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Nyinahin

Occurrence in Ghana with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022517
MRDS ID DE03102
Record type Site
Current site name Nyinahin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -1.20585, 7.96085 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ghana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ghana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -1.20585, 7.96085
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nyinahin

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Engineers Intern. Corp.

Comments on development

  • 1971 EXPL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1977.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1971.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN, NICOLAS, 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER PUBLISHING CO., 740 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS SCATTERED OVER 20X40 MILE AREA, 20-50' THICK, 6' SOIL COVER PISOLITIC, BAUXITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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