Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlContacts Of Lower And Upper Birimian Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueAlbite, Ankerite, Graphite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Birrimian Formation
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
StructureShear Runs Along Strike North To Northeast, Sub Vertical
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1893
Identification
Deposit ID10081075
MRDS IDW032774
Alternate namesObuasi
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates6.23446, -1.64856
References
DEKUN, NICOLAS, 1965, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB. CO., AMSTERDAM, 740 P.MM 1980; E/MJ 1978; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 75.BOYLE, R.W., 1979, THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND ITS DEPOSITS (TOGETHER WITH A CHAPTER ON GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR THE ELEMENT): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA BULLETIN 280, 584 P.KESSE, G.O., 1984, THE OCCURRENCE OF GOLD IN GHANA, IN FOSTER, R.P., ED., GOLD '82: THE GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF GOLD DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ZIMBABWE SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, P. 645-660.MINING MAGAZINE, 1987