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Nsuta Mine

Producer in Ghana with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024435
MRDS ID ISM0147
Record type Site
Current site name Nsuta Mine
Alternate or previous names Nsuta - Wassaw

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -1.94856, 5.23454 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ghana

Comments on the location information

  • 5 KM SE FROM TARKWA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Birrimian Sed-Volc Series
    Rock description Birrimian Sed-Volc Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -1.94856, 5.23454
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; PRLS + PLML + MNGN + NSUTITE; SPSR + QRTZ + CLAY; THE ORE BODIES, LENS-LIKE AND TABULAR IN SHAPE, OCCUR IN ONE HORIZON, INTERBEDDED IN TUFFS. THEY STRIKE IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION OVER 30 KM, BUT THE WORKABLE DEPOSITS IN THE NSUTA AREA OUTCROP ON 5 HILLSOVER A LENGTH OF 3 KM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1916
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Tarkwa District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ghana National Manganese Corp.
    Home office Ghana
    First year 1972

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 30 wt-pct Manganese Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INDICATED TONS OF CRUDE CARBONATE ORE.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( PROCESSING; 62-KM RAILWAY CONNECTION TO TAKORADI PORT, COMPLETION OF KILN TO PROCESS. CARBONATE ORE.). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(MN OXIDE ORES ARE NEARLY DEPLETED, PLANS FOR THE BENEFICIATION OF MN CARBONATES ARE CONSIDERED TO HOLD PROMISE.); METALLURGICAL AND BATTERY GRADE ORE; ROASTING/NODULIZING PLANT SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED BY 1981.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, 1978, MANGANESE MINE WILL EXTEND LIFE BY NODULIZING CARBONATE ORE RESERVES: WORLD MINING, V. 31, NO. 13 (DEC), P. 79. (S5-S6,L5-L6,C1-C2,C5,C10-C11,C17)

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V. W. A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 246 P. (G13, PA4-PA6)

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC, P. 34-38, 180. (G13,PA2,RR1)

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 1977. (PC1)

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980. (PA1,PA3)

  • Production

    PA1, PA3: RF5; PA2: RF3; PA4-PA6: RF2 PC1: RF4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE INTERMEDIATE CARBONATE ORES ARE SHIPPED PRINCIPALLY TO JAPAN. THE NSUTA DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN THE MAJOR SOURCE IN THE WORLD FOR BATTERY-GRADE ORE (54.8% MN).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Cannon, William F. U.S. Geological Survey

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