The Natural resources of the Gold Coast

Abstract

The Gold Coast may be broadly divided into three geological provinces-the west and southwest from which come our exports of gold and manganese; the south-east which lacks minerals of present economic importance; and the centre and east from which bauxite or aluminium ore and limestone may be obtained. Apart from gold , diamonds, and manganese , what else does our geology offer us? Throughout the hill country of the Gold Coast, and many parts of the gently rolling or almost level tracts of the country are many types of igneous and metamorphic rocks such as granite, gneiss, and quartzites which are durable and beautiful building stones. For the manufacture of lime and cement.