Brumasi-Buesichem

Prospect in Western, Ghana with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183211
MAS/MILS ID 7490450012
Record type Site
Current site name Brumasi-Buesichem
Alternate or previous names Tarkwa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -2.00686, 5.56788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western(province)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ghana Western

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hauynite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -2.00686, 5.56788

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Length 500M
    Width 150M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Date of Last Modification 921006

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Gold Mining Corp (Government)
    Interest 100
    Year 1986

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 621M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BREAST STOPING 10-30
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 708
    Number of Inclines 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 69.96
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KWESIE, J., MINE GEOLOGIST, TARKWA GOLDFIELDS LTD, PERSONAL

  • Deposit

    COMMUNICATION, DECEBMER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    SESTINI, G., SEDIMENTOLOGY OF A PALEOPLACER: THE GOLD-

  • Deposit

    BEARING TARKWAIAN OF GHANA, ORES IN SEDIMENTS, EDITED BY

  • Deposit

    AMSTUTZ, G.C. AND BERNARD, A.J., SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN,

  • Deposit

    1976, PP 276-305.

  • Deposit

    TWUM-ANTWI, M.B., GENERAL MINES MANAGER, TARKWA GOLDFIELDS

  • Deposit

    LTD., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DECEMBER, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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