Odumase

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021368
MRDS ID DE00013
Record type Site
Current site name Odumase
Alternate or previous names Konongo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -1.44365, 6.8097 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ashanti(province)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ghana Ashanti

Comments on the location information

  • GOLD-MANGANESE BELT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result MNO 76.33%, TOTAL FE203 2.87%, CU 0.004%, NI 0.020%, MANGANIFEROUS 'FLAGSTONE' FROM TRENCH

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -1.44365, 6.8097

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ashanti Akim District

Comments on development

  • AU ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 150,000 AND 300,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    KERBYSON, J.D. AND SCHANDORF, J.R.H., 1966. CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF GHANA ROCKS, ORES AND MINERALS 1948-1963. GHANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN, 42: 103-117

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AD00145 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-90 Pracejus, B.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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