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Bogosu Gold Project

Producer in Western, Ghana with commodity Gold
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255843
MAS/MILS ID 7490450009
Record type Site
Current site name Bogosu Gold Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.00276, 5.57618 (WGS84)

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.00276, 5.57618
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Canadian Bogosu Resources
    Interest 100
    Home office Ghana
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Billiton International Minerals
    Interest 81
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Finance Corp.
    Interest 9
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Ghana
    Interest 10
    Home office Ghana
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Production Of Gold Bullion 2 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 10400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10400000mt ore
    Total resources 10400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.7 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING MAGAZINE, P. 15 (JAN. 1994).

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 10 (JULY 2, 1993).

  • Reserve-Resource

    QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS P. 31 (JUNE 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-1994 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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