Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlContacts Of Lower And Upper Birimian Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Phyllite · Birimian System
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Dixcove Granite;Basic Dikes
StructureShear Zones In Several Horizons
Tectonic settingIgneous Intrusions/Thrust Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10081076
MRDS IDW032775
Alternate namesState Gold Mining-Prestea Field
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates5.45119, -2.13189
References
DEKUN, NICOLAS, 1965, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB. CO., AMSTERDAM, 740 P.E/MJ 1978; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977BOYLE, 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.