Assessing the impact of Ghana's geology on gold mining using geospatial techniques.

Aaron Tettey Tetteh, Yakubu Issaka, Philomena Dodoo, Bernice Atugba, Albert Tengnibuor

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Aaron Tettey TettehSchool of Mines and Built Environment, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

Yakubu IssakaUniversity of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana.

Philomena DodooUniversity of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana.

Bernice AtugbaSchool of Mines and Built Environment, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

Albert TengnibuorSchool of Mines and Built Environment, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

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Abstract

As the largest gold producer in Africa, Ghana's spatial distribution of gold-bearing formations is still largely unexamined on a national scale. Previous studies have largely focused on specific mining regions, neglecting a holistic geospatial assessment of gold-bearing rocks across the country. This study employs geospatial techniques to evaluate the relationship between Ghana's geological formations and gold mineralization. The results reveal that gold mineralization is primarily associated with Birimian Volcanics, Birimian Sediments, and Tarkwaian rocks, which are distributed across 12 regions, with the highest concentrations in the Bono (18.74 %), Ashanti (17.93 %), Western (17.53 %), and Western North (11.45 %) regions. The total area occupied by gold-bearing formations is 55,723 km

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AngloGold AshantiBirimian sedimentsGeospatial techniquesGold-bearing rocksTarkwaian

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PMID40084017

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42921

PMCPMC11904583

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