to meet the highest …

Geoscience prospecting for gold mineralisation was conducted in Kwakuti town located within Latitudes 9.362500°N to 9.387500°N and Longitudes 6.920833°E to 6.945833°E in Northern Nigeria.

Hence, the focus is on the exploration and development of the various metalliferous deposits and gemstones in the nation. Gold deposits are by far the most important exploration target in the schist belts of Nigeria and contain world-class potential gold reserves (Ejepu et al. 2018). Gold is one of Nigeria's precious minerals.

Nigeria is known as one of Africa's largest and oldest oil and natural gas producers – the sector accounts for more than 90% of the country's exports, and 80% of the federal government's ...

The Managing Director, Thor Explorations, Segun Lawson, said when the gold mine would be completed in 2021, the company would process 650,000 tonnes of ore, with a target production of ...

The value of mineral wealth that has been exploited in Africa in the past 100 years is estimated at over 10 trillion dollars. Most of the metallic deposits are concentrated in Central and Southern Africa, except for bauxite, iron ores, and phosphate in western Africa. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and the largest economy, rich in ...

Thor Explorations Ltd | 4,085 followers on LinkedIn. Thor Explorations Limited (THX:TSX-V) is a gold exploration and development company focussed on delivering high value gold projects in West Africa.

The Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria is in a deplorable state characterised by the use of inadequate mining and processing methods and manual tools by the local ...

The preliminary study was aimed at identifying gold enriched targets worth investing resources for detail exploration project before mining. Geological mapping of the study area which forms part of the karau-karau schist beltreveals that lithologically the area composed of Pre-Cambrian gneisses, fine to medium grain granite, porphyritic biotite …

The gold production declined during the Second World War period and never recovered as mines were abandoned by the colonial companies that were operating the mines at the time. 4 The Nigerian Mining Corporation started exploration for gold in Nigeria in the early 1980s but failed to sustain its activities due to lack of funds.

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.

Some of the Problems Facing the Exploitation of Minerals in Nigeria are: 1. Inadequate capital. In Nigeria, the necessary funds for the mining of mineral resources are always minimal, and not enough at all, and this has led to unsuccessful mining activities within the country's mining industry. Read Also: How to Produce Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly)

The environmental and health implications of artisanal gold mining activities at mining sites across Nigeria have rekindled research interest. This study aimed to assess the scalability of naturally occurring radioactive materials in gold mining sites in Iperindo, Nigeria. Soil samples were collected from three different mining sites and control …

Thor Explorations Limited is a TSX-V listed (THX:TSX-V) Canadian mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition and exploration and development of mineral properties in West Africa. ... The Company's flagship project is the gold producing Segilola Gold Project located in Osun State, Nigeria, approximately 120 kilometres ("km") …

Multi-element association and regional geochemistry of regolith in tashan jatau area, northwestern nigeria: implications for gold exploration March 2023 Global Journal of Geological Sciences 21(1 ...

Thor Explorations meets full-year gold production targets AN Jan. 15: Thor Explorations Ltd. Provides an Operational Update for the Segilola Gold Mine, Located in Nigeria and for Mineral Exploration Properties Located in Nigeria and Senegal, for the Three Months to December 31, 2023

What you should know. Nairametrics reported last year that the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite disclosed that Nigeria was set to commence gold production in 2021 after the launch of the Segilola Gold Project in Osun state. However, Thor Explorations Limited announced that a set of encouraging drill …

The underground operation at Segilola, the company said, would require a $13 million-investment and could produce 33,000 ounces of gold annually. Thor Explorations acquired Segilola, located about ...

Diversification of the economy: Mining in Nigeria presents an opportunity for Nigeria to diversify its economy away from over-dependence on oil and gas revenues. Developing this sector can create jobs and reduce vulnerability to fluctuations in oil prices. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Douta gold project – Thor Explorations' 'baby' gains traction

32 Exploration History 33 In the 1940s, gold was found in Ilesha, Osun State, and it now accounts for a considerable amount of 34 Nigeria's yearly gold output. According to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), 35 alluvial gold mines account for …

Abstract-Occurrence of gold in placers and primary veins is know in several areas of the western half of Nigeria from Anka and Maru in the northwest in primarily super crustal (schist's) belts ...

Mongabay Series: Land rights and extractives. 'Brought down by gold': Communities and nature suffer amid Nigerian bonanza. by Gabriel Ogunjobi on 3 March …

This book furnishes a detailed description of the deposits of metallic, non-metallic, solid energy, gemstones and industrial minerals in Nigeria with emphasis on their location, geological...

The right to explore or exploit minerals in Nigeria is evidenced by the grant of a mineral title. In a bid to regulate all aspects of exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in the country ...

ABSTRACT- Detailed field-geological studies of two varieties of primary gold mineralization in Nigeria have been made. The Okolom-Dogondaji veins occur in …

The Nigerian Mining Corporation started exploration for gold in Nigeria in the early 1980s but failed to be sustained due to lack of funds. The discovery of petroleum and its subsequent domination of the Nigerian economy also contributed to the lack of attention to gold exploration despite the widespread potentials. OCCURRENCE

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WEBGold, a precious native metal, exists as occurrences in the Nigerian schist belts. This work was a term paper reviewing the works of authors on the ore geology, lithologic, and …