Chichiwere-Tinte Hills

Occurrence in Eastern, Ghana with commodity Manganese

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10003812
MRDS ID	AD00146
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chichiwere-Tinte Hills

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-2.08189, 6.16781 (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

NEAR MPEASO

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chlorite	Gangue

Alteration

(Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-2.08189, 6.16781	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Kumasi District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AD00146

Bibliographic references

Deposit

KITSON, A. AND FELTON, W.J., 1930. GOLD COAST (GHANA) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN, 5:27

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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