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Bondaye |
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Ghana
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Accra |
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Takoradi |
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GREEN EXPLORATION
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44 km² / 10,872 acres |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Bondaye Project |
| Status Risk : Green exploration |
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| Title(s) of the Bondaye Project |
 | Castle Minerals Limited
Interest: 100% |
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| Location of the Bondaye Project |
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The Bondaye Project is located 265km west of Accra, centred about 12km south of the Prestea mine-site and 75km northwest of Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region. The project lies within the Wassa West and Nzima East Districts of the Western Region. The project consists of one Reconnaissance Licence under Application that covers about 44km².
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| History of the Bondaye Project |
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The Bondaye Project has been the subject of only very limited exploration.
In past centuries the region was the site of substantial artisanal gold production. The first direct involvement by Europeans in the area was in 1654 when the Dutch built a fort in the southern part of the project area as a trading centre. Active prospecting and mining in the region by the British commenced in the 1880s.
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| Geology of the Bondaye Project |
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The area covers part of the south-western portion of the Ashanti Belt, just south of its change in strike from northeast, between Prestea and Obuasi, to north-south on the southernmost section, from Prestea to Axim. This southern portion is frequentl more...
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Data last updated on : 9/24/2009
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