Mine detail: Prestea

Previously called 'State Gold Mining-Prestea Field'

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Location

Lat / long: 5.45119, -2.13189

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Ankerite, Calcite, Quartz, Rutile
Orebody form: LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Birimian System
Host type:Greenstone,Phyllite
Associated rock:Dixcove Granite;Basic Dikes
Associated type:Mafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:Shear Zones In Several Horizons
Tectonic:Igneous Intrusions/Thrust Faults

References

MRDSW032775
DEP10081076
Reference{Deposit:: DEKUN, NICOLAS, 1965, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA: ELSEVIER PUB. CO., AMSTERDAM, 740 P.}{Deposit:: E/MJ 1978; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977}{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: KESSE, G.O., 1984, THE OCCURRENCE OF GOLD IN GHANA, IN FOSTER, R.P., ED., GOLD*2: THE GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF GOLD DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ZIMBABWE SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, P. 645-660.}
ReporterGassaway, Judith S., Orris, Greta J.