Chirano Gold Mine

Chirano
Location
Chirano is located in Ghana
Chirano
Chirano
Location of Chirano
LocationBibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai District
RegionWestern Region
CountryGhana
Coordinates6°18′37″N 2°22′59″W / 6.31028°N 2.38306°W / 6.31028; -2.38306
Production
Production263,911 oz gold equiv.[1]
Financial year2012
History
Opened2005
Owner
CompanyKinross Gold Corporation 90%, Government of Ghana 10% carried
Websitekinross.com
Year of acquisition2010

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.

  1. ^ Kinross Gold Corporation (13 Feb 2013). "Kinross reports 2012 fourth-quarter and year-end results" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.