Mampon/Dunkwa Exploration Property

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 10183016
MAS/MILS ID 7490050010
Record type Site
Current site name Mampon/Dunkwa Exploration Property
Alternate or previous names Dunkwa, Aboroney-Mampon, Adukrom, Mampon, Mampong

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -1.33185, 7.10107 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 100(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) -1.33185, 7.10107

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1994

Mining district

District name Ashanti Trend

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Birim Goldfield
    Interest 33.4
    Home office Ghana
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Lambert Drilling Of Canada
    Interest 33.3
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hemlo Gold
    Interest 33.3
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • JV BETWEEN BRIMIM GOLDFIELDS & ST. LAMBERT DRILLING OF CANADA & HEMLO GOLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 08/25/95, P133, "GHANA: BRIM SET TO DRILL."

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 09/22/95, P212, "GHANA: DUNKWA DRILLING...."

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 9/95, P163, "BIRIM WORKING ON GOLD

  • Deposit

    PROSPECTS IN GHANA".

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/17/95, P 368, "GHANA: BIRIM'S MAMPON(G)

  • Deposit

    YIELDS RESULTS".

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/15/95, P453, "MAMPON DRILLING CONTINUES."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAT/LONG ARE FOR THE TOWN OF MAMPONG, ASHANTI, GHANA. EXPLORATION SITE MAY INCLUDE THE ANIAMOTE SHAFT & ADUKROM PROSPECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-APR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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