| Deposit ID | 10081074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032773 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tarkwa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -1.98189, 5.31787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 200 KM WSW OF ACCRA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ashanti(province)
Ghana(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ghana | Ashanti |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU IS FREE-MILLING AND VERY FINE. |
|---|
| Model code | 193 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 29a |
| Deposit model name | Quartz pebble conglomerate Au-U (BC name is Paleoplacer U-Au-PGE-Sn-Ti |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -1.98189, 5.31787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N30e |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Boguso-Prestea-Tarkwa District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Gold Mining Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032773 |
DEKUN, NICOLAS, 1965, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB. CO., AMSTERDAM 740 P.
E/MJ 1978, WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977
KESSE, G.O., 1984, THE OCCURRENCE OF AU IN GHANA, IN FOSTER, R.P., ED., GOLD '82: THE GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF GOLD DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ZIMBABWE SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, P. 645-660.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOME OXIDIZED ORES HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED BY CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL WEATHERING OF THE AU-BEARING VEINS. VEINS ARE CLOSE TO SURFACE AND OCCUR IN THE RESIDUAL SUBSOIL DOWN TO THE WATER TABLE (30-80M). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.