| Deposit ID | 10134961 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7490450002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whowisu Opon Mansi |
| Geographic coordinates: | -1.94026, 5.66787 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western(province)
Ghana(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ghana | Western |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -1.94026, 5.66787 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7490450002 |
SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT.OF ECON. AND SOC.
AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 1970, PP.84-85.
E/MJ. 1979 SURVEY OF MINE AND PLANT EXPANSION, JAN.1979,
V.180, NO.1, P.103.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NB 30-11, SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 200,000 MTPY ORE SURFACE MINE PLANNED AS PART OF SEKONDI STEEL COMPLEX. OPON MANSI DEPOSIT ASSUMED TO BE SOURCE OF ORE AS IT IS ONLY 110 KM FROM SEKONDI WHILE OTHER DEPOSIT IS IN EXTREME NE OF COUNTRY. OPON MANSI DEPOSIT IS A LATERITIC IRONSTONE WITH HIGH P(0.9 %), HIGH AL203 (10-15%) AND LOW SIO2 (ABOUT 3%). NO FE GRADE GIVEN. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN,CO-ORDINATES ARE OF AN ELEVATION POINT (275 M) ON S.END OF RANGE OF HILLS IN OPONMANSI FOREST RESERVE, 39 KM SW OF DUNKWA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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