Modelling of 3D domain boundaries using information from drill holes is a standard procedure in mineral exploration and mining. Manual logging can be difficult to exploit as the results may not comparable between due subjective nature geological logging. Exploration mining companies commonly collect geochemical or mineralogical data diamond core chips; however, manual interpretation multivariat...

Studies on the kinetics of dissolution of a Nigerian lateritic soil in acids media including hydrochloric, nitric and sulphuric acids have been undertaken. The elemental and mineralogical characterization, loss of mass on ignition, moisture content and pH of the material suspension in water were determined. The effects of acid concentration, process temperature, stirring rate and particle size ...

Four cost effective organoclays were synthesized, characterized, and studied for the sorption of hydrophobic compounds (edible oil/grease and hydrocarbon oil) from aqueous solutions. Organoclays were prepared by cation exchange reaction of lattice ions (present onto the surface of laterite and bentonite clay minerals) with two surfactants, hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (HDTMA-Cl) and te...

Mining activity always presents threats to soil and water pollution. As an extractive industry, it disturbs the ground biodiversity associated with plants. Its operations have led severe geological environmental problems, including depletion of land resources, dangers, ecological landscape devastation that may accelerated desertification mining areas. This case study analyzed soil’s physical ch...