@article{fdi:010067641, title = {{G}eological setting of the {W}assa gold deposit, {SW} {G}hana}, author = {{P}errouty, {S}. and {J}essell, {M}ark and {B}ourassa, {Y}. and {M}iller, {J}. and {A}pau, {D}. and {P}arra-{A}vila, {L}. {A}. and {L}e {M}ignot, {E}. and {V}elasquez, {G}. and {G}anne, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {S}iebenaller, {L}. and {B}aratoux, {L}enka and {A}ill{\`e}res, {L}. and {A}ndr{\'e}-{M}ayer, {A}. {S}. and {B}{\'e}ziat, {D}. and {S}alvi, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}ncluding past production, current indicated and inferred resources, {W}assa is a 5 {M}oz poly-deformed early-orogenic gold deposit located on the eastern flank of the {A}shanti {B}elt, in southwest {G}hana. {I}t is hosted by metamorphosed volcanic, intrusive and sedimentary rocks of the {S}efwi {G}roup (ca. 2260-2160 {M}a). {E}arly mineralization has an {E}oebumean age (2164 +/- 22 {M}a, {R}e-{O}s on pyrite) and is characterized by quartz veins, by a carbonate alteration of the host rocks, and by deformed gold-bearing pyrite. {R}emobilization of this gold occurred during the late stages of the {E}burnean {O}rogeny (similar to 2.1 {G}a) and is associated with quartz-carbonate veins with visible gold and euhedral pyrites.}, keywords = {{GHANA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{O}re {G}eology {R}eviews}, volume = {78}, numero = {}, pages = {687--691}, ISSN = {0169-1368}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067641}, }