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Axim Fort

Occurrence in Ghana with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038681
MRDS ID M046098
Record type Site
Current site name Axim Fort

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.23995, 4.86956 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/3 MILE SOUTH OF AXIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ghana

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR AXIM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSIS ON A SAMPLE OF METAMORPHOSED GABBRO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.01 OZ/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.23995, 4.86956
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUNNER, N. R., 1940, ANN. RPT. GOLD COAST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1939 - 40, P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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