TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of Depth to Top of Limestone Body Within a Concession at Ibese, Southwestern Nigeria, Using Vertical Electric Sounding AU - , V.C. Ozebo AU - , R.K. Odunaike AU - , A.A. Balogun JO - Online Journal of Earth Sciences VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 99 EP - 107 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1991-7708 DO - ojesci.2008.99.107 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2008.99.107 KW - Limestone KW -vertical electric sounding KW -resistivity KW -overburden KW -concession AB - The depth to top of limestone body within a concession at Ibese, in Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria was evaluated using the Vertical Electric Sounding (VES). The electrical resistivity method employing the VES technique was used to carry out the geophysical investigation and a total 10 VES data was acquired. Three curve types were identified from the acquired data which are the H, A and HK-type curves. Also a geo-electric section was obtained from the result of the field sounding areas, where all the materials above the limestone is regarded as an overburden. The study area (line) spans 5 km of which the trend (direction) of the limestone was found to be NW-SE. VES locations 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 were found to have a shallow depth which is less than 6 m and can be said to be of economic importance. ER -