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Native Gold from
Ashanti Mine, Obuasi Gold Project, Obuasi Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghana


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ashanti Mine, Obuasi Gold Project, Obuasi Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57392:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘJustice Mine, Obuasi Gold Project, Obuasi Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘDunkwa-Jimifield diamond field, Ashanti Region, Ghana
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘKubi Gold Mine, Akrofuom District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘRomaso, Ashanti Region, Ghana
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘAsanko Gold Mine, Ashanti Region, Ghana
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘEsaase Gold Project, Ashanti Region, Ghana
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘEsuajah North Pit, Ayanfuri, Upper Denkyira West District, Central Region, Ghana
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘBokitsi South Pit, Ayanfuri, Upper Denkyira West District, Central Region, Ghana
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘEsaase prospect, Ashanti Region, Ghana
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘKonongo-Southern Cross Mine, Konongo, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
References
Bowell, R. J., Foster, R. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Telluride mineralization at Ashanti gold mine, Ghana. Mineralogical Magazine, 54 (377) 617-627 doi:10.1180/minmag.1990.054.377.15
Econ Geol (1996) 91:289-301
Oberthür, T., Weiser, T., Amanor, J. A., Chryssoulis, S. L. (1997) Mineralogical siting and distribution of gold in quartz veins and sulfide ores of the Ashanti mine and other deposits in the Ashanti belt of Ghana: genetic implications. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (1) 2-15 doi:10.1007/s001260050068
Bonev, I.K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C.L. (2005) Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): 42: 1-22.
Craw, D., & Bowell, R. J. (2014). The characterization of arsenic in mine waste. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 79(1), 473-505.
 
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