Atiwa Range

Occurrence in Eastern, Ghana with commodities Manganese, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003808
MRDS ID AD00141
Record type Site
Current site name Atiwa Range

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -0.42393, 6.40497 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eastern(province)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ghana Eastern

Comments on the location information

  • RANGE BETWEEN SUHUM AND BAWDUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -0.42393, 6.40497

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SHEET ON SURFACE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Birim District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KITSON, A. AND FELTON, W.J., 1930. GOLD COAST (GHANA) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN, 5:26

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANGANIFEROUS.FERRUGINOUS MATERIAL CAPPING RANGE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.