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Nsuta

Producer in Ghana with commodities Manganese, Carbon Dioxide
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079683
MRDS ID W029762
Record type Site
Current site name Nsuta
Alternate or previous names Nsuta-Wassaw

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -1.94856, 5.23454 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM SOUTHEAST FROM TARKWA 62 KM RAILWAY-CONNECTION TO TAKORADI-PORT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ghana

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT NEAR RAILWAY TO TAKORADI (SHIPPING FACILITIES)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Carbon Dioxide Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MN-OXIDE-ORES NEARLY DEPLETED, PLANS FOR THE BENEFICIATION OF MN-CARBONATES CONSIDERED TO HOLD PROMISE.- SEE C.43

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Spessartite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MINED OXIDE ORE CONTAINES 50-53 % MN, 4 % FE, 1 % P, 5 % SIO2.ALL ORES PRODUCED IN 1962 THROUGH 66 AVERAGED 48 % MN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -1.94856, 5.23454
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nne-Ssw-Trending North Plunging Antiform
Type of structure Local
Structure description Folds, Axialplane Steeply Dipping East

Ore body information

  • General form LENS AND TABULAR
    Dip 60 DEG. E
    Thickness 50M
    Length 3000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Orebodies Belong To One Main Horizon Interbedded In Tuffs

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERIES: GREYWACKES, SANDSTONES, CARBONATES, SCHISTS TUFFS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer Kitson, A.E. And Wylie, B.K.
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Western Ghana

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ghana National Manganese Corp.

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Period 1916 To 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^About 50% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 50wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ALL PRODU. FIGURES AVAILABLE SINCE 1916 IN METAL BULL.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 50000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese MnO 39 wt-pct Manganese Major 1967
    Carbon Dioxide Co2 34 wt-pct Carbon Dioxide Major 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 20000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 30 wt-pct Manganese Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1977, RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION DOUBTFUL AS CURRENTLY CARBONATE ORES ARE ALREADY MINED AND EXPORTED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 430HA

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPERS.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION TO FIND MORE OXIDE-ORE AND INVESTIGATIONS TO BENEFICIATE CARBONATE ORE ; ECON.COM: CARBONATE ORES SHIPPED PRINCIPALLY TO JAPAN FOR PROD. OF ELECTROLYTIC DIOXIDE. MAIN IMPORTERS OF OTHER ORES; NORWAY (34 %), SPAIN (18 %). NSUTA MINE IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE FOR CHEM. AND BATTERY-ORES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF OREBODIES IN 5 SEPARATE HILLS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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