STABILITY IN MINING THE TAR SAND OF DAHOMEY BASIN‚ SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA David Afolayan ALAO and Mopa BASSAGI DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL SCIENCES‚ UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN P.M.B. 1515‚ ILORIN‚ KWARA STATE‚ NIGERIA Abstract The need to have stable slopes in open pit mining of the tar sand deposit of the Dahomey Basin‚ Southwestern Nigeria is emphasized in this study. In the Loda village‚ Southwestern Nigeria‚ samples of the lateritic soil and alluvial sand which overlie the tar sand occurrence were subjected
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1. Introduction Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is one of only two integrate resorts (IRs) in Singapore‚ locating in Marina Bay waterfront in the heart of the city. It developed by Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corporation has opened officially in 2010. MBS does not only delude tourists by the fascinating design‚ but it also attracts visitors by a rich variety of services such as 2‚560-room lodging property‚ amenities of spa‚ fitness centre‚ bar‚ theme park with infinite swimming pool‚ the state-of-art casino‚ convention
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SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL OILS Essential oils are the volatile oils distilled from aromatic plant materials. The odour and flavour of these oils is usually dependent upon these oxygenated compounds. Many oils are terpenoids‚ a few oils are benzene derivatives. Table 1 shows the important constituents of the more common essential oils. Name Part of plant used Leaf Botanical name Important constituents Uses Lemongrass and citronella Eucalyptus Cymbopogon spp Citral
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3/5/13 Response Paper 2 Everyone has their own opinion about environmentalism. Some support it all the way‚ some people absolutely can’t stand it‚ and then there are those like me that fall in between. A Sand County Almanac and Silent Springs are two of the most influential pieces of environmental literature ever written. Parts of them didn’t exactly convince me and parts of them shocked me so much I think twice on certain aspects of my life. In this short response paper I will talk about what
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Cypress Oil- The eternal oil First let us begin with the basic meaning of cypress. What is cypress? Cypress is a tree found in the Coniferous and Deciduous regions. Though it is quite often linked with mortality‚ the use of the essential oil derived from this tree can cure many conditions. It is a tree which has been associated with aromatic‚ beneficial‚ and calming oil that it produces. It is extremely rich in essential oil with gives many benefits. A little about Cypress oil Cypress essential
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The development of the oil sands is a highly contested issue. The Globe and Mail published an article about why the oil sans should be established. It states that Oil revenue is essential to the economy of Alberta and to an extent the economy of Canada. As a result the government backs the oil sands. CBC published an article on why oil sands expansion should be stopped. The article states that scientists and environmental groups are pushing for no new oil sands to be developed because of the detrimental
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A Sand County Almanac A Book Investigation Section I: The Almanac 1) Which is the birth year of mercy for all things natural‚ wild‚ and free? Why does Leopold give it that name? * The year 1865 is the birth year of all things natural‚ wild‚ and free. Leopold gives it this name because in that year‚ John Muir offered to buy from his brother‚ who then owned a farm 30 miles East of Leopold’s oak‚ a sanctuary for wildflowers that had gladdened his youth. His brother declined but could not
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Impact Abstract. The topic of global oil production is becoming a well-recognized political issue‚ as it should‚ but the environmental impacts need to be addressed as well. The recent development project of the Canadian oil sands has been put into the spotlight after the TransCanada Company applied for a permit allowing their Keystone XL pipeline. Introduction. The Keystone XL pipeline is a project of oil companies invested in tar sands oil‚ which will cause serious harm to humans‚ wildlife
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has been referred to as “black gold” by the Arabs during the 20th century oil boom. The Keystone XL Pipeline would potentially transport thousands of barrels of oil from its source in Alberta‚ Canada‚ to refineries throughout the Midwest and Gulf Coast region of the United States. The extension would add to the number of pipelines already established in the U.S. and continue to convey the tar sands‚ a compound of clay‚ sand‚ water‚ and bitumen that its lead producer manufactures. The debate of whether
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of the ’Peak Oil’ theory‚ the world is expected to face severe oil shortages in the near future. Then‚ how can mankind meet its energy needs? Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached‚ after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. The concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells‚ and the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. The aggregate production rate from an oil field over time
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