Birimian gold belt
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The Birimian gold belt is a geologically ancient, mineral-rich region in West Africa renowned as one of the world's major sources of gold.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold-bearing geological belt
ⓘ
greenstone belt ⓘ mineral province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
quartz vein gold deposits
ⓘ
shear-zone hosted gold mineralization ⓘ |
| contains |
Ashanti gold belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houndé belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Kédougou-Kéniéba inlier NERFINISHED ⓘ Loulo gold district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadiola gold district NERFINISHED ⓘ Syama belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositType | orogenic gold deposit ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major source of gold production in West Africa
ⓘ
significant contributor to national revenues of host countries ⓘ |
| explorationStatus | intensively explored for gold ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationProcess | Paleoproterozoic volcanic and sedimentary accretion ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| globalRanking | one of the world’s major gold provinces ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
greenstone sequences
ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large orogenic gold deposits
ⓘ
world-class gold mines ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
base metals
ⓘ
bauxite ⓘ gold ⓘ manganese ⓘ |
| partOf | Birimian terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralControl | major regional shear zones ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Paleoproterozoic volcanic arc and basin system ⓘ |
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