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Western Region, Western
Tarkwa banket gold district
Gold ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: conglomerate reef specimens, hematite pebbles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Paleoproterozoic Tarkwaian conglomerate reefs, the West African banket, mined since the 1880s
Classic banket-type goldfield described in every regional geology text.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
pit walls, haul traffic
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