Ghana, Ashanti
Obuasi Ashanti goldfields camp ground
Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Ashanti Goldfields Corporation opened its Obuasi mine in 1897, building camps and a railway link by 1902; a century of company tips surrounds the town.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.