Tarkwa, Ghana
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Tarkwa is a town in the southwest of Ghana
, located about 120 miles west of Accra
. As of 2005, it was estimated to have a population of 40,397. It is a noted centre of gold and manganese mining. Tarkwa Mine, which is a large open-caste gold mine, is situated to the northwest of the town, and Nsuta manganese mine is situated to the east of the town. Tarkwa Mine mines several low-grade conglomeratic "reefs" of Tarkwaian type. These reefs are of mid-Proterozoic age. Tarkwa Mine currently (2007) has the distinction of being the largest gold mine in Ghana. Approximately 24 tons of gold is produced annually, and 100 million tons of earth is moved to achieve this production rate. The Tarkwa Goldfield was discovered a few years before the Witwatersrand Goldfield in South Africa.
The Iduapriem Gold Mine
is also located near Tarkwa, 10 km south of the town.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, located about 120 miles west of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. As of 2005, it was estimated to have a population of 40,397. It is a noted centre of gold and manganese mining. Tarkwa Mine, which is a large open-caste gold mine, is situated to the northwest of the town, and Nsuta manganese mine is situated to the east of the town. Tarkwa Mine mines several low-grade conglomeratic "reefs" of Tarkwaian type. These reefs are of mid-Proterozoic age. Tarkwa Mine currently (2007) has the distinction of being the largest gold mine in Ghana. Approximately 24 tons of gold is produced annually, and 100 million tons of earth is moved to achieve this production rate. The Tarkwa Goldfield was discovered a few years before the Witwatersrand Goldfield in South Africa.
The Iduapriem Gold Mine
Iduapriem Gold Mine
The Iduapriem Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mine situated 10 km south of Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana. The mine is owned by AngloGold Ashanti and consists of the Iduapriem and the Teberebie operation, which were merged in 2000...
is also located near Tarkwa, 10 km south of the town.