Abosso

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. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304835
MAS/MILS ID 7490450011
Record type Site
Current site name Abosso
Alternate or previous names Prestea

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -1.94856, 5.3679 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Hauynite Unknown
Pseudoleucite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -1.94856, 5.3679

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 11M
    Length 5000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Date of Last Modification 921005

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ranger Exploration N L
    Interest 60
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lyco Resources
    Interest 30
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Ghana
    Interest 10
    Home office Ghana
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Description Total Ore 1906-1934 2800000

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 714
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 92.67
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUNNER, N.R., GOLD IN THE GOLD COAST; GHANA GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MEMOIR NO. 4, 67 P, 1973.

  • Deposit

    GYEBI, M., SENIOR MINING ENGINEER, PRESTEA GOLDFIELDS,

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DECEMBER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    KESSE, G.D., DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GHANA; PERSONAL

  • Deposit

    COMMUNICATION, DECEMBER, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-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.