Abstract:
The lack of exploration successes in the savannah regions of Ghana may be attributed to the lack
of understanding the regolith distribution and characteristics, exploration issues, the
characteristics of gold deposits and the current exploration practices. This can be seen from
scores of unsuccessful or abandoned grassroots explorations programmes since 1935 (Kesse,
1985; Griffis et al., 2002). More recently the discontinuous exploration activities in Northern
Ghana, even in the midst of the gold boom and favourable commodity prices have been
regrettable. Also, for about 75 years now that gold occurrence was reported in the northern
Ghana, none had been developed to a prospective mine.
The solution to these unsuccessful exploration expeditions require the understanding of the
regolith environment, mineral hosts for gold and trace metals along with regolith map that aids in
interpreting geochemical signatures. This research paper therefore seeks to highlight the
problems and propose an exploration strategy that outlines methods that could assist to unravel
potential mineralization under cover in this complex regolith environment.
