Location | |
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Location | Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai District |
Region | Western Region |
Country | Ghana |
Coordinates | 6°18′37″N 2°22′59″W / 6.31028°N 2.38306°W |
Production | |
Production | 263,911 oz gold equiv.[1] |
Financial year | 2012 |
History | |
Opened | 2005 |
Owner | |
Company | Kinross Gold Corporation 90%, Government of Ghana 10% carried |
Website | kinross.com |
Year of acquisition | 2010 |
Chirano Gold Mine (currently Kinross mining) is an underground and open pit gold mine in the Western North Region of Ghana, within the Bibiani gold belt. It is 90% owned by Vancouver based Asante Gold Corporation . The Government of Ghana has a 10% carried interest.