Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025

  • Research Article

    Concentration of Bauxite and Iron Minerals from Onigboro Ironstone, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Adedayo Omobamidele Adeuti*, Ebenezer Oluwatomi Ajaka

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 57-72
    Received: 7 April 2025
    Accepted: 17 April 2025
    Published: 27 August 2025
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    Abstract: This research investigated the concentration of bauxite and iron minerals from the Onigboro Ironstone deposit in Ogun State, Nigeria, with the aim of optimizing mineral recovery through various beneficiation techniques. The primary objectives included identifying the mineralogical composition of the deposit, assessing the economic viability of the ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Assessment on Gemstone Mining for Artisanal Miners in South Omo Zone, Ethiopia

    Demeke Assefa*, Ashenef Kassaye, Getahun Meseret

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 73-79
    Received: 9 July 2025
    Accepted: 22 July 2025
    Published: 23 September 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmpem.20251003.12
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    Abstract: The gemstone mining sector in Ethiopia's South Omo Zone is predominantly characterized by traditional, artisanal practices with minimal use of modern equipment and negligible integration into organized market structures. Despite the region’s abundance of valuable gemstone resources-including corundum (sapphire, ruby), beryl, and other semi-precious... Show More