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Yamfo deposit, Ahafo gold district, Ahafo Region, Ghanai
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Yamfo depositDeposit
Ahafo gold district- not defined -
Ahafo RegionRegion
GhanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
7° 12' 18'' North , 2° 14' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
7.20522,-2.24662
GRN:
N05W02
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Duayaw Nkwanta17,000 (2018)16.3km
Sunyani70,299 (2012)17.4km
Bechem17,000 (2018)27.6km
Berekum62,364 (2013)46.3km
Techiman69,720 (2018)54.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
29720
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29720:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yamfo-Sefwi


An undeveloped gold deposit in the Yamfo-Sefwi belt of volcanics south of the town of Yamfo.

Located 215 km north-west of Accra.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Ghana
West AfricaUN Subregion

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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/ghana/brong-ahafo/_yamfo/
Boadi, B., Raju, P. S., & Wemegah, D. D. (2022). Analysing multi-index overlay and fuzzy logic models for lode-gold prospectivity mapping in the Ahafo gold district–Southwestern Ghana. Ore Geology Reviews, 105059.
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