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Nigeria [email protected] and [email protected] Manuscript received: 11/08/2009 Accepted for publication: 18/12/2009 ABSTRACT The study area lies within the Anambra Basin and it is made up of Enugu Shale, Mamu Formation, Ajali Sandstone, and Nsukka Formation. This study aimed at determining the geology and depositional environmental of these
02-07-2010· The coal is predominantly in one seam that outcrops along the eastern side of the basin at the base of the Enugu Escarpment and dips gently towards the centre of the basin. Little is currently known about the coal resource potential on the western side of the basin along the east bank of the Niger …
Most published depositional models for coal-bearing strata suggest that coal originated as peat which formed in swamps on low-lying ground in deltas, alluvial plains and coastal areas. A review of the literature suggests that such models may have to be modified.
10-04-2010· The Nigerian Federal Government has now identified commercial deposits of a total of 37 minerals, up from 33 minerals in 2008. As far as mineral deposits are concerned, KOGI state and next-door NASARAWA state are the most well-endowed across the entire country. A year or two ago, we made this point on here and someone actually asked me to ...
GEOCHEMISTRY OF COAL AND COAL BEARING STRATA . 2019-1-12 Keywords: Anambra basin, coal, mamu formation, paleoredox history, trace elements Introduction The coal-bearing Mamu Formation (Reyment, 1965) in the Anambra Basin (SE Nigeria) extends from Auchi/Agenebode area in the west to Ogboyoga in north, along the Awgu-Enugu Escarpment to Udi/Enugu area in the east of …
The basin harbours the largest deposit of coal and lignite in Nigeria.: 2 Coal mining in Nigeria started in Enugu within the basin. Albert Kitson discovered coal in 1909 at the Udi Ridge, Enugu; turning the region into a strategic British business area. Some of the coal mines operated in Enugu included Ogbete, Ribadu, Onyeama, Okaba and Okpara.
11-05-2021· Coal facies diagrammes ...The Hydrocarbon Potential of the Nigerian Chad Basin from ..., The Hydrocarbon Potential of the Nigerian Chad Basin ... the SP log shows initial deposition of ... evaluation of lafia obi coal, benue trough Nigeria.Lithofacies, Petrology and Depositional Environment of ..., The crossbedded sandstone suggests deposition in a moderate to high ... shelly limestone and ...
27-01-2021· The exploration of coal started at the ogubate mine in 1918. Research has also shown that Nigeria coal is one of the best coal in the world because of its low sulphur and ash content which makes it eco-friendly, Nigeria has nearly 3 billion tonnes of coal reserves in 17 coal fields and only over 600 tonnes of the proven reserve is present.
In the quest for a search of a suitable coal deposit of metallurgical importance, the qualities of three Nigerian coal samples, Lafia-Obi, Doho and Lamja, were assessed for possible utilization in metallurgical coke production. Several parameters that determine coking quality, such as moisture content, ash, volatile matter, free swelling index, sulphur content, Gray-King coke test, dilatation ...
26-02-2018· Nigerian coal deposits. Coal deposits in Nigeria occur mainly in the Anambra Basin and in the Benue Trough, although some minor deposits have been reported in the Bida Basin (De-Swardt and Cassey 1961; Adeleye 1975) and in the Sokoto Basin (Kogbe 1979).
Nigeria consumes 193,330 Tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year as of the year 2016.; Nigeria ranks 93rd in the world for Coal consumption, accounting for about 0.0% of the world's total consumption of 1,139,471,430 tons.; Nigeria consumes 1,040 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 185,960,241 people), or 3 cubic feet per capita per day.
Chemical studies have been carried out on coal samples from Maiganga coal mine, Gombe formation, Upper Benue Trough of Nigeria with a view to determine theirchemical characteristics and possible utilization as coking coal or otherwise. The coal samples used for the analyses were sourced from the Maiganga coal mine. Various conventional coal analytical methods were adopted according to the ...
The Discovery of Coal, Mining and Trading in Nigeria. The first coal that was discovered in Nigeria far back in the year 1909 in the south eastern part of the country, at a specific location called Udi Ridge in Enugu state. It was discovered by Albert Kitson, a British mines engineer who had been searching for silver mineral deposit.
Key words: Okaba coal, ultimate analysis, proximate analysis,free swelling index, gray-king coke type 1.Introduction. Nigeria's coal reserves are in excess of 1.2 billion tones of proven, indicated and inferred categories, Okaba deposit inclusive (Famuboni, 1996). Despite the above fact, not much of the county's coal has been properly utilized.
30-05-2018· The Nigerian coal is one of the best coal in the world owning to low sulphur and ash content making it eco-friendly. From research, it had been discovered that Nigeria has nearly 3 billion tonnes of indicated coal reserves in 17 identified coal fields. Currently, only over 600 million tonnes of proven reserves are present.
01-02-1996· Paralic coal beds occur intercalated within the Cretaceous systems in the area around Obi/Lafia of the middle Benue trough of Nigeria. The petrographic compositions of the coal beds indicate three ptrographic facies with different depositional environments.
Mining is the extraction or removal of minerals and metals from the earth. The Nigerian Coal Corporation is a parastatal corporation that was formed in 1950 and held a monopoly on the mining, processing, and sales of coal, lignite, and coke products until 1999.. Coal was first discovered in Enugu in 1909 at the Udi Ridge in Enugu. It was found by Albert Kitson, a British mine engineer.
10-11-2015· Coal was first discovered in 1909 in Udi near Enugu by the Mineral Survey of Southern, Nigeria. It was discovered in the Mamu Formation (formerly called the lower coal measures) of the Anambra Sedimentary Basin (Simpson, 1954). In 1950, the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) was formed and given the responsibility for exploration, development and ...
02-07-2010· Coal deposits. The Anambra Basin, located in south-eastern Nigeria, appears to contain the largest and most economically viable coal resources. The basin covers an area of approximately 1.5 million hectares and is constrained by the Niger …
10-02-2018· Now I will discuss the major solid minerals starting with coal. Coal was first discovered in 1909 in the South Eastern state of Enugu in Nigeria and it's exploration began at Ogbete Mine in 1916. This coal of Nigeria happens to be among the best coal in the globe because of it's low sulphur and ash content which resulted in an ecofriendly coal.
The Nigeria Coal Corporation information manual (1990) states that "Coal was first discovered in 1909 at streams along Udi escarpment in Enugu state by the first group of British colonial adventures in Nigeria following a survey by the then colonial mineral survey department of southern Nigeria, actual mining started in 1916 at the foot of Udi hill along Enugu escarpment".Iwu (1990) stated ...
Widespread deposition of coal, clay, ..., were sourced from the adjacent south-western and north-central basement complex of Nigeria and deposited in a fluvial setting. View.
Limestone deposit in Nigeria is majorly deposited in Cross River and Ebonyi states but can still be found in commercial deposit in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ogun, Ondo and Sokoto, making Nigeria the most richly deposited West African country when it comes to Limestone.. This is one of the mineral deposits in Nigeria that is of great proportion ...