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Obuasi

Boom town, Ghana.

About Obuasi

A city in Ghana, Ashanti Region..1

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Mines

Worked atObuasiObuasi lies about 3 km away.1

Events

Led toAshanti Goldfields listed and Obuasi openedObuasi is part of this story: Ashanti Goldfields listed and Obuasi opened.1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q1020901 (Obuasi)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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