Technical Report on Preliminary Study of Yashikira Gold Prospect, Southwestern Nigeria

Abstract

This preliminary work constitute an initial reconnaissance survey of Yashikira area, involving collation, compilation and interpretation of available pre-existing exploration data relating to gold mineralization in the area. The visit which spanned over a period of ten days involved data gathering from relevant literature search, personal communications with locales involved in crude artisanal mining, geological spot checks, structural mapping, and sample grabbing. The collation, processing, cursory laboratory analysis and interpretation of the data revealed the probable areas of gold mineralization in the area.