| Deposit ID | 10183211 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7490450012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brumasi-Buesichem |
| Alternate or previous names | Tarkwa |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -2.00686, 5.56788 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western(province)
Ghana(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ghana | Western |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hauynite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | -2.00686, 5.56788 |
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| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Gold Mining Corp (Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 621M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7490450012 |
KWESIE, J., MINE GEOLOGIST, TARKWA GOLDFIELDS LTD, PERSONAL
COMMUNICATION, DECEBMER, 1981.
SESTINI, G., SEDIMENTOLOGY OF A PALEOPLACER: THE GOLD-
BEARING TARKWAIAN OF GHANA, ORES IN SEDIMENTS, EDITED BY
AMSTUTZ, G.C. AND BERNARD, A.J., SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN,
1976, PP 276-305.
TWUM-ANTWI, M.B., GENERAL MINES MANAGER, TARKWA GOLDFIELDS
LTD., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DECEMBER, 1981.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-OCT-1992 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.