Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine
Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine is a quarry in Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District, Western Region.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tarkwa Senior High School.
Tarkwa Senior High School
School
Tarkwa Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school in the mining town of Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. Tarkwa Senior High School is situated 3½ km southeast of Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarkwa mine and Tarkwa.
Tarkwa mine
Locality
The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold.
Tarkwa
Town
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Tarkwa is a town and is the capital of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District, a district in the Western Region southwest of South Ghana. Frequently dubbed as the "Golden City" by its indigenous populace, the region is characterized by a rich tapestry of Fante communities, among which include Efuanta, Tamso, Aboso, Akoon, Nzemaline, and Kwabedu. Tarkwa is situated 4 km east of Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine.
Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.31017° or 5° 18′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.02956° or 2° 1′ 46″ westOpen location code
6CQV8X6C+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 185817741OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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