Syama and Tabakoroni goldfield in West Africa host deposits that are spatially associated with shears.
The deposits occur at the sheared contact of basalt and metasedimentary units.
Gold is primarily mined from an upper oxidised-weathered zone that overlies a sulphide ore zone.
The several deposit styles present a number of potential exploration targets.
The deposits represent an example of orogenic shear-hosted gold deposits in west Africa.