This research examined the effect of flight altitude and atmospheric weather condition on unmanned aerial photogrammetry survey accuracy, thus its modeling to calculate and correct such errors. The research made use of ...

This research was carried out to investigate the application of unmanned aerial photography for the estimation of extracted rocks at Beautiful Rock Quarry, Lokoja, Nigeria. This research addresses the challenges of inadequate ...

The study investigates environmental impact of silica sand excavation in Badagry area, Lagos Nigeria as it affects the excavation activities in the area of interest. The chemical properties of silica sand sample in the ...

This research describes the characterisation of cassiterite waste material from Barkin-Ladi, Plateau State of Nigeria with a view to recover titanium minerals from it. Samples were collected from the study location at ...

At any surface operation, some instability can be expected from minor bench ravelling to massive slope failures. Fatalities occur most often at stone mines follow by coal, sand and gravel. Slope failures may occur rapidly ...

The study investigated the characterization of selected sedimentary rock types in Kogi State for engineering applications. In situ and laboratory tests were conducted on the sandstone and shale which are the selected ...

The research work evaluates the blastability characteristics of dolomitic marble in Glister Success Limited, Alaguntan, Oyo state and granodiorite in FCC Quarry, Akure, Ondo State, using rock mass classification for explosive ...

To achieve the aim of this research, data related to accidents and incidents were collected from the three quarries. The operations of three mining quarries in central Nigeria were assessed and raw data generated was sorted ...

The research was conducted using the data collected from Multiverse Plc and Kopek Construction Company. Quantitative method was adopted which involves the use of questionnaires to interview the workers and Suboleski cycle ...

The purpose of this research work is to select the most suitable and cost-effective set of equipment in term of type, size and number to exploit the Ajabanoko iron ore deposit using the surface mining method. The perimeter ...