Determination of an Appropriate Exploitation Method for Sobi and Oloje Clay Deposits for Production of Bricks and Ceramic Work; Ilorin, Nigeria
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2012
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Current exploitation practice of llorin clay deposits in Nigeria has been investigated to be
largely dominated by female artisans (old and young) who depend solely on crude
implements such as sticks, spades and baskets with resultant premature abandonment of
mined out pits. Exploratory pits were dug to probe the profile of the deposits in the two
locations (Sobi and Oloje) and the borehole data of the deposits were used to produce
isopach map of the deposits. Several equipment combinations were considered for the
exploitation of the deposits. Stripping by bulldozer was favoured to be most appropriate.