Benso

Prospect in Ashanti, Ghana with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280142
MAS/MILS ID 7490050007
Record type Site
Current site name Benso

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -1.59856, 6.25113 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ashanti(province)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ghana Ashanti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -1.59856, 6.25113

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • THREE GOLD ZONES FOUND FROM EARLIER WORK: CHICHIWELLE, ANMANTIA AND SUBRISO. A C$1.5 MILLION REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING PROGRAM IS PLANNED TO START IN OCT, 1995 TO TEST THE THREE ZONES.

Mining district

District name Ashanti Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fairstar Explorations
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nora Explorations Inc
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCT 1995, P 235

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CONCESSION IS 150 SQ KM ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ASHANTI TREND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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